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Biochemistry
As the world heavily relies on crude oils such as diesel fuel to fulfill the needs of everyday life, aerosol and gaseous pollutants are being emitted. Algae biofuel can help control and miti…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
The rise of vector-borne diseases, particularly dengue fever has highlighted the need to enhance mosquito control. Aedes aegypti is the mosquito species responsible for the rapid transmissio…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
The composition and structure of variable side chains in amino acids determine peptides' unique functions in a wide range of applications. The APD database served as the primary data source…
Chemistry
The rapidly growing field of wearable electronics faces a critical challenge: the development of materials that are compatible with human tissue. Traditional materials such as hydrogels and…
Chemistry
When hydrogen is sprayed onto a platinum foil (0.1µm thick), explosive combustion occurs without the use of fire. The reaction principle is postulated to be a surface reaction between hydrog…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
Metal surfaces are of vital importance in aerospace, automobile, and food industries, where they are often coated to prevent corrosion and chemical reactions with surroundings. Surface defec…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Despite a surge in sales and consumption of natural supplements in the last 3 years, the science supporting the safety and bioavailability of simultaneous intake of natural supplements again…
Chemistry
Second Award
The development of durable and sustainable plastics is essential for the advancement of our society. Ultra-high Molecular Weight (UHMW) polymers are highly attractive due to the extreme dura…
Chemistry
Perovskite nanocrystals carry significant promise in the field of intracellular sensing. When in proximity with radiolabeled analytes, fluorescent nanoparticles emit photoluminescent signatu…
Chemistry
Many people all over the world are switching to the consumption of insects. In places like Africa, Southeast Asia, and northern parts of Latin America insects are considered a popular delica…
Chemistry
Highly toxic heavy metals find their way to living organisms through water and air. Emission of wastewater to water resources only proliferate the harm and health implications of exposure to…
Biochemistry
Around one in five people worldwide are diagnosed with Osteoporosis, a disease that causes gradual loss of bone mass leading to increased risk of fractures, drastically reducing life expecta…
Chemistry
The shift towards a fossil-free society has exponentially increased the demand for Li-- the most critical material used in electric vehicles and Li+ batteries. However, mineral demand for Li…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
When Katalin Kariko and Drew Weissman developed mRNA therapeutics, they packaged mRNA in 4-component lipid nanoparticles (LNPs) to prevent bloodstream degradation by RNases. Research has sin…
Biochemistry
Third Award
Celphos, containing aluminum phosphide, is a widely used and affordable pesticide, however, according to National Institute of Health, it leads to approximately 300,000 global deaths annuall…
Chemistry
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are emerging water contaminants of concern due to their toxicity and persistence in the environment. Zeolite nano resins (ZNR) are a promising new…
Chemistry
Plastic pollution poses a significant environmental threat, resulting in over 29 million tons of plastic waste generated every year. With the demand for plastic increasing, it becomes impera…
Chemistry
In this era of water scarcity, water purification has become an important issue. Our aim is to contribute to both the ecosystem and the economy by preparing a novel treatment method and gree…
Chemistry
Amid the pressing need to combat global warming, attention is increasingly turning towards innovative technologies that harness greenhouse gases like (CO2) carbon dioxide and (CH4) methane t…
Chemistry
Liquid-liquid phase separation (LLPS) is the formation of biomolecular condensates that house various chemical reactions. The dysregulation of LLPS has been linked to tumorigenesis and neuro…
Chemistry
Our project about reducing crude oil viscosity through transporting pipes. We brought four samples of crude oil for each sample we added either date kernal or palm leaf or DRA the fourth sam…
Biochemistry
Bioluminescence, the process of production and emission of the visible light by living organisms has a great application potential in variety of fields, from basic research, bioimaging to co…
Chemistry
Considering a rising incidence of vertigo disorders in our high school friends (15–40%), this research is aiming for vestibular disease treatment, acetyl-DL-leucin (ADLL, a world-wide therap…
Chemistry
Bird enthusiasts conducting extensive surveys have found it difficult to remove bird droppings stains from parks and roads. The existing bird dropping cleaning agents on the market contain s…
Chemistry
As the occurrence of cancer becomes more prevalent, scientists are eagerly encouraged to investigate means of combating the disease. After identifying the overabundance of L-type amino acid…
Chemistry
Third Award
Conventional functionalization techniques for Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) compromise the simultaneous optimization of structural integrity, CO2 absorption, and catalytic selectivity, dim…
Chemistry
Second Award
The growing global energy demand and environmental concerns have highlighted green hydrogen as a promising solution due to its potential for clean energy production. Pursuing the exploration…
Chemistry
First Award
Post-Combustion Carbon Capture (PCC) aims to mitigate rising greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering CO2 from flue gas streams. Currently, PCC utilizes liquid amine solvents, such as monoet…
Chemistry
Fourth Award
In recent years, single-junction perovskite solar cells with lead-halide frameworks have garnered considerable interest for their superior photovoltaic performance, facile fabrication, and t…
Biochemistry
Alzheimer's Disease is a neurodegenerative disease in which pathological Amyloid-Beta plaques of 40 amino acids (AB40) aggregate as insoluble fibrils around cells in the neocortex. It is the…