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Chemical and Process in the Engineers Journal

Supercool material glows when you write on it

  A new material developed at the University of Michigan (UM) stays liquid more than 200 degrees Fahrenheit below its expected freezing point, but a light touch can cause it to form yellow crystals that glow under ultraviolet light. Living cells sitting on a film of the liquid produce crystal footprints, proving that it is about a million times more sensitive than other known molecules that change colour in response to pressure. The material could have applications as a new kind of ...

Harvard scientists develop new technique for handling molecules

  A team of Harvard scientists has demonstrated a new way of detecting and extracting biomolecules from fluid mixtures, using a microfluidic design that combines chemical and mechanical properties. The approach requires fewer steps, uses less energy and achieves better performance than several techniques currently in use and could lead to better technologies for medical diagnostics and chemical purification. The biomolecule sorting technique was developed in the laboratory of Joanna ...

Materials discovered to improve biofuel and petroleum processing

  Using one of the largest supercomputers in the world, a team of researchers has identified potential materials that could improve the production of ethanol and petroleum products. The discovery could lead to major efficiencies and cost savings in these industries. The University of Minnesota has two patents pending on the research and hopes to license these technologies. The study was published in the research journal Nature Communications. Petrochemical and biofuel refineries use ...

Fluoridation in Ireland - a cause for public concern?

  Author: Kenneth L. Mitchell, BEng, HDip, MSc CEng, MIEI At a glance, the debate on water fluoridation appears pretty one-sided. In one corner, we have national and international researchers, dentists and public health experts. In the other, we have libertarians, alternative health practitioners and conspiracy theorists. Yet recently, five councils have passed motions calling for the forty-year practice to end. Why? For a start, these motions were preceded by one-sided ...

Engineering a protein to prevent brain damage from toxic agents

  Engineers are paving the way for a breakthrough that may prevent brain damage in civilians and military troops exposed to poisonous chemicals—particularly those in pesticides and chemical weapons. An article in the journal ChemBioChem outlines the advancement in detoxifying organophosphates, which are compounds commonly used in pesticides and warfare agents. The patent-pending process was developed by New York University (NYU) School of Engineering associate professor of chemical and ...

Pharmaceuticals, personal care products taint swimming pools

  A new study suggests pharmaceuticals and chemicals from personal care products end up in swimming pools, possibly interacting with chlorine to produce disinfection by-products with unknown properties and health effects. Chlorination is used primarily to prevent pathogenic microorganisms from growing. Previous research has shown that many constituents of urine including urea, uric acid and amino acids, interact with chlorine to produce potentially hazardous disinfection by-products in ...
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