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@doktrock@toad.social
2026-03-05 22:37:59

Just back from a demo of the XPS! #Chemistry

A floor standing instrument labeled Thermo Scientific and K-Alpha. Part of it is a sizable stainless steel vacuum chamber in which the sample is irradiated w X-rays, and the energies of ejected electrons are measured.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-04-05 21:10:42

๐Ÿฆช Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused
#chemistry

Mussel-inspired glue from recycled plastics can be detached and reused
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have invented a reusable adhesive from waste polymers that is tougher than commercial glues, works underwater as well as in dry environments, and bonds a variety of materials, including wood, glass, metal, paper and polymers.

@doktrock@toad.social
2026-03-26 23:48:03

Running NMR of unknowns for the analytical #chemistry lab course ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿงช

Lab setting. In the foreground, a person watching a computer screen, which shows a NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) spectrum being collected. In the background, a Bruker NMR machine.
@UP8@mastodon.social
2026-02-26 20:20:51

โšก New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
techxplore.com/news/2026-02-el

New electrolyzer turns plastic-waste syngas into ethylene with less energy
For every ton of ethylene created, one ton of carbon dioxide is produced. With more than 300 million tons of ethylene produced each year, the production system has a huge carbon footprint that scientists and engineers are eager to reduce and eventually eliminate. A new device developed in Ted Sargent's lab at Northwestern takes a step toward breaking that cycle.