Switches between superhydrophobicity to superhydrophilic with pH could have important applications in medical applications.
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Water Off a Duck's Back
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Metal Affinity
Nanoparticle-based sorbents demonstrate excellent affinity for the separation of heavy metals in contaminated water systems
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Watery No-Man's Land
Water exists in 15 distinct phases, now research shows that at 180 K ice and liquid can coexist after water crystallizes.
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Silver and Gold
Visible-light catalysis, using silver chloride nanowires decorated with gold nanoparticles, may decompose organic molecules in polluted water
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Global Water Shortages Threatens Business
A new report warns that global water shortages are an increasing threat to businesses.
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South Africa's Wastewater Systems
A report was released how well the wastewater systems of the country are functioning.
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Druggy Parisians
Wastewater analysis in Paris hints at high levels of cocaine abuse in the city but low levels of ecstasy, amphetamines, and opiates.
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GDCh Prize Nominations Open
Who has made a significant contribution to chemistry? The call for tenders for the 2011 GDCh prizes is now open.
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The Future Builds on the Past
New online platform ChemistryViews.org, brought to you by ChemPubSoc Europe and Wiley-VCH!
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What's Lurking in the Mississippi?
Dioxins in general are shown to be decreasing, those derived from triclosan are increasing in Mississippi sediments.