Clingy copper ions contribute to catalyst slowdown
Heavy-duty diesel trucks on the road today are equipped with aftertreatment systems that include selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology using urea solution as a reducing agent to curtail harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from engine exha.....»»
Cubes outperform spheres as catalyst particles
To date, nanoparticles as catalysts for green hydrogen have been like rowers in an eight: researchers could only measure their average performance, but couldn't determine which one was the best. This has now changed following the development of a new.....»»
A new antimicrobial cotton textile with Cu ions in nanofibers
Cotton textiles are ubiquitous in daily life, and they are also one of the primary mediums for transmitting viruses and bacteria. Conventional approaches to fabricating antiviral and antibacterial textiles generally load the functional additives onto.....»»
Investigating the intestinal transport of mercury ions with a gut-on-a-chip device
The transport of mercury ions across intestinal epithelial cells can be studied for toxicology assessments by using animal models and static cell cultures. However, the concepts do not reliably replicate conditions of the human gut microenvironment t.....»»
Samsung profits plunge as demand for gadgets slows
The global economic slowdown is impacting memory chip prices and demand for devices......»»
Stellantis creates data services business, called Mobilisights
The unit will license data to a wide range of customers including rival carmakers, drawing on Stellantis' connected vehicles. It is expected to contribute to the automakers' plans to generate 20 billion euros in software and connected revenue by 203.....»»
Market Cap 100: Chinese chip sector plows on despite sharp value drop in 2022
Asia's semiconductor companies are now facing the challenge of a global economic slowdown, as the pandemic-driven demand growth fades away, indicated the latest '2023 Asia Supply Chain (ASC) Top 100 Market Cap Companies Ranking' released on Jan 5 by.....»»
Samsung sees profits plunge by 69% as chip prices slump
The slump comes as the global economic slowdown hits memory chip prices and demand for devices......»»
Taiwan IC design houses to highlight AIoT, image recognition solutions at CES 2023
Despite lackluster consumer market outlook, Taiwan's IC design houses are taking advantage of the global pandemic slowdown to showcase their latest technologies at CES 2023, focusing on AIoT and image recognition solutions, according to industry sour.....»»
Climate change could cause "disaster" in the world"s oceans, say scientists
Climate-driven heating of seawater is causing a slowdown of deep circulation patterns in the Atlantic and Southern oceans, according to Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, and if this process continues, the ocean's abilit.....»»
New method to introduce efficient water splitting for hydrogen production at low voltage
Metal oxides are a promising catalyst for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen as alternative energy. However, their effectiveness is restricted at low voltage. A research team led by scholars from City University of Hong Ko.....»»
Catalyst releases Essential Case for AirPods Pro 2
Smartphone case-maker Catalyst has announced the Essential Case for AirPods Pro 2 at Pepcom 2023, made of premium materials.Essential Case for AirPods Pro 2Also, for 2023, the Catalyst Total Protection Cases for the entire iPhone 14 product line are.....»»
Final reminder: Donate today to win swag in our annual Charity Drive sweepstakes
Today is your last chance to contribute to a charity haul of nearly $27K so far. Enlarge (credit: Aurich Lawson | Getty Images) If you were too distracted over the holiday break reading about Ars' favorite games of 2022.....»»
Researchers uncover evidence of "hidden state" involving common ion
While conducting an otherwise straightforward investigation into the assembly mechanism of calcium-phosphate clusters, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and New York University (NYU) made a surprising discovery: Phosphate ions in water have a curious h.....»»
Bio-friendly transparent temperature sensor technology that precisely measures temperature changes by light
Researchers have developed a transparent temperature sensor capable of precisely and quickly measuring temperature changes caused by light. This technology is expected to contribute to the advancement of various applied bio devices that rely on sensi.....»»
Chemists create framework for the oxidation of hydrocarbons
RUDN University chemists have created new copper-containing metallasilsesquioxane frameworks. Some of them have proven to be effective catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. The results are published in Molecules......»»
How to create and share iPhone photo albums with ease
With iCloud album sharing, you can create an online gallery and invite others to contribute their own media to it. Even those without an iPhone can play a role......»»
Multi-heterointerfaces for selective and efficient urea production
A major impediment to industrial urea synthesis is the lack of catalysts with high selectivity and activity. Prof. Yuliang Li (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences) and coworkers reported a new catalyst system suitable for the highly s.....»»
Using quantum-inspired computing to discover an improved catalyst for clean hydrogen
Researchers from the University of Toronto's Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering and Fujitsu have developed a new way of searching through 'chemical space' for materials with desirable properties......»»
Panama shuts down huge copper mine in contract dispute
Panama ordered a halt Thursday to work at a copper pit that is the largest mine in Central America, after a deadline for a new contract with its Canadian operators expired......»»
The value of people"s values: Study shows how relational values contribute towards sustainability
In today's world of excess, human-nature dynamics have become quite distorted and exploitative. Therefore, sustainable and mindful coexistence within our natural ecosystems has become the need of the hour. This is where sustainable social-ecological.....»»