26
09 2022
With the help of genetic manipulation and advanced biophysical tools, an international research team has gained unexpected insight into how a bacterium uptakes sugars derived from plant feedstock.
Sugar uptake mechanism understanding may have implications for biorefineries.
With the help of genetic manipulation and advanced biophysical tools, an international research team has gained unexpected insight into how a bacterium uptakes sugar...
22
09 2022
The formation of persisters is an important feature of bacteria like Escherichia coli (E. coli). These noxious cells, being able to go dormant, are highly resistant to antimicrobial treatments and crucially account for various relapsing chronic infections with common symptoms such as severe stomach pain, vomiting and bloody diarrhea. Formation of persister cells is thought to be one of the most important strategies of bacteria like E. coli for survival under drug treatment and harsh conditions. While, little is known about how they form and work, primarily due to technical limitations in previous studies. The formation of persisters is an important feature of bacteria like Escherichia coli (E. coli). These noxious cells, being able to go dormant, are highly resistant to antimicrobial treatments and crucially account for various relapsing chronic in...
07
09 2022
The genetic talents of a marine microalga are now unlocked, to produce medium-chain triacylglycerols, which is a kind of plant oil with a variety of health benefits, according to a study led by researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). This study was published in Plant Physiology on August 30. The genetic talents of a marine microalga are now unlocked, to produce medium-chain triacylglycerols, which is a kind of plant oil with a variety of health benefits, according to a study led by researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy a...
18
08 2022
In recent years, Prof. LI Chaoxu and coworkers from Biomimetic Smart Materials Group, Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have carried out a lot of research work on the exfoliation and self-assembly of biological nanofibrils.
Many valuable metals like Au, Ag, Li and U are vital to high technology and modern industry. The terrestrial mineral reserves of these metals are generally very limited or suffer from high mining cost. Although most of these valuable metal io...
15
08 2022
In a paper published in Nature Communications on July 29, researchers described a new way of processing formamidinium-based perovskite film that relieves some of the limitations by using ammonia treatment to remove pore structures formed during the processing. Since 2009, scientists have suspected that perovskite films, which are a combination of organic and inorganic material, could be a promising for solar panel construction. Perovskites are very thin films with a specific crystal structure that are v...
05
07 2022
A research team led by researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), has developed a robust self-standing single-ion polymer electrolyte (SSPE) enabling high-safety RMBs at elevated temperature even up to 150 °C, which has great potential in special power supplies for space and underground resource exploitation. This study was published on June 29 in Advanced Energy Materials.
With the growing demand for space and underground resource exploitation, it is urgent to exploit special power supplies operating under elevated temperature exceeding 100°C.
Rechargeable magnesium batteries (RMBs) have great potential in...
