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Organic chemistry: Leading light waves astray
The development of structured synthetic materials with unusual electromagnetic properties so called metamaterials promises to provide access to special physical effects of great technological interest Metamaterials have already been fabricated that have a negative refractive ... - Read MoreCotton offers a new ecologically friendly way to clean up oil spills
New generation soil property maps for Africa
Collaborations Between Cooks and Chemists Push the Boundaries of Taste
to see eyes light up realizing that the very simple pleasures of food are chemistry A simple example is people love knowing what is happening with proteins when they are frying an egg They can ... - Read MoreWhy going green is good chemistry
Global Leaders of $3.5 Trillion Enterprise Gathering for Two Days of Talks
are gathering here today to consider a formula for ensuring the future success of the scientists whose work touches 96 percent of all the world’s manufactured goods The special symposium titled “Vision 2025 How to ... - Read MoreCommunicating the science of the '6x°C egg'
Why does the 65 degree egg and its 6X°C counterparts continue to entice chefs and diners at chic restaurants when the science underpinning that supposed recipe for perfection in boiling an egg is flawed Share ... - Read MoreCommunicating the Science of the '6x deg.C Egg' -- and Much More
does not matter “The idea that cooking time does not matter is nonsense ” Vega said citing research he did and published in the peer reviewed journal Food Biophysics that debunked the idea It carefully ... - Read MoreEnergy and Food Are the Focus of the American Chemical Society Meeting in 'The Big Easy'
related to the theme carry titles that include “The Chemistry of the Bar ” “Analytical Chemistry of the Deepwater Horizon Spill ” “Biofuels and Sustainable Energy ” the “Nexus of Food Energy and Water” and ... - Read MoreChemistry: Elusive mechanism of widely used click reaction revealed
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute TSRI have illuminated the mechanism at the heart of one of the most useful processes in modern chemistry A reaction that is robust and easy to perform it is ... - 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 ...
An old material gets a new name and with it topological insulators have another chance to shine Samarium hexaboride SmB6 has been around since the late 1960s but understanding its low temperature behavior has remained ...
It sounds like science fiction but a team from the University of Exeter with support from Shell has developed a method to make bacteria produce diesel on demand While the technology still faces many significant ...
How you get the chameleon of the molecules to settle on a particular look has been discovered by RUB chemists led by Professor Dominik Marx The molecule CH5+ is normally not to be described by ...
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 ...
The research team led by Academy Research Fellow Heikki M Tuononen has been able to identify the mechanism which enables some non metal compounds to mimic the reactivity of their metal based counterparts Chemical reactivity ...
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Interactive textbook offers new resource for chemists
no picIndustrial chemists working toward new drugs and other goals as well as organic chemistry students now have a unique new resource to guide them through chemical challenges A trio of scientists from The Scripps Research ... - Read MoreComedian's political humor affects potential voter's attitudes about candidates
no picComedians publicly ridiculing a presidential candidate may cause audiences to have negative attitudes toward that individual according to a study by Amy Bree Becker Assistant Professor at Towson University Share This See Also Social Psychology ... - Read MoreSwarm intelligence: New collective properties of swarm dynamics uncovered
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Molecular Biology
Chemists of Radboud University Nijmegen have found that a uniquely shaped enzyme that has never been seen before in biology is real two interlocked ring structures known as catenanes The results have been published early ...
Chemical Thermodynamics
In findings that could help overcome a major technological hurdle in the road toward smaller and more powerful electronics an international research team involving University of Michigan engineering researchers has shown the unique ways in ...
Environmental Chemistry
Ocean acidification due to rising carbon dioxide levels will reduce the density of coral skeletons making coral reefs more vulnerable to disruption and erosion according to a new study of corals growing where submarine springs ...
- New 'embryonic' subduction zone found
- 'Cold snap' 116 million years ago triggered marine ecosystem crisis
- Global cooling as significant as global warming, study of marine ecosystems during Cretaceous period shows
- Secrets of biological soil crusts uncovered
- Study of oceans' past raises worries about their future
Polymer Chemistry
Due to the fluctuating availability of solar energy storage solutions are urgently needed One option is to use the electrical energy generated inside solar cells to split water by means of electrolysis in the process ...
- Filmmaking magic with polymers
- Organic polymers show sunny potential: Groundwork laid for block copolymer solar cells
- Polymer breakthrough inspired by trees and ancient celtic knots
- New uses for tiny carbon nanotubes: Adding ionic liquid to nanotube films could build smaller gadgets
- Counter-intuitive behavior of microgel composed of soft polymer blobs
Agrochemistry
No food for the human race without bees It is not quite as straightforward as that A case study by ecologists from ETH Zurich in a coffee growing area in India reveals that pollinating insects ...
- Setting the standard for sustainable bioenergy crops
- Soil may harbor answer to reducing arsenic in rice
- New plant protein discoveries could ease global food and fuel demands
- Amphibians living close to farm fields are more resistant to common insecticides
- Ecological knowledge offers perspectives for sustainable agriculture
Supramolecular Chemistry
Chemists at Indiana University Bloomington have created a symmetrical five sided macrocycle that is easy to synthesize and has characteristics that may help expand the molecular tool box available to researchers in biology chemistry and ...
- Molecular 'sieves' harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
- Self-assembled nanostructures for hostile environments
- Building better blood vessels could advance tissue engineering
- Designing interlocking building blocks to create complex tissues
- Cell movement explained by molecular recycling
Spectroscopy
Metamaterials: Leading light waves astrayThe development of structured synthetic materials with unusual electromagnetic properties so called metamaterials promises to provide access to special physical effects of great technological interest Metamaterials have already been fabricated that have a negative refractive ...
- New method for tailoring optical processors
- Elucidating energy shifts in optical tweezers
- Invisible pattern can put a stop to counterfeit designer clothing
- Researchers devise method for enhancing CEST MRI
- Insights into deadly coral bleaching could help preserve reefs: Surprising result from study of 1893 World's Fair corals
Bioinorganic Chemistry
A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth The study shows that RNA is capable of catalyzing electron transfer under ...
Nuclear Chemistry
Siberian caves warn of permafrost meltdownClimate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost according to a paper to be given at the Geological Society of London on 27 June Permafrost ...
- Spot-welding graphene nanoribbons atom by atom
- Nuclear testing from the 1960s helps scientist determine whether adult brains generate new neurons
- Increased NMR/MRI sensitivity through hyperpolarization of nuclei in diamond
- Resistivity switch is window to role of magnetism in iron-based superconductors
- Giant planets offer help in faster research on material surfaces
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- Stress Hormone Could Trigger Mechanism for the Onset of Alzheimer's
- Underwater springs reveal how coral reefs respond to ocean acidification
- Predators affect the carbon cycle, study shows
- Coatings could help medical implants function better
- Efficient and inexpensive: Researchers develop catalyst material for fuel cells
- Simple and inexpensive process to make a material for carbon dioxide adsorption
- Uniquely shaped enzyme amazes chemists
- Polymer-coated catalyst protects 'artificial leaf'
- Researchers unmask Janus-faced nature of mechanical forces with supercomputer
- Artificial bone: Designing synthetic materials and quickly turning the design into reality with 3-D printing
- New 'embryonic' subduction zone found
- 'Cold snap' 116 million years ago triggered marine ecosystem crisis
- Global cooling as significant as global warming, study of marine ecosystems during Cretaceous period shows
- Noble gases hitch a ride on hydrous minerals
- Star-shaped macromolecule grabs large anions
- Secrets of biological soil crusts uncovered
- Bioenergy potential unearthed in leaf-cutter ant communities
- New Findings Regarding DNA Damage Checkpoint Mechanism in Oxidative Stress
- Memory-Boosting Chemical Is Identified in Mice
- Detecting homemade explosives, not toothpaste
- Study of oceans' past raises worries about their future
- Odors from human skin cells can be used to identify melanoma
- Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more
- Prefab houses that are glued, not nailed, together
- Unzipped nanotubes unlock potential for batteries
- New catalyst neutralizes gases responsible for climate change
- Nanoparticle opens the door to clean-energy alternatives
- Research Identifies Scent of Melanoma
- Spot-welding graphene nanoribbons atom by atom
- 'Self-cleaning' pollution-control technology could do more harm than good, study suggests
- Light-carved 'nano-volcanoes' hold promise for drug delivery
- DNA brings materials to life: DNA-coated colloids help create novel self-assembling materials
- Silicon-based nanoparticles could make LEDs cheaper, greener to produce
- Discovery of new material state counterintuitive to laws of physics
- Molecular 'sieves' harness ultraviolet irradiation for greener power generation
- Fossil kangaroo teeth reveal mosaic of Pliocene ecosystems in Queensland
- Luminous bacterial proteins detect chemicals in water
- Rapid adaptation is purple sea urchins' weapon against ocean acidification
- New quantum dot technique combines best of optical and electron microscopy
- Nano-thermometer enables first atomic-scale heat transfer measurements
- Deep biosphere harbors active, growing communities of microorganisms
- Cameras five times more sensitive to light? An ultrasensitive molybdenum-based image sensor developed
- Filmmaking magic with polymers
- Carbon dioxide absorption in Antarctic seas
- Researchers sequence the genome of global deep ocean
- Iron fertilization, process of putting iron into ocean to help capture carbon, could backfire
- Moving Iron in Antarctica
- Chalking up a marine blooming alga: Genome fills a gap in the tree of life
- Life underground: Microbes active far beneath seafloor
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