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Lavender and south-leaning trees: Provence

Bloger-Stemco Nov 5, 2021 2 min read
Lavender and south-leaning trees: Provence

Provence is a historical province in southeastern France. It has a Mediterranean climate, characterised by hot and dry summers and mild winters. This climate is…

Is it safe to put metallic objects into a microwave oven?

Bloger-Stemco Oct 28, 2021 3 min read
Is it safe to put metallic objects into a microwave oven?

Many of us have probably been advised since young to not place metals, in any shape or form, into a microwave oven, unless we wish…

Material Spotlight: Nanozymes

Bloger-Stemco Oct 20, 2021 4 min read
Material Spotlight: Nanozymes

Nanozymes are man-made nanomaterials that can catalyse biological reactions and display similarities to biological enzymes. There are generally three types of nanozymes: metal-based nanozymes (e.g.…

Material Spotlight: Immobilized Enzymes

Bloger-Stemco Oct 15, 2021 2 min read
Material Spotlight: Immobilized Enzymes

The use of natural enzymes to catalyse chemical reactions in industry is one method to achieve a greener reaction process, since enzymes are targeted and…

Material Spotlight: Nanoporous Metals

Bloger-Stemco Oct 13, 2021 2 min read
Material Spotlight: Nanoporous Metals

Nanoporous metals are metals which contain pores or cavities in the nanometer scale. Their range of interesting properties and potential wide range of applications has…

Material Spotlight: Bulk Metallic Glasses

Bloger-Stemco Oct 12, 2021 2 min read
Material Spotlight: Bulk Metallic Glasses

Metals usually exist in a crystalline structure, with the metal ions arranged in an orderly lattice structure. We learn in school how this structure gives…