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Improved energy conversion efficiency for new thermoelectric materials
2020-06-28
In current energy cycle systems, more than 60% of energy is dissipated as waste heat. Low-grade and low-quality heat make up 50% of total waste heat. Thermoelectric (TE) technology can effectively gather and re-use low-temperature waste heat due to its ability to direct converting heat into electricity or vice versa. Researchers at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) have continued to improve thermoelectricity.
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Novel method for medicinal chemistry skips heavy metals
2020-06-20
New research conducted by an international set of researchers may have found a new method of developing medical-grade chemical without using heavy metals. It could see drug development become cheaper, less dangerous, and better for the environment.
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SUSTech chemical researchers make progress in biomimetic molecular recognition
2020-06-14
The development of molecular recognition technology that mimics nature has been progressed following a series of studies by researchers at Dept. of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech).
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Paradigm shift found on middle-age spread
2020-06-11
A centuries-old consensus on body weight regulation and middle-age spread may have just been broken by researchers at Dept. of Biology, College of Science. Their theory, called “leanocentric locking-point theory on fat mass homeostasis,” was published in iScience, a multidisciplinary journal from the Cell Press series.
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New method to facilitate synthesis of natural products and drugs
2020-06-02
Catalytic chemistry has been the source of considerable breakthroughs. New findings by chemists at Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) has seen a new direction that could change commercial catalytic chemistry for years.
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Efficient production of sizeable single-crystal metal foils made possible
2020-05-28
The production of large single-crystal metal foils with various facet indices has long been a pursuit in materials science. Recently, a group of Chinese scientists has synthesized the largest single-crystal copper (Cu) foil. The research was published on Nature, titled “Seeded growth of large single-crystal copper foils with high-index facets."