Compound Made from Starch Converts Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy
A tiny device incorporates a compound made from starch and baking soda to harvest energy from movement
Metal Organic Framework
Detecting Explosives with Fluorescent Metal Organic Frameworks
Researchers have now shown how the structure of a MOF, and its interactions with the guest molecules, can produce a signal
Investigating a Thermal Challenge for MOFs
New research in Nature Communications examines thermal transport in metal organic frameworks
Research Zeroing in on Electronic Nose for Monitoring Air Quality, Diagnosing Disease
Recent research focused on using materials known as metal-organic frameworks as gas sensors
Water Harvester Makes It Easy to Quench Your Thirst in the Desert
New metal-organic framework enables capture of water from dry air 24/7
Researchers Create New Way to Trap Dangerous Gases
“Potential applications of this finding could include storage and release of hydrogen or natural gas to run your car, or in industrial uses where the frameworks could trap and separate dangerous gases to keep them from entering the atmosphere”
New Material Has Potential to Cut Costs and Make Nuclear Fuel Recycling Cleaner
Computer modeling helps pinpoint best material out of a hundred thousand options
From Separation to Transformation: Metal-Organic Framework Shows New Talent
This gift from science just keeps on giving. Measurements taken at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) show why a material already known to be good at separating components of natural gas also can do something trickier: help convert one chemical to another, a process called catalysis. The discovery is a rare example of a laboratory-made material easily performing a task that biology usually requires a complex series of steps to accomplish.
Engineering at the Atomic Scale
Brian Shoemaker is helping a national team of scientists answer a million dollar question. Could a substance that resembles baby powder curb global carbon emissions?