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Surface Chemistry
Surface Chemistry: the study of physical and chemical phenomena that occur at the interface of two phases, including solid–liquid interfaces, solid–gas interfaces, solid–vacuum interfaces, and liquid–gas interfaces. Surface chemistry can be roughly defined as the study of chemical reactions at interfaces. It is closely related to surface engineering, which aims at modifying the chemical composition of a surface by incorporation of selected elements or functional groups that produce various desired effects or improvements in the properties of the surface or interface. Surface science is of particular importance to the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, electrochemistry, and geochemistry.
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JAN 11, 2022Chemistry & Physics
There is likely little in the world of physics that is so accurately named yet exotically connotated as matter and antim ...Written By: Matthew LundyJAN 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
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Whether you’re an adult, teenager, or child the process of learning never stops and continually becomes more inter ...Sponsored By: Superprof SuSEP 29, 2021Space & Astronomy
This meteor may have caused a blast as large as the one in the Tunguska Event, and totally flattened a city.Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2021Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 20, 2021Health & Medicine
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A new study released last Tuesday highlights a surprising response to climate change: physical changes in animal mo ...Written By: Matthew LundySEP 07, 2021Earth & The Environment
In the wake of recent flooding on the east coast as a result of Hurricane Ida, many people are wondering what the future ...Written By: Samantha Lott
JAN 11, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
There is likely little in the world of physics that is so accurately named yet exotically connotated as matter and antim
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
JAN 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planet Venus is a hellish and inhospitable world. It has an average surface temperature of 737 K (464 ˚C, 867 ˚F) an
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 28, 2021
Space & Astronomy
The Apollo Moon missions not only succeeded in landing the first humans on the surface of our nearest planetary neighbor
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
DEC 23, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Many of us played with magnets when we were children, and for some, it was the first scientific principle we learned. Ma
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 21, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Land use, or what humans use their land for like agriculture, residential, or industrial purposes, has a big impact on t
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
DEC 16, 2021
Earth & The Environment
The ice shelf holding back a glacier the size of Florida could melt within five years, experts with the American Geophys
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 09, 2021
Microbiology
Microplastics pose a clear threat to the environment. They have been found nearly everywhere, from remote areas like the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 08, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Up north on Mars’s surface lies a region called Arabia Terra, an area with many craters and heavy erosion approxim
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
DEC 07, 2021
Clinical & Molecular DX
More mutations, more transmissible, and more likely to infect vaccinated people—coronavirus variants such as Omicr
...
Written By:
Tara Fernandes
DEC 06, 2021
Technology
Oil spills at sea can be a devastating consequence of offshore drilling for fossil fuels. They can affect local plants a
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
DEC 06, 2021
Plants & Animals
Our planet has a plastic problem, and we can use innovations that use more environmentally friendly materials to replace
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 01, 2021
Space & Astronomy
When a small or medium-sized star reaches the end of its life, it becomes a white dwarf. Suns produce energy by fusing h
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 24, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Scientists have successfully tested the first rocket in space propelled by an unconventional element: iodine. To fire a
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 04, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
There is a data storage problem. Not every piece of information can be stored in the cloud (aka: on the internet); some
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 03, 2021
Technology
The cost of home solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have plummeted. Today nearly every household in North America will prof
...
Sponsored By:
Michigan Open Sustainability Technology (MOST) Le
OCT 28, 2021
Health & Medicine
A common problem in wound care is determining what’s below the surface of the bandage. Once a dressing is applied,
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
OCT 03, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
Whether you’re an adult, teenager, or child the process of learning never stops and continually becomes more inter
...
Sponsored By:
Superprof Su
SEP 29, 2021
Space & Astronomy
This meteor may have caused a blast as large as the one in the Tunguska Event, and totally flattened a city.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2021
Microbiology
Microbes can be used like little factories to churn out important or valuable chemicals. Now researchers are learning ho
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 20, 2021
Health & Medicine
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, someone dies from a stroke every four minutes in the U
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 14, 2021
Health & Medicine
As treatments and infection control practices surrounding COVID-19 continue to evolve, nanotechnological solutions are b
...
Written By:
Christopher DiMaio
SEP 10, 2021
Earth & The Environment
Wildfires are becoming a common occurrence in the Western US, and wildfires are expected to increase in severity and num
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott
SEP 09, 2021
Chemistry & Physics
A new study released last Tuesday highlights a surprising response to climate change: physical changes in animal mo
...
Written By:
Matthew Lundy
SEP 07, 2021
Earth & The Environment
In the wake of recent flooding on the east coast as a result of Hurricane Ida, many people are wondering what the future
...
Written By:
Samantha Lott