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Chemists develop 'fresh, new' approach to making alloy nanomaterials
Device captures signatures and fingerprints with tiny LEDs
New materials for bio-based hydrogen synthesis: Synthetic biology enables spontaneous protein activation
Researchers optically levitate a glowing, nanoscale diamond
Plastic solar cells' new design promises bright future
Binding together repelling atoms
Basic chemistry tells us that a bond between atoms can form if it is energetically more favorable for the atoms to stick together than staying apart This fundamentally requires an attractive force between the atoms ... - Read MoreResearchers use nanoparticles to fight cancer
Researchers at the University of Georgia are developing a new treatment technique that uses nanoparticles to reprogram immune cells so they are able to recognize and attack cancer The findings were published recently in the ... - Read MoreChemists' Work Will Aid Drug Design to Target Cancer and Inflammatory Disease
Released 8 8 2013 8 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom Indiana University more news from this source Aug 9 2013 BLOOMINGTON Ind Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have produced detailed descriptions of the structure and molecular ... - Read MoreA crystal of a different color: One chemical forms two colors of crystals, sheds insight on agostic bonds important in industrial catalysis
Pollutants from incense smoke cause human lung-cell inflammation
Burning incense a popular cultural practice in many parts of the world generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells say researchers in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at ... - 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 ...
More Chemistry’s Latest News
Bio-inspired design may lead to more energy efficient windows
'Soft robotic' devices using water-based gels
Bio-imaging: Probing for deeper diagnostics
no picMulti armed polymers with dual fluorescent and magnetic imaging capabilities boost the resolution of cancer detection tools Molecular probes that selectively latch onto tumor cells and emit imaging signals can detect cancer without invasive procedures ... - Read MoreCobalt replacements make solar cells more sustainable
no picResearchers at the University of Basel have successfully replaced the rare element iodine in copper based dye sensitized solar cells by the more abundant element cobalt taking a step forward in the development of environmentally ... - Read MoreGenome-wide profiling of microRNAs demonstrates how increasing CO2 and temperatures affect plant development
Mechanochemistry
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose stomach ulcers without taking tissue samples from the stomach Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark now report to have developed a new safer and noninvasive diagnostic technique ...
- Green innovator: Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boards
- Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves
- Silkworms spin colored silks while on a 'green' dyed-leaf diet
- New device to revolutionize gaming in virtual realities
- Friction in the nano-world: Physicists discover a new kind of friction
Synthetic chemistry
Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzersA big step in the development of next generation fuel cells and water alkali electrolyzers has been achieved with the discovery of a new class of bimetallic nanocatalysts that are an order of magnitude higher ...
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- New discoveries show biological formation of oxygen in soils
- Carbon dioxide tamed: Making this ubiquitous gas industrially useful
- Carbon nanotube sponge shows improved water clean-up
- Dual catalysts help synthesize alpha-olefins into new organic compounds
Environmental Chemistry
Offshore dispersant data and decisionsDispersants are often used in oil spill responses because they may mitigate the environmental impacts of the spill by moving the oil from the water surface into the water column enhancing its biodegradation While this ...
- Sun's energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- First infrared satellite monitoring of peak pollution episodes in China
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions
Chemical Kinetics
An improved, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting devicesSolar energy appears to be the only form of renewable that can be exploited at level that matches the world's growing needs However it is equally necessary to find efficient ways to store solar energy ...
Food Chemistry
Scientists from the Hamburg Center for Free Electron Laser Science have devised a novel way to boil water in less than a trillionth of a second The theoretical concept which has not yet been demonstrated ...
- FDA to Review Safety of Chemicals in Soaps, Cornell Expert Available
- Gentle pasteurization of milk – with microwaves
- Tiny 'Lego' blocks build Janus nanotubes with potential for new drugs and water purification
- Gaming technology unravels one of the most complex entities in nature: Computational research unveils secrets in the human carbohydrate bar-code
- Quick test kit detects phenolic compounds in drinking water
Theoretical Chemistry
Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasersRadio waves are used for many measurements and applications for example in communication with mobile phones MRI scans scientific experiments and cosmic observations But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument limits how sensitive ...
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
- Researchers 'detune' a molecule: Scientists control the bonds between atoms in a buckyball
- Establishing guides for molecular counting using fluorescent proteins
- Golden trap: Highly sensitive system to detect individual molecules
- Programming smart molecules: Machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent
Chemical Physics
Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behaviorIn collaboration with colleagues from Berlin and Madrid researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Basel have pulled up isolated molecular chains from a gold surface using the tip of an atomic ...
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Training the brain using neurofeedback
- Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of migrating birds flying in a V-formation
- Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of birds flying in a V-formation
- Viewing macro behaviors of ultra-cold quantum gases through the micro-world
Chemistry Education
Modelling modules lead to higher-quality aluminiumThe Norwegian project Modelling assisted Innovation for the Aluminium DC Casting Process MINAC has developed modelling tools that show the impact of even minute adjustments to the casting process on casthouse products The aluminium industry ...
Biophysical Chemistry
The question how rapidly animals plants or microorganisms can colonize new territories is not only of interest to ecologists the spread of invasive species can also have economic consequences e g in the agricultural sector ...
- Found: New cellulose digestion mechanism by fast-eating enzyme
- Intense two-color double X-ray laser pulses: Powerful tool to study ultrafast processes
- X-ray laser can solve protein structures from scratch
- Bringing out the best in X-ray crystallography data
- Tapping fungus to unlock energy: Crafting a better enzyme cocktail to turn plants into fuel faster
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- New innovation could mean eye injections are a thing of the past
- Blue paint on Japanese bullet trains can inhibit bacterial growth
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- The Birds and the Bees of Proteins
- New Molecules Doom Proteins with Kiss of Death
- New Drugs for Bad Bugs
- Sustainable Energy Is Focus of Plenary Talks at American Chemical Society Meeting
- American Chemical Society Meeting Features Family Event, Benefits of Chemistry Program
- Researchers Create Synthetic Version of Heparin for Use in Kidney Patients
- Artificial Leaf Jumps Developmental Hurdle
- Earwax: A New Frontier of Human Odor Information
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
- Swiss Cheese Crystal, or High-Tech Sponge?
- First infrared satellite monitoring of peak pollution episodes in China
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- New discoveries show biological formation of oxygen in soils
- Organic chemical origins in hydrothermal systems
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cell
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
- Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins
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