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How #chemists turned #bourbon waste into #supercapacitors
Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert #stillage into hard or #ActivatedCarbon. Cossio & Guzman used activated carbon as #electrodes, creating double-layer #capacitors by putting liquid electrolyte between them. Proof-of-concept devices were able to store as much as 48W/kg. Built a hybrid device, with one activated carbon electrode and one hard carbon electrode, stored as much as 25 times the energy per kg
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/how-chemists-turned-bourbon-waste-into-super-capacitors/

How chemists turned bourbon waste into supercapacitors

Hydrothermal carbonization can directly convert sloppy stillage into hard or activated carbon.

Ars Technica

DoomsdaysCW Feb 23

#SolarPunkSunday musings...

So, in contemplating my own vision of a #SolarPunk community, there are some *jobs* that imho are crucial to running any type of close-knit community /society...

1. People trained in #FirstAid / #MedicalArts -- for both humans and non-humans
2. #Plumbers
3. #Carpenters
4. #Masons
5. #Blacksmiths / #Metalworkers
6. #Architects / #Planners
7. #Foresters / #Foragers
8. #Gardeners / #Farmers / #FoodProducers
9. #Menders / #Cobblers / #Clothiers / #Seamsters / #Tailors
10. #Chemists / #Alchemists
11. #Herbalists / #Compounders
12. #CitizenScientists / #Observers
13. #Potters / #Ceramics experts
14. #Computer / #Technology fixers (especially #electrical and #solar)
15. #Mothers / #Caregivers
16. #Teachers / #Librarians
17. #Cooks
18. #Cleaners
19. #Weavers / #Spinners / #FiberArtists

Other suggestions?

Lives in Chemistry Feb 16

🕮Throughout his live in chemistry, Ryoji Noyori met Sir Derek Barton (see photo) and many, many more illustrious #chemists from all over the world. Have a look at the richly illustrated—136 photos on 159 pages—“Long, Memorable #Journey with the #International Community” of Ryoji Noyori that supplements his autobiography “#Research Should Be Fresh, Simple, and Clear”, published recently in the “Lives in Chemistry” series.
Free Download: https://doi.org/10.47261/1564_int_ep

michael Jan 7

Where do #chemists buy their #labcoats in this day and age? Ours date from 1984 (back then there was an actual shop for such things in our university town) and are now falling apart. Would be useful to have for #DIY ...

Greek Hub Dec 28

Οι “Χημικοί” του Μικρόκοσμου: Εξερευνώντας τους Μονοκύτταρους Μικροοργανισμούς μέσω https://greekhub.org/oi-chimikoi-tou-mikrokosmou-exerevnontas-tous-monokyttarous-mikroorganismous-meso/ #chemists #computation #MIT #News #Questions #singlecelled #study #worlds #GreekHub

Οι “Χημικοί” του Μικρόκοσμου: Εξερευνώντας τους Μονοκύτταρους Μικροοργανισμούς μέσω

Η υπολογιστική ανάλυση μικροβίων προσφέρει νέες δυνατότητες σε βιομηχανία και ιατρική, ανοίγοντας δρόμους για καινοτόμες λύσεις.

GreekHub

Scientific Frontline Oct 27, 2025

In a new study, #chemists have developed a novel framework for determining how effectively carbon monoxide sticks to the surface of a #catalyst during conversion from carbon dioxide.
#Chemistry #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/chm10272501.html

How unlocking ‘sticky’ chemistry may lead to better, cleaner fuels

Chemistry powered by renewable electricity offers a promising route to produce sustainable fuels and chemicals.

cathill Oct 16, 2025

Are chemists being too human centric when they say that water is a universal solvent?
#chemistry #chemists #water #solvents #humans #humancentric #universalsolvent

Scientific Frontline Oct 6, 2025

MIT #chemists have designed a new type of #fluorescent #molecule that they hope could be used for applications such as generating clearer images of #tumors.
#Chemistry #Biomedical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/10/chm10062501.html

Chemists create red fluorescent dyes that may enable clearer biomedical imaging

The new dyes are based on boron-containing molecules that were previously too unstable for practical use.

Global Museum Sep 22, 2025

Dutch Gaper. 👅
A traditional figure displayed outside apothecaries in the Netherlands to symbolise medicine-taking.
The Museum of Curiosities
@CuriosMuseum #globalmuseum #chemists

Rod2ik 🇪🇺 🇨🇵 🇪🇸 🇨🇱 🇺🇦 🇨🇦 🇬🇱☮🕊️Aug 26, 2025

#Chemists develop #four-charge #storage #molecule to advance #artificial #photosynthesis

https://phys.org/news/2025-08-chemists-storage-molecule-advance-artificial.html

Chemists develop four-charge storage molecule to advance artificial photosynthesis

A research team from the University of Basel, Switzerland, has developed a new molecule modeled on plant photosynthesis: under the influence of light, it stores two positive and two negative charges at the same time. The aim is to convert sunlight into carbon-neutral fuels.

Phys.org