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Stretch and relax: Losing one electron switches magnetism on in dichromium
Scientists have used the unique Nanocluster Trap experimental station at the BESSY II synchrotron radiation source at Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin and published their results in the Journal Angewandte Chemie The electronic structure and bonding of ... - Read MoreSimulating superconducting materials with ultracold atoms
Using ultracold atoms as a stand in for electrons a Rice University based team of physicists has simulated superconducting materials and made headway on a problem that's vexed physicists for nearly three decades The research ... - Read MoreNew catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
University of Tokyo researchers have developed a novel selective catalyst that allows the creation of several basic chemicals from biomass instead of petroleum This discovery may lead to the use of plant biomass as a ... - Read MoreThreat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
Coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the $1 billion shelled mollusk industry primarily oysters and clams are at long term economic risk from the increasing threat of ocean acidification a new report concludes ... - Read MoreQuantum many-body systems on the way back to equilibrium
Advances in experimental and theoretical physics enable a deeper understanding of the dynamics and properties of quantum many body systems Considering that one cubic centimetre of matter already contains about 1019 to 1023 particles it ... - Read MoreFrequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
In an article published in Nature Communications an international collaboration of scientists around Dr Nathalie Picqué Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics and Ludwig Maximilians Universität München describes a reliable new technique of producing a ... - Read MoreAvailabililty of rare metals for manufacturing: Are we (in)dependent of rare metals?
Numerous metallic elements are regarded as critical on one hand they play an ever more important role in so called future technologies and on the other there is a high risk of supply bottlenecks Small ... - Read MoreMagnetic nanoparticles could stop blood clot-caused strokes
By loading magnetic nanoparticles with drugs and dressing them in biochemical camouflage Houston Methodist researchers say they can destroy blood clots 100 to 1 000 times faster than a commonly used clot busting technique The ... - Read MoreWaste electrical and electronic equipment, including kitchen utensils, contain valuable materials
Anything from whisks and washing machines to power tools and PCs can be classed as WEEE at their end of life stage and most are now recycled as they usually contain many valuable materials or ... - Read MoreGetting a grip on exotic atomic nuclei
A new model describing atomic nuclei proposed by a physicist from the University of Warsaw Faculty of Physics more accurately predicts the properties of various exotic isotopes that are created in supernova explosions or inside ... - 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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Climate change influences distribution of organic pollutants in the Baltic Sea
no picRegional climate change models predict an increased freshwater runoff into the Baltic Sea This will result in increased inflow of terrestrial dissolved organic carbon According to Matyas Ripszam Umeå University this change will have high ... - Read MoreDraft report analyzes policy options for hydraulic fracturing in Michigan
no picUniversity of Michigan researchers today released a detailed draft analysis of policy options for hydraulic fracturing the natural gas and oil extraction process commonly known as fracking The draft final report of the U M ... - Read MoreSystem to turn wastewater into fresh water developed
no picA Missouri University of Science and Technology professor has shown that improving wastewater treatment and saving energy are not only essential but they're also compatible Dr Jianmin Wang professor of civil architectural and environmental engineering ... - Read MoreMethane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with federal estimates
no picTens of thousands of pounds of methane leak per hour from equipment in three major natural gas basins that span Texas Louisiana Arkansas and Pennsylvania according to airborne measurements published today But the overall leak ... - Read MoreExpert Available Re GFP Research, Genetically Modified Mosquitoes. @ConnCollege Chem Prof Marc Zimmer, Author Of "Illuminating Disease"
no picExpert Pitch Released 20 Feb 2015 12 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom Connecticut College more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Marc Zimmer the Tempel Professor of Chemistry at Connecticut ... - Read More- «
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Acid-base Chemistry
Ames Laboratory Scientists Create New Compound, First Intermetallic Double Salt with Platinumand as Goethe wrote ultimately what holds the world and its compounds together in its inmost form ” The research is further discussed in a paper published in and featured on the cover of the ...
Crystallography
Rodeo in liquid crystal: Unprecedented level of control over defectsScientists have achieved an unprecedented level of control over defects in liquid crystals that can be engineered for applications in liquid matter photonics Sitting with a joystick in the comfort of their chairs scientists can ...
- Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
- Liquid crystal as lubricant
- 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
Bioorganic Chemistry
3-D neural structure guided with biocompatible nanofiber scaffolds and hydrogelsDamage to neural tissue is typically permanent and causes lasting disability in patients but a new approach has recently been discovered that holds incredible potential to reconstruct neural tissue at high resolution in three dimensions ...
- Thin transparent flexible screens: Roll up your screen and stow it away?
- Super-resolution microscopes reveal link between genome packaging, cell pluripotency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Arachnid Rapunzel: Researchers spin spider silk proteins into artificial silk
- Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
Chemical Engineering
Flexible and transparent pressure sensorHealthcare practitioners may one day be able to physically screen for breast cancer using pressure sensitive rubber gloves to detect tumors owing to a transparent bendable and sensitive pressure sensor newly developed by Japanese and ...
- Queen's University Belfast Scores a World First with Invention of 'Porous Liquid'
- Optimising soft-optoelectronics materials through molecular engineering
- Engineering a multipurpose, environmentally friendly dam
- Fluid-filled pores separate materials with fine precision
- The better to see you with: Prosthetic leg would keep an eye on path ahead
Chemical Thermodynamics
Frankfurter Fraud: Finding Out What's in Your Hot DogSep 29 2016 Hot dogs are the perfect summer fare But knowing for sure what you're getting inside a bun can be difficult Now scientists have devised a method that could help prevent frankfurter fraud ...
- Supercondenser stores heat as electricity
- Hot find: Tightly spaced objects could exchange millions of times more heat
- Virtual vehicle testing: Modeling tires realistically
- Squeeze to remove heat: Elastocaloric materials enable more efficient, 'green' cooling
- From heat and cold comes image and mirror image
Colloidal Chemistry
Making a Multi-Use, Stiff Carbon Foam Using Breadand biomass such as banana peels can be used to make these foams but they are not very stable are costly to make or have varied inner structures that cannot be adjusted So Yibin Li ...
Medicinal Chemistry
Sparkling Firework DropletsNov 21 2016 Washington D C November 21 2016 In Japan many adults hold fond childhood memories of fireworks as a symbol of the summer season Senko hanabi which translates to “sparkling fireworks ” emit ...
- Big Data for Chemistry: New Method Helps Identify Antibiotics in Mass Spectrometry Datasets
- International Team Decodes Cellular Death Signals
- First Mouse Model for the Most Common Form of Infant Leukemia, Gene Deletion Allows Cancer Cells to Thrive in the Brain, Cancer Therapy That Reduces Toxic Chemotherapy Effects, and More in the Cancer News Source
- Changes in Depression Symptoms Tied to Lung Cancer Survival, Depriving Deadly Brain Tumors of Cholesterol, New Model for Understanding Myeloma, and MORE in the Cancer News Source
- Toxicoepigenetics: The Emerging Field Many Are Exploring Without Knowing It
Chemical Physics
World's Most Sensitive Dark Matter Detector, What to Expect From the Coming Quantum Era and More in the Physics News Source Sponsored by AIPHubble Finds Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars Astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and a trick of nature have confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting two stars in the system OGLE 2007 BLG 349 ...
Separation Processes
New colors, a new world of pigments continue to evolve from accidental blue discoveryA bright blue compound that was first discovered by accident seven years ago in an Oregon State University laboratory and has since garnered global attention has now led to the more rational and methodical development ...
- Discovery Changes How Scientists Examine Rarest Elements of Periodic Table
- Crude oil production: Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step
- Deep within spinach leaves, vibrations enhance efficiency of photosynthesis
- Broadening the scope for synthesizing optically active compounds
- Lab-on-a-chip realizes potential
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