Scientists at the University of Groningen, led by Nobel laureate Ben Feringa and colleagues, have created a new porous ...

Brazilian scientists have made advances in an area recognized by the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: the development and application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). These are porous crystalline ...

To be porous in the conventional sense, a material must have permanent, interconnected voids that are permeable to gases or liquids. Porous materials, such as terracotta, charcoal and dried plant ...

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The conversion of biomass waste into functional carbon materials has become an important strategy for sustainable environmental technologies. In a recent study published in Journal of Bioresources and ...

Holes in porous pavement can get clogged with debris. Worcester uses porous pavement on some parking lots at parks. Porous pavement is 10% to 20% more expensive than traditional asphalt. (Correction: ...

Controlled pore glass (CPG) is a high silica glass that includes pores with a particular size distribution. Porous glasses can be fabricated into a wide variety of geometric forms (such as beads, frit ...

Metal Organic Frameworks have enjoyed a brighter spotlight in recent years - especially after the Nobel Prize win in Chemistry last year. Here, we look into the use of these porous structures and how ...