Shape-Shifting Membrane Transforms Carbon Capture Technology
Researchers have developed a phase-transformable membrane that efficiently separates gases like CO2 and H2 by shifting ...
Cornell’s Breakthrough Could Mean the End of Exploding Batteries
Researchers at Cornell have engineered a groundbreaking porous crystal using a unique fusion of macrocycle and molecular cage ...
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Magnetocaloric cooling method produces liquid hydrogen using environmentally friendly technology
If we want to use hydrogen as fuel for cars or airplanes, or for chemical storage of excess renewable energy, it would be ...
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‘Before’ Is Exactly the Kind of Self-Serious Project Billy Crystal Used to Mock
When Billy Crystal regularly hosted the Academy Awards, he liked to begin the show with a montage where he was inserted into the nominated films. The 2000 opening leaned more on Hollywood history ...
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A Syndiotactic Polymer via Spontaneous Exoselective Single-Crystal-To-Single-Crystal Topochemical Diels–Alder Cycloaddition Reaction
Single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD) analysis of its crystal revealed a head-to-tail arrangement of molecules with furan and maleimide groups of neighboring molecules proximally placed in an ...
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Ion-pairing: A new approach to lyotropic chromonic liquid crystal assembly
Self-assembling molecules into organized structures is highly valuable for developing new materials. One notable class of these materials is lyotropic chromonic liquid crystals (LCLCs), which are ...
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Liquid-crystal bifocal lens excels at polarization and edge imaging
The lens features a bilayer structure made of liquid crystal materials. Each layer responds differently to the applied electric field, splitting incoming light into oppositely polarized beams. Bifocal ...