Poor water solubility is one of the primary reasons why many promising drug candidates fail to reach patients. Now, researchers at Tokyo University of Science have shown that this hurdle can be overcome without relying on environmentally harmful organic solvents. Their latest study, published in the Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, presents an innovative ‘sealed heating’ technique that uses sublimation to load drugs into mesoporous silica, producing formulations with enhanced solubility. This ...

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Sodium-ion batteries are attracting attention as a sustainable alternative to lithium-ion ones, but their true fast-charging potential has long been obscured by limitations in conventional testing benchmarks. In a recent study, published in the journal Chemical Science, researchers from Tokyo University of Science used a diluted electrode approach to reveal hard carbon’s intrinsic kinetics, showing that sodium inserts faster than lithium at the anode. These insights could guide the design of hig ...

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Much research in the field of political economics has been conducted to understand how people perceive and benefit from public goods. However, the effect of public goods on inequality, which can be swayed by public opinion, has not been well examined. In a new study by The Japanese Economic Review, researchers from Tokyo University of Science explore how by a better understanding of the benefits of public goods can change the public opinion regarding taxation and public expenditure, potentially ...

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