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Modelling modules lead to higher-quality aluminium
The 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 ... - Read MoreNew salt compounds challenge the foundation of chemistry
SBU Team Discovers New Compounds that Challenge the Foundation of Chemistry
that even in well defined systems like sodium chloride you can find totally new chemistry and totally new and very exciting materials ” Oganov says “It’s like discovering a new continent now we need to ... - Read MoreFace to face with Sweden's social robot
Breakthrough in study of aluminum should yield new technological advances
Breaking Bad's Addictive Chemistry
and a huge part of the show’s appeal As Pinkman exclaims during an episode of the show’s first season “Yeah Science ” Permalink to this article Comment Share ... - Read MoreConcepts for Houston, Texas flood barrier
Novel Chemistry for New Class of Antibiotic
Released 7 2 2013 10 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom University of Adelaide more news from this source Jul 3 2013 University of Adelaide research has produced a potential new antibiotic which could help in the ... - Read MoreOrganic 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 MoreWhy going green is good chemistry
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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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Chemistry: Elusive mechanism of widely used click reaction revealed
no picScientists 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 MoreInteractive 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 MoreExplosives vapor detection technology: The new 'sniff test'
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Electrochemistry
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid making power from renewable energy sources such as wind ...
- Free code to help build better batteries
- Accelerated corrosion testing of silver provides clues about performance in atmospheric conditions
- Enhancing battery performance for portable electronics
- Scientists invent self-healing battery electrode
- Better batteries through biology? Modified viruses boost battery performance
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
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 ...
Molecular Biology
Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysisIn a significant advance for the growing field of synthetic biology Rice University bioengineers have created a toolkit of genes and hardware that uses colored lights and engineered bacteria to bring both mathematical predictability and ...
- 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
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Breakthrough technology enables gene silencing to heal wounds
- DNA clamp to grab cancer before it develops
Polymer Chemistry
Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cellPhotovoltaic energy conversion offers one of the best means for the future of renewable energy in the world The efficiency of solar cells depends heavily upon the light absorbing materials they use Photovoltaic systems based ...
Natural Product Chemistry
When scientists discuss global change they often focus on the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and vegetation But soil contains more carbon than air and plants combined This means that even a minor change ...
- Researchers show how modified pacemaker strengthens failing hearts
- New antifungal composition effectively inhibits wide variety of fungi
- Computer simulations indicate calcium carbonate has a dense liquid phase
- Traditional forest management reduces fungal diversity
- Great exaptations: Most traits emerge for no crucial reason, scientists find
Separation Processes
A portable instrument that replaces a full size laboratory provides accurate multi element analysis in less than a minute Engineers from the A*STAR Institute of Materials Research and Engineering and colleagues at the University of ...
- Game changer for synthesizing new materials: Method synthesizes thousands of new compounds with ultra low thermal conductivity
- Evaporation: Tiny temperature differences are primary driving force in droplet evaporation
- Chemists Find New Compounds to Curb Staph Infection
- New technique measures evaporation globally
- 'Chemistry of the Bar' Symposium Focuses on New Orleans' Hurricane Cocktail and More
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complexA protein containing a metal complex for blue paint inhibits growth of a pathogenic bacterium through iron deprivation Professor Yoshihito Watanabe WPI ITbM Cooperating Researcher Associate Professor Osami Shoji Ms Chikako Shirataki of Nagoya University ...
Bioorganic Chemistry
Infrared sheds light on single protein complexesProteins are basic building blocks of life The chemistry and structure of proteins are essential for their biological function Indeed the structure of proteins determines their mechanical and catalytic properties e g enzymes Such functions ...
- DNA helicity, elasticity explained on nanoscale
- Dye absorption structure of dye-sensitized solar cells elucidated on molecular level: Success in dye absorption structure control
- 'X-shape' not true picture of chromosome structure, new imaging technique reveals
- Molecular structure reveals how HIV infects cells
- RNA double helix structure identified using synchrotron light
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