Tag: chemistry

New lab reactor uses water instead of toxic solvents

Many chemical processes in manufacturing and research rely on organic solvents, which are harmful to the environment and expensive to handle safely. The development of photoactive water-based micelles capable of driving chemical reactions offers a safer, greener alternative. Additionally, the system can be reused, improving its cost-effectiveness and environmental footprint.

Swedish silk turns clothes into charging stations with your body heat

Wear a dress from this silk and light up the room, literally

Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment Leads to Nanotech Breakthrough

For ancient Egyptians blue was the color of rebirth. Today their chemical invention of artificial lapiz lazuli means new...

Chaim Weizmann’s Fermentation Invention Used for Biofuel Production in USA

In 1914, thirty-five years before Chaim Weizmann would become Israel's first president, he discovered a fermentation process for harnessing bacteria to produce large quantities of useful chemicals. For this discovery, Weizmann was called the father of industrial fermentation.

Storing Solar Energy in Rust, From Israel

Scientists at Technion, Israel's institute of technology recently found a new way to store solar energy. Their method utilizes...

FRX Polymers Raises $26.7 Million in Multinational Funding for Green Plastic

Abu Dhabi and Israeli investors among new financiers of dioxin-free flame retardant plastic. FRX Polymers manufactures and markets a range...