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Carbon dioxide emitted by factories used to make soap

Turn carbon dioxide emissions produced by industry into potassium chloride to be used for soap and detergents: this is the idea that originated at Clean02, a Canadian start-up based in Calgary that attracted the attention...

First superconducting nickel oxide material detected

There is talk of 'the first superconducting NiO material' in the press release published on the SLAC website, Stanford University's US laboratory. According to the researchers, this nickel oxide material, also called nickel-plated, shows clear signs...

Eggs used to produce hydrogen and graphene

In a study of researchers from the Ulsan National Institute of Sciences and Technology (UNIST), a team of researchers presents the possibility of using eggshells as a catalyst to produce hydrogen and graphene. The researchers, led...

Russian scientists use wild plant stems to build electrodes

A genus of wild grass that grows in the vast prairies and forests of Russia has been used by scientists from the National University of Science and Technology as electrodes in batteries. The researchers have...

Scientists begin to understand properties of liquid “living” crystals with bacteria

Using bacteria to make 'living' liquid crystals so that they can work in a relatively autonomous way is a curious idea. For some years now, there has been a great deal of interest in these...

Reliable metal lithium batteries closer to reality thanks to new coating

The lithium-metal battery is a little closer to reality, at least as far as possible commercial production, after a study conducted by a team of scientists from Stanford University and the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. In...