Hydrogen release from the splitting of water by simply using sunlight as the only energy source is an old human dream that could finally become a reality. A SelOxCat research group paper reports the most notable advances in this...
The energy demand of modern societies is increasingly high, while the reserves of non-renewable fuel sources, the most common, are diminishing. In this situation, the search for renewable energy sources acquires considerable importance. The SelOxCat research group...
Selenium is an essential element for human beings. One of the most important sources of selenium is wheat, which obtains selenium from the soil. A study in hydroponics explains how the two main inorganic forms behave and shows that low concentrations of selenium act as a...
One strategy for making industrial chemical reactions more sustainable is to use biocatalysts, such as enzymes or cells. The European project ROBOX, with the involvement of the UAB Department of Chemical Engineering, aims to spread the use of these catalysts to...
Nanomaterials, with a size one hundred million times smaller than an apple, are an alternative to conventional materials and have useful applications in fields such as electronics and biochemical sensors. However, one must prevent the risk of uncontrollable release and...
Currently, liquid crystals are of considerable interest due mainly to their applications in electronics and optics (TV, mobile phones or table screen). These materials are formed by sets of molecules that are organised in different ways depending on their composition. This study shows how...
As part of the DIGITAL project, the two centres will develop a biosensor to monitor daily and from home ammonia levels in patients with urea cycle disorders.
Ei-ichi Negishi, winner of the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Over 40 years ago, he discovered the cross coupling reaction catalysed by palladium, a method which revolutionised the world of organic chemistry and allowed for fundamental advances in the fields of medicine and health, agriculture and electronics.
In recent years many devices have been developed to detect very small concentrations of elements, compounds or substances, such as biosensors, which are based on biological recognition systems. The authors of this study have developed a particular type of biosensor, that uses aptamers, for...
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, reseracher at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Cambridge -England-, was awarded with Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2009 for studies of the structure and function of the ribosome.
