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Scientists Propose New Solutions for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries

TEHRAN (ANA)- A group of scientists at Zhejiang University has developed a design of electrolytes capable of promoting the charging rate and expanding the operating temperature of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

Superstructure Carbons: Newest Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Energy

TEHRAN (ANA)- Research by the Tsinghua University on superstructure carbons (SCC) introduces a novel method of using carbon more effectively in energy storage and conversion, offering potential environmental benefits and performance enhancements over traditional materials.

New Color-Changing Invention Enables Time Travel within Cells

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at Trinity College Dublin, working together with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), have developed special fluorescent, color-changing dyes that, for the first time, can be used to simultaneously visualize multiple distinct biological environments using only one singular dye.

New MIT Model Predicts Transition States with Unprecedented Speed

TEHRAN (ANA)- MIT chemists have developed a computational model that can rapidly predict the structure of the transition state of a reaction, if it is given the structure of a reactant and product.

Study Uncovers Hidden Ingredients in 83% of Tattoo Inks, Raising Concerns

TEHRAN (ANA)- While 32 percent of adults in the United States have at least one tattoo, many of the inks in the United States today used to decorate people's skin are more of a motley mixture than a precise blend, a new study has found.

Iranian Researchers Produce Natural Catalysts from Rice Husk Derivatives

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers have produced natural catalysts for the first time in Iran from rice husk and rice husk derivatives such as rice husk ash modified with iron and titanium.

Iran-Made Device Produces Toner Required in Printers

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian specialists at a knowledge-based company succeeded in making a toner-producing machine with the capability of mass-production.

Iranian Researchers Produce Hydrophobic Polymer Powder to Make Clay, Cement Mortars Waterproof

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at a technological company in Iran have managed to produce a 100% hydrophobic polymer powder to reduce the penetration of water into clay and cement structures.

First Catalyst Innovation, Technology Center in Iran Inaugurated at AUT

TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company operating in the field of production and exports of different types of catalysts in Iran has opened the country's first Catalyst Innovation and Technology Center at the Tehran-based Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT).

Rice Husk Derivatives Used by Iranian Scientists to Produce Natural Catalysts

TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers reduced the synthesis time, cost of compounds and environmental problems by using rice husk derivatives to produce natural catalysts.

We May Finally Know How 1st Cells on Earth Formed

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers may have come to an explanation of how bubbles of fat came to form the membranes of the very first cells.

Scientists Unravel Mystery of Orange Juice Off-Flavor

TEHRAN (ANA)- A team from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has uncovered the source of a previously unidentified clove-like off-taste in orange juice and the study proves for the first time that the undesirable flavor note is due to the odorant 5-vinylguaiacol.

Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Anti-Sticking Agent for Dairy Industry

TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company in Iran has for the first time in the country succeeded in producing an anti-stick agent used in the dairy industry.

How Tiny Polymers Outsmart Neurodegenerative Diseases

TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers led by Northwestern University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison have introduced a pioneering approach aimed at combating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

New Process Allows Full Recovery of Starting Materials from Tough Polymer Composites

TEHRAN (ANA)- In a win for chemistry, inventors at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have designed a closed-loop path for synthesizing an exceptionally tough carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer, or CFRP, and later recovering all of its starting materials.