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As the American Chemical Society enters its 150th year, C&EN recalls just some of the society’s illustrious roster of ...

In the upcoming episode of Innovate, CNN explores groundbreaking advancements that harness the power of natural processes to ...

The programme examines groundbreaking innovations that harmonise with natural systems rather than disrupting them, showcasing ...

A team led by Guoyin Yin at Wuhan University and the Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory recently proposed a modular machine learning ...

Efficiently identify and map tire fillers with streamlined material analysis—explore the details in this application note.