Researchers at the Graz Univ. of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria have developed a technique to convert vanillin, the main compound in vanilla, into a useable redox-active material for redox flow batteries.
Researchers at Duke Univ. have developed a miniature lung model grown in their laboratory that mimics the lungs’ air sacs, where COVID-19 infection typically takes place.
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) have developed a flexible, light-harvesting material that can be integrated with a portable solar cell and incorporated into textiles for electricity on the go.
Defining a Future that Runs on Drones; Artificial Mini Lungs to Study COVID-19; Researchers Use Vanillin to Create Unique Batteries; A Future for Portable, Wearable and Sustainable Electricity
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2020
Estimate relative volatilities and identify energy-efficient configurations for multicomponent separations.
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2020
An invention may be patentable if it is new, useful, and nonobvious.
December
2020
University mentorship programs that tap into alumni expertise produce benefits for students, mentors, employers, and the school itself.
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2020
Natacha Souto-Melgar prides herself on a unique teaching style developed during her years studying and teaching in Puerto Rico.
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2020
COVID-19 has necessitated transformational shifts in the way organizations in the chemical process industries (CPI) approach risk management and work practices.
