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Diesel engines, although robust and efficient, release harmful atmospheric pollutants such as nitrogen oxides and fine particles, posing challenges for health and the environment. A simple approach is ...

Cytokine release syndrome (CRS) is a serious adverse effect often seen following the administration of cancer immunotherapy, particularly with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy. Recently, ...

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Muffins are not hard to make from scratch. Really they aren't. But since muffins tend to be breakfast at my house, whipping up a batch before being fully caffeinated can be a challenge. So, most of ...

Water has proven its value as a heat carrier, for example, when it comes to transferring heat from a boiler to a radiator or keeping cooling ceilings chilled. But there is a new contender on the scene ...

Using the patented FibreDec process -- a combination of special polymer-modified asphlt emulsion, chopped fiberglass strands and aggregate -- the FiberMat Type A mixture acts as a highly resilient ...

Researchers in China have unveiled a new, highly effective technique for separating oil and water mixtures. Oil and water mixtures naturally separate over time. However, in industrial processes, this ...

Named after the two-faced Roman god Janus to reflect its dual-purpose design, researchers present a novel membrane system – a Janus channel of membranes (JCM) – capable of simultaneously separating ...

Penn State researchers have developed a new nanoparticle, depicted here, that can prevent mineral buildup in oil extraction equipment and stabilize a commonly used emulsion, or liquid mixture.

Scientists from Penn State have developed a new nanoparticle that can stabilize and prevent scaling in a commonly used emulsion or liquid mixture. This breakthrough could lead to more sustainable and ...