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Chemical nanoengineering: Designing drugs controlled by light
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could put you at risk for the disease “Corticosteroid uses the 5 lipoxygenase as a mechanism to damage the synapse which results in memory and learning impairment both key symptoms for Alzheimer’s ” said Pratico ... - Read MoreUniquely shaped enzyme amazes chemists
Noble gases hitch a ride on hydrous minerals
New Findings Regarding DNA Damage Checkpoint Mechanism in Oxidative Stress
Released 6 14 2013 2 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom University of North Carolina at Charlotte more news from this source Jun 14 2013 CHARLOTTE June 14 2013 In current health lore antioxidants are all the ... - Read MoreMemory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Mice
trigger different enzymes to act downstream to switch off eIF2 alpha “Among other things the inactivation of eIF2 alpha is a brake on memory consolidation ” Walter said perhaps an evolutionary consequence of a cell ... - Read MoreOdors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma
Research Identifies Scent of Melanoma
Released 6 13 2013 2 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom Monell Chemical Senses Center more news from this source Jun 13 2013 PHILADELPHIA June 13 2013 According to new research from the Monell Center and collaborating ... - Read MoreDNA brings materials to life: DNA-coated colloids help create novel self-assembling materials
Luminous bacterial proteins detect chemicals in water
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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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Deep biosphere harbors active, growing communities of microorganisms
Martian clay contains chemical implicated in the origin of life, astrobiologists find
Detection of apple juices and cereals which exceed permitted levels of mycotoxins
no picResearchers from the University of Granada Spain have analysed the presence of patulin a type of toxin produced by fungi in several commercial apple juices The results show that more than 50% of the samples ... - Read MoreMetabolic model of E. coli reveals how bacterial growth responds to temperature change
no picBioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a computational model of 1 366 genes in E coli that includes 3D protein structures and has enabled them to compute the temperature sensitivity of ... - Read MoreBees and other pollinating insects are just one factor in food production
Chemical Engineering
Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applicationsSound waves passing through the air objects that break a body of water and cause ripples or shockwaves from earthquakes all are considered elastic waves These waves travel at the surface or through a material ...
Materials Science
The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-madeTheoretical physicists at Rice University are living on the edge as they study the astounding properties of graphene In a new study they figure out how researchers can fracture graphene nanoribbons to get the edges ...
Chemical Biology
Using less fish to test chemicals safetyThe JRC has released a new strategy on how to replace reduce and refine the use of fish in testing of chemicals' effect on flora and fauna in water aquatic toxicity and chemicals' uptake and ...
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- Century-Old Drug Reverses Autism-Like Symptoms in Fragile X Mouse Model
- Tattoo-like sensor can detect glucose levels without painful finger prick
- DNA 'smart glue' could someday be used to build tissues, organs
- Stunning Zinc Fireworks When Egg Meets Sperm
Femtochemistry
Mobile radio passive radar makes harbors saferMany coastal areas and harbors go almost unprotected against acts of terror Soon a new sensor system relying on signal echoes from cell towers can quickly detect even the smallest of attack boats This mobile ...
- 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
- Robots recognize humans in disaster environments
Polymer Chemistry
New catalyst process uses light, not metal, for rapid polymerizationA team of chemistry and materials science experts from University of California Santa Barbara and The Dow Chemical Company has created a novel way to overcome one of the major hurdles preventing the widespread use ...
- Theory details how 'hot' monomers affect thin-film formation
- Of bio-hairpins and polymer-spaghetti: Spotlight on how entangled polymers flow and soften
- Continuous fabrication system for highly aligned polymer films provides method for tuning mechanical and thermal properties in bulk polymers
- Spot light on tailor-made multicyclic type of polymers
- Cheap, highly efficient solar cells: A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cell
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 ...
Mechanochemistry
WHACK! Study measures head blows in girls' lacrosseLacrosse players swing hard which is why errant stick blows are the leading cause of concussion in girls' and women's lacrosse In a new study researchers measured how much the worst blows accelerate the head ...
Bioorganic Chemistry
Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapesMIT biological engineers have created a new computer model that allows them to design the most complex three dimensional DNA shapes ever produced including rings bowls and geometric structures such as icosahedrons that resemble viral ...
Acid-base Chemistry
'Seeing' hydrogen atoms to unveil enzyme catalysis that may play key role in cancer drug developmentEnzymes are catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms and control many cellular biological processes by converting a molecule or substrate into a product used by the cell For scientists understanding details of ...
- "Seeing" Hydrogen Atoms to Unveil Enzyme Catalysis
- Chemists identify role of soil in pollution control
- New material makes water and oil roll off
- Single-atom gold catalysts may offer path to low-cost production of fuel and chemicals
- 'Superglue' for the atmosphere: How sulfuric acid increases cloud formation
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- 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
- Live imaging captures how blood stem cells take root in the body
- Atmospheric rivers, cloud-creating aerosol particles, and california reservoirs
- Antiquity of dairying on Emerald Isle revealed
- Peat fire emissions may shed light on climate change
- NASA mountaintop sensor finds high methane over Los Angeles
- NASA satellite set to get the dirt on Earth's soil moisture
- NASA, NOAA find 2014 warmest year in modern record
- Sensors could give machines more accurate sense of smell than that of humans
- New 'triggered-release' mechanism could improve drug delivery
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