Mechanochemistry strikes again: Solvent-free method simplifies synthesis of organolithium molecules
Organolithium compounds, molecules containing a carbon–lithium bond, are excellent precursors for building new carbon–carbon ...
Unraveling structure and function relationships in synthetic cell receptors
Northwestern University researchers have identified structural features in engineered cell receptors that correlate with ...
MIT Technology Review2d
This company is trying to make a biodegradable alternative to spandex
Alexis Peña and Lauren Blake, cofounders of Good Fibes, aim to tackle this problem with lab-grown elastics. Operating out of ...
Science Daily15d
Uncovering how developmental genes are held in a poised state
New research has investigated the mechanism by which bivalency functions to poise genes for expression during cell differentiation, providing insight into a long-standing paradigm in the regulation of ...
C&EN15d
Regulating Closed Pore Structure of Coal-Based Hard Carbon Anode by Preoxidation for High-Rate Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries
Key Laboratory for Nonferrous Vacuum Metallurgy of Yunnan Province, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650093, China National Engineering Research Center of Vacuum Metallurgy, ...
C&EN16d
Polymer Molecular Weight Distributions: A Tutorial on Transformations between Number Density, Mass Density, and Linear/Logarithmic Axes
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States ...
The Magazine25d
LyondellBasell selected by Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. for advanced HDPE technology
LyondellBasell (LYB; Rotterdam, the Netherlands) announced that Indian Oil Corp. Ltd. (IOCL) has selected its Hostalen Advanced Cascade Process (Hostalen ACP) technology for a new 500,ooo-ton/yr ...
Canadian Plastics26d
Researchers use molecular editing to upcycle plastic waste
Examples are epoxy resins, vulcanized rubber, polyurethane and silicone. Once cured, thermoset materials can’t be remelted or reshaped because their molecular structure is cross-linked, which makes ...
Tax Guru27d
Company vs LLP: A Practical Business Structure Comparison
Summary: Entrepreneurs often grapple with the decision of whether to structure their business as a Company or a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP). Both offer the advantage of limited liability and ...