In our August By the Numbers, Rob Davis puts forth a quantitative argument for hiring teaching faculty. #AcademicTwitter Full link here: nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️Free PDF link: rdcu.be/dQ2jl

Another throwback! In our March issue, Sang-Yup Lee & co-workers report on a delayed co-culture strategy to convert D-glucose to benzyl acetate using engineered E. coli. Sang Yup Lee Link here (🔓): nature.com/articles/s4428…

NEW ARTICLE: “Morphable materials: Researchers coax nanoparticles to reconfigure themselves.” It’s a step toward smart coatings that change color—or other properties—on the fly. Click image for story 🔽 bit.ly/4dqx8dK

New research by ChE Department Chair Sharon Glotzer, "Engineering assembly pathways" is the August 2024 cover of Nature Chemical Engineering. The approach could eventually enable smart materials and coatings that can switch between different optical, mechanical and electronic properties.

Online now! A News & Views from Taylor Woehl (Taylor J Woehl) covers a recent Article by Xingchen Ye, Sharon Glotzer & co-workers. Original Article: nature.com/articles/s4428… N&V link ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️Free read PDF: rdcu.be/dRAAE

A few more throwbacks this week! Enzymatic CO hydration inspired by the Wood‒Ljungdahl pathway for efficient CO2 fixation. A 10-L-scale immobilized enzyme reactor fed live off-gas at a steel mill -> high-purity formate powder. Open access link: nature.com/articles/s4428…

A throwback from May! Learn more about the role of ion, water, and electron transport limitations in MEA-based CO2 electrolysis through non-equilibrium continuum modeling. Justin Bui Eric Lees Link ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️ Free PDF link: rdcu.be/dR8ZC

Just out in Nature Chemical Engineering 🔥 We highlight the importance of transport phenomena in chemical recycling of polyolefins and derive good practices for catalyst performance evaluation. Stirring the way forward! NCCR Catalysis #plastic #Sustainability 👇 nature.com/articles/s4428…

🚨 Now online with OA! Experiments + CFD quantifying the impact of mixing on catalyst effectiveness for chemical polyolefin recycling. NCCR Catalysis Javier Perez-Ramirez A dimensionless power number to guide optimal stirring parameters! Link here: nature.com/articles/s4428…

🚨 Now online! End-of-life tire decontamination from 6PPD, a common but potentially harmful additive, along with catalytic upcycling to aromatics using microwave-assisted pyrolysis. Delaware ChBE Link here ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️ Free PDF Link: rdcu.be/dSngh

Research by ChE Department Chair Sharon Glotzer, "Engineering assembly pathways" is the August 2024 cover of Nature Chemical Engineering. The approach could eventually enable smart materials that can switch between different optical, mechanical and electronic properties. michiganche.info/3MoUxAj

🚨 Now online! A ternary phase diagram accurately describes the existing forms of different polysulfides and the solid–liquid−solid phase transitions in Li-S batteries. Link ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️ Free PDF link: rdcu.be/dSH2W

Have a read on our News & Views article "Mapping lithium-sulfur chemistry" summarizing the thermodynamic stability of different phases formed during lithium– sulfur reactions established by Zhang, Li and co-workers' work in Nature Chemical Engineering. nature.com/articles/s4428…

🚨 A News & Views from Mahdokht Soltani & Julie Rorrer (Julie Rorrer) highlights a recent Article by Javier Perez-Ramirez (Javier Perez-Ramirez) & co-workers. Original paper (OA): nature.com/articles/s4428… N&V ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️Free read PDF: rdcu.be/dSSVa

🚨A News & Views from Manish Shetty & co-workers (Manish Shetty) covers a recent Article by Sean Najmi (Sean Najmi), Dion Vlachos & co-workers. Original paper ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… N&V ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️Free read PDF: rdcu.be/dSX7j

Wondering what we're all about? Check out a collection we assembled with articles from across the Nature Portfolio (inc. Nature Energy NatureSustainability Nature Water Nature Chemical Engineering NatRevMaterials Nature Reviews Chemistry) to show some of the topics we're interested in! nature.com/collections/cd…

New cover from Ella Maru Studio: Nanoparticle self-assembly✨ 🔮 ⚛ The cover art shows the self-assembly of gold nanocubes into three distinct superlattices. Nanoparticle self-assembly offers a scalable and versatile means to fabricate next-generation materials. However, it

🚨A News & Views from Zhuangnan Li and Manish Chhowalla (Chhowalla Lab) highlights a recent Article from Bo-Quan Li, Qiang Zhang & co-workers. Original paper ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… N&V ($): nature.com/articles/s4428… ➡️Free read PDF: rdcu.be/dS5SN