With the rapid development of material science and manufacturing science, a large number of complex structures have been designed, manufactured and applied in the industrial field. Most of the current ...

A new study published in ACS Materials Au reports a novel way to convert industrial lignin waste into porous, bio-based materials capable of removing both chemical pollutants and bacteria from water.

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Hierarchical structures, spanning multiple length scales from nano- to macroscales, are very common in nature; but only in recent years have they been systematically studied in ...

Porous protein films that selectively sense, suck in and store toxic vapours, could be used to carry molecules in biomedical devices. Biomolecules such as enzymes, vitamins, and DNA play unique roles ...

A PREVIOUS study 1 has indicated that a soda-lime-silica glass may be attacked by liquid water to form a porous layer on the surface. The present investigation was to show the effect of atmospheric ...