Over the last two decades, scientific communities have been more interested in turning
organic waste materials into bioenergy. Microbial fuel cells (MFC) can degrade organic …

The compound C60 was successively predicted, 1, 2 revealed, 3 and prepared in
macroscopic quantities 4 within a 20 year period from 1970 to 1990. This molecule repeats …

The use of lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) for nucleic acid delivery is now becoming a promising
strategy with a number of clinical trials as vaccines or as novel therapies against a variety of …

The decreasing size of minerals that need to be separated with flotation technique has
posed a rigorous challenge to conventional flotation techniques. It's urgent for the …

This article addresses the much debated question whether the degree of hydrophobicity of
single-layer graphene (1LG) is different from that of double-layer graphene (2LG) …

Filamentous fungi play an important role not only in the bio-manufacturing of value-added
products, but also in bioenergy and environmental research. The bioprocess manipulation of …

This study investigates the adverse effects of fine clay minerals on low-rank coal (LRC)
flotation. Zeta potential analysis, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, flotation experiments …

Catalyst layer inks are examples of biphasic material systems composed of a solid material,
a polymer, and a solvent. Nanoscale interactions between the individual constituents can …

The study in the field of surface nanobubbles has received great progresses since surface
nanobubbles were imaged with atomic force microscopy in 2000. Meanwhile, the interest in …

The hydrophobic interaction plays a critical role in a wide range of molecular phenomena in
numerous biological and engineering systems. Using a Surface Forces Apparatus (SFA) …