Carbon Filtering Carbon filtering is a method of filtering that uses a bed of activated carbon to remove pollutants from a fluid, such as water or air,…
Aluminium Oxynitride Aluminium oxynitride is a transparent ceramic made up of aluminium, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is a ceramic substance that combines the characteristics of alumina and…
Silicon Oxynitride – a ceramic material Silicon oxynitride is a compound made up of silicon, oxygen, and nitrogen. It is a ceramic substance with the chemical composition SiOxNy. While the composition…
New Research on the High Efficiency of Perovskite Solar Cells Free charge carriers in perovskite solar cells likely have a special form of protection from recombination, researchers at Forschungszentrum Jülich have discovered by means of…
Pyrosilicic Acid – a Chemical Compound Pyrosilicic acid is a chemical compound with the formula H6Si2O7 or (HO)3SiOSi(OH)3. It is also known as dipyrosilicic acid. It is one of the silicic…
Orthosilicic Acid – an inorganic compound Orthosilicic acid is an inorganic chemical that has the formula Si(OH)4. It is a chemical compound composed of silicon, oxygen, and hydrogen. Although it is…
Silylgermane – an inorganic compound Silylgermane, an inorganic substance, has the chemical formula H3Si−GeH3. It is a colorless gas that emits an awful stench. It is unstable in air. It…
Silver Arsenate – an inorganic compound Silver arsenate is an inorganic compound with the formula Ag3AsO4. It has been used in qualitative analysis to distinguish between phosphate (Ag3PO4 is yellow) and…
Polymers Capable of Killing Germs Certain polymers have antibacterial capabilities, which means they can kill or limit the growth of germs. Scientists have developed a new class of polymers capable…
Silver Acetate – a coordination compound Silver acetate is a coordination compound with the empirical formula CH3CO2Ag (or AgC2H3O2). A photosensitive, white, crystalline solid, it is a useful reagent in the…