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The Pharaoh’s Snake: A Chemical Reaction That Looks Like a Portal to Hell
At the heart of the Pharaoh’s Snake is a chemical called mercury(II) thiocyanate. When heated, mercury(II) thiocyanate ...
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Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell based on copper(I) thiocyanate achieves 31.46% efficiency
An international research team has fabricated a 1 cm2 perovskite-silicon tandem solar cell that utilizes a top cell based on a perovskite absorber integrating inorganic copper(I) thiocyanate (CuSCN).
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Purification of RNA from cells and tissues by acid phenol–guanidinium thiocyanate–chloroform extraction
Cells are homogenized in guanidinium thiocyanate and the RNA is purified from the lysate by extraction with phenol-chloroform at reduced pH 1. This method allows many samples to be processed ...
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KAUST unveils triple-junction perovskite-perovskite-silicon solar cell with 26.4% efficiency
The scientists sought to address the challenge of wide-bandgap perovskites by using synergistic additives such as potassium thiocyanate (KSCN) and methylammonium iodide (MAI). This modifies ...