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Supercooled water transforms into new form of liquid
Putting more science into the art of making nanocrystals
Preparing semiconductor quantum dots is sometimes more of a black art than a science That presents an obstacle to further progress in for example creating better solar cells or lighting devices where quantum dots offer ... - Read MoreJagged graphene edges can slice into cell membranes
Researchers Identify Transformation in Low-Temperature Water
Researchers at the University of Arkansas have identified that water when chilled to a very low temperature transforms into a new form of liquid Through a simulation performed in “supercooled” water a research team led ... - Read MoreResearchers Perform DNA Computation in Living Cells
Released 7 10 2013 1 45 PM EDTSource Newsroom North Carolina State University more news from this source Jul 11 2013 Chemists from North Carolina State University have performed a DNA based logic gate operation ... - Read MoreImproved interpretation of volcanic traces in ice
Wildfires may contribute more to global warming than previously predicted
Graphene on its way to conquer Silicon Valley
3-D structures built out of liquid metal
Novel nanoparticle delivers powerful RNA interference drugs
Silencing genes that have malfunctioned is an important approach for treating diseases such as cancer and heart disease One effective approach is to deliver drugs made from small molecules of ribonucleic acid or RNA which ... - Read MoreMost Popular Articles
Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
Released 10 11 2013 9 35 AM EDTEmbargo expired 10 13 2013 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom McMaster University more news from this source Oct 15 2013 Hamilton ON Oct 13 2013 Researchers at McMaster ...
A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
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Chemistry riddle solved
Chemical/bioengineers use adhesion to combine advantages of silicones and organic materials
no picIntroductory chemistry students learn that oil and water repel each other So do other hydrophobic substances which carry no electric charge and hydrophilic substances which carry an electric charge that allows them to mix with ... - Read MoreDeserts 'greening' from rising carbon dioxide: Green foliage boosted across the world's arid regions
Researchers warn of legacy mercury in the environment
Corals cozy up with bacterial buddies
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Bioinorganic Chemistry
Solving a case of intercellular entrapmentOptogenetics which uses light to control cellular events is poised to become an important technology in molecular biology and beyond The Reich Group in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has made a ...
- That smartphone is giving your thumbs superpowers
- Optogenetics: Identifying new targets for intervention
- Complementary light switchable proteins and superresolution reveal moving protein complexes in live cells at single molecule level
- Quantum mechanical calculations reveal the hidden states of enzyme active sites
- The dodo: New insights into an old bird
Crystallography
Liquid crystal as lubricantThanks to a new lubricant small gears can run with virtually no friction Made from liquid crystalline fluid these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear Lubricants are used in motors axels ventilators and manufacturing machines ...
- Definitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
- Researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses
- Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source: Device is like a photonic crystal, but smaller and tunable
- Crystal Mysteries Spiral Deeper
- Vaterite: Crystal within a crystal helps resolve an old puzzle
Scientific Communication
Predicting properties of the surface of titanium dioxide crystalsAn article in Physical Review Letters which was written by a group of researchers led by Qinggao Wang from MIPT's Laboratory of Computer Design of New Materials investigates the surface of titanium dioxide crystals We ...
- Citizen science increases environmental awareness, advocacy
- On environment, Republicans closer to Independents than Tea Party
- New techniques to control cork stoppers
- Under the Microscope: 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry; AIP Congratulates Eric Betzig, Stefan Hell and William Moerner
- Online games and remote experiments could reduce scientific fraud, cherry-picking
Immunochemistry
New technique efficiently turns antibodies into highly tuned 'nanobodies'Antibodies in charge of recognizing and homing in on molecular targets are among the most useful tools in biology and medicine Nanobodies antibodies' tiny cousins can do the same tasks for example marking molecules for ...
Theoretical Chemistry
Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costsUC Irvine and Australian chemists have figured out how to unboil egg whites an innovation that could dramatically reduce costs for cancer treatments food production and other segments of the $160 billion global biotechnology industry ...
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Liquids and glasses relax, too -- but not like you thought
- Novel inorganic material emitting laser light in solution discovered
- From the bottom up: Manipulating nanoribbons at the molecular level
Chemistry Education
Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girlsA study recently published in the Journal of Environmental Health provides evidence the female hormones estrogen and estradiol may help ward off the effects of lead exposure for young girls explaining why boys in greater ...
- Esther Conwell, Pioneering Professor of Chemistry, Dead at 92
- Do cycle lanes increase safety of cyclists from overtaking vehicles?
- Nobel Laureates in Chemistry Should 'Spark Imagination of Would-Be Scientists Everywhere,' Says Cornell Chemist
- Researcher Available to Discuss Work That Won 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
- Run, cheetah, run: New algorithm enables cheetah robot to run and jump, untethered, across grass
Neurochemistry
New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living thingsOpening new doors for biomedical and neuroscience research Elizabeth Hillman associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering and of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center CUMC has developed a new microscope that can image ...
- Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
- Small molecule acts as on-off switch for nature's antibiotic factory: Tells Streptomyces to either veg out or get busy
- Fluorescent sensor developed for detecting nitric oxide, a molecule related to many diseases
- Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin
- Scientists decode serotonin receptor at room temperature
Astrochemistry
New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratoryNew laser driven compression experiments reproduce the conditions deep inside exotic super Earths and giant planet cores and the conditions during the violent birth of Earth like planets documenting the material properties that determined planet ...
Femtochemistry
Faster annotation system for prokaryotic genomes unveiledGeorgia Tech researchers working with colleagues in the National Center for Biotechnology Information NCBI have released a new version of a genome annotation system capable of analyzing more than 2 000 prokaryotic genomes per day ...
- Mobile radio passive radar makes harbors safer
- Computers that teach by example: New computer system enables pattern-recognition systems to convey what they learn to humans
- Laser sniffs out toxic gases from afar: System can ID chemicals in atmosphere from a kilometer away
- High-speed 'label-free' imaging could reveal dangerous plaques
- Lord of the microrings: Breakthrough in microring laser cavities reported
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- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
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- The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
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- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Soils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
- Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlots
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Path to artificial photosynthesis? Manganese catalyst's electronic states characterized
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- Sequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- Self-assembled nanotextures create antireflective surface on silicon solar cells
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Transparent artificial nacre: A brick wall at the nanoscale
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- New Research Unlocks How Melanoma Can Resist Newly Approved Drug Combo Therapy
- New decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
- Drugs from dirt: Scientists develop first global roadmap for drug discovery
- Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet
- Hierarchically-porous polymers with fast absorption
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Anti-microbial coatings with a long-term effect for surfaces
- Oils, fats innovation: Use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
- Many antennas, multiple benefits: Can handle cellular traffic more reliably
- New 'microcapsules' have potential to repair damage caused by osteoarthritis
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- Melting glaciers have big carbon impact
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- New composite protects from corrosion from high mechanical stress
- Shining a light on quantum dots measurement
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
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