Hu et al. present a top-down approach for making mussel-inspired, catechol-based copolymers from two types of natural plant lignins involving depolymerization, derivatization, and copolymerization.
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#materialsciences #Lignin #sustainability

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Research Professor in Wood Material Science and Technology

Deadline: 2026-01-21 / 16:00
Location: Finland -Helsinki, Joensuu, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Savonlinna

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Mysterious “quantum echo” in superconductors could unlock new tech Researchers have discovered an unusual "quantum echo" in superconducting materials, dubbed the Higgs echo. This phenomenon arises from the interplay between Higgs modes and quasiparticles, producing…

Mysterious “quantum echo” in superconductors could unlock new tech. Via @sciencedaily_official #Science #Physics #QuantumPhysics #QuantumMechanics #ParticlePhysics #MaterialSciences 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 #ComputerSciences

Dark metal offers bright outlook for future solar tech Unlike solar panels, solar thermoelectric generators can convert heat from any source into electricity. But poor efficiency has held the technology back – until now.

Dark metal offers bright outlook for future solar tech. Via @live_science #RenewableEnergy ♻️⚡🌎 #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 #MaterialSciences

Research Associate (PostDoc) in Environmental Mineralogy (f_m_x) - Potsdam, Germany - www.earthworks-jobs.com/jobs/gfz25073 - #jobs #research #postdoc #environmental #mineralogy #crystallography #materialsciences #geosciences #geology

Scientists built a transistor that could leave silicon in the dust Shrinking silicon transistors have reached their physical limits, but a team from the University of Tokyo is rewriting the rules. They've created a cutting-edge transistor using gallium-doped indium…

Scientists built a transistor that could leave silicon in the dust. Via @sciencedaily_official #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑‍🔬 #ComputerSciences #MaterialSciences

SMLM image of Nanoparticles from synthetic materials.

#SuperResolution can be very useful in #MaterialSciences. For #FluorescenceFriday we share a blog by Dr Yunyang Wang, Prof Lorenzo Albertazzi and Prof Peter Zijlstra at ICMS, @tue.nl
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Check out their book t.co/D0IvkB0TzW t.co/28zT4uZAbo

I'm basically researching #SpaceElevators at this point with the #TokyoSkyTree.

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The efficiency of copper−based catalysts for producing C2+ products can be improved by modifying their structure, which alters how they activate water and enhances their overall performance. Read more
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#materialsciences #Chemistry #CO2

PhD Position in Micro/Nano-scale Spectroscopy and analysis of biominerals - Canberra, Australia - www.earthworks-jobs.com/geoscience/a... #jobs #PhD #geochemistry #inorganicChemistry #physicalchemistry #materialsciences #engineering #physics #biophysics

CfP: Join our conference in October 2025 about fleeting voices and their materialities in the archives and the arts!
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We are very happy that our joint Japanese-German ASPIRE network on #diamond based quantum technologies funded by JST and @dfgpublic.bsky.social has been accepted and we are very much looking forward to working with our partners in Japan and Germany. 🇯🇵 🇩🇪 #organicchemistry #materialsciences