Despite their potential, the practical use of Li-O2 batteries is seriously limited by the corrosion of Li metal by ambient water vapor from air. One way to circumvent this issue is to use an oxygen ...

What do we know about walls? They’re great for hanging pictures on. They’re great for having a place to put the roof of a house. How are they for security? Well, the most famous wall in the world is ...

Nanoporous membranes have been shown to be valuable tools for filtering out impurities from water and numerous other applications. However, there's still much work to be done in perfecting their ...

Researchers in I2CNER, Kyushu University discovered the highly selective separation of CO2 over nitrogen in composite membranes with ultrathin layers with selectivity governed by the molecularly thin ...

Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology say they have developed a computational method based on large-scale molecular dynamics simulations to predict the cell-membrane permeability of cyclic ...

Vacuum Assisted Process (VAP) membrane systems by Trans-Textil GmbH serve as a gas-permeable resin barrier in the Vacuum Assisted Process and enable reliable removal of trapped air and gas during the ...

Scientists are developing materials that adapt to their surroundings, helping to clean water more efficiently and more ...