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Creating better tests for viruses

December 2, 2024

Chemistry researchers at the University of Cincinnati are developing better biosensors they hope will replace diagnostics such as the nearly 1 billion COVID tests distributed to homes in the United States during the pandemic.

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Meet crystals that explode in light

January 8, 2025

UC chemistry students are exploring the bizarre properties that make photosensitive lab-grown crystals bend, twist and explode. The crystals could improve air safety and aid space travel.

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New UC method worth its salt

July 22, 2022

A chemist at the University of Cincinnati has come up with a novel way to study the thermodynamic properties of molten salt, which is used in many nuclear and solar energy applications.

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New battery holds promise for green energy

September 6, 2023

In his chemistry lab at the University of Cincinnati, Associate Professor Jimmy Jiang and his students have created a new battery that could have profound implications for the large-scale energy storage needed by wind and solar farms.

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UC discovers way to bind nanotubes to metals

February 29, 2024

Researchers have demonstrated a new chemical process that grafts nanotubes to metal surfaces to create a strong, consistent, conductive link. The process opens up new possibilities for using this strong, lightweight material.

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UC finds ancient Maya reservoirs contained toxic pollution

June 26, 2020

A diverse team of biologists, chemists, anthropologists and geographers from the University of Cincinnati identified toxic mercury and algae in two central reservoirs of Tikal, an ancient Maya city, in the ninth century shortly before the city was abandoned.