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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
By identifying two genes required for transforming inorganic into organic mercury which is far more toxic scientists have just taken a significant step toward protecting human health Share This See Also Genes Human Biology Dentistry Chemistry ...
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
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
Carbohydrate Chemistry
As spring warms up Wisconsin humans aren't the only ones tending their gardens At the University of Wisconsin Madison Department of Bacteriology colonies of leaf cutter ants cultivate thriving communities of fungi and bacteria using ...
- Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more
- Wood not so green a biofuel? Logging may have greater impact on carbon emissions than previously thought
- Metal-free catalyst outperforms platinum in fuel cell
- Catalyst could jump-start e-cars, green energy
- Charge your mobile phone with formic acid?
Chemical Physics
It's not reruns of The Jetsons but researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television ...
Chemical Industry
A newly synthesized material might provide a dramatically improved method for separating the highest octane components of gasoline Measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST have clarified why The research team which ...
- Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas
- Low-Grade Cotton Offers More Ecologically-Friendly Way to Clean Oil Spills
- Geologists study mystery of 'eternal flames'
- Researchers find a way to make steel without greenhouse-gas emissions
- New mechanism converts natural gas to energy faster, captures carbon dioxide
Medicinal Chemistry
Tiny implants to monitor bodily functions or to provide insulin or any other drug based on immediate need would be an advancement in personalized medicine but a problem inherent in implants is the tendency of ...
- Life underground: Microbes active far beneath seafloor
- Nanofiber sensor detects diabetes or lung cancer faster and easier
- Natural Products Drug Discovery Group explores plant potential
- Dense hydrogen in a new light
- Study Links Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
Acid-base Chemistry
Efficient robust and economic catalyst materials hold the key to achieving a breakthrough in fuel cell technology Scientists from Jülich and Berlin have developed a material for converting hydrogen and oxygen to water using a ...
Synthetic chemistry
Screens made of organic light diodes promise unfathomable possibilities Yet high production costs often prevent their widespread use A new kind of production saves not only costs but also improves the radiance of the OLED ...
Scientific Communication
A new type of soil property maps for Africa has been launched by ISRIC − World Soil Information in Wageningen Netherlands The maps are freely accessible Share This See Also Geography Landslides Acid Rain Global ...
- Collaborations Between Cooks and Chemists Push the Boundaries of Taste
- Global Leaders of $3.5 Trillion Enterprise Gathering for Two Days of Talks
- Communicating the science of the '6x°C egg'
- Communicating the Science of the '6x deg.C Egg' -- and Much More
- Energy and Food Are the Focus of the American Chemical Society Meeting in 'The Big Easy'
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- Autonomous energy-scavenging micro devices will test water quality, monitor bridges, more
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- Nanoparticle opens the door to clean-energy alternatives
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- DNA brings materials to life: DNA-coated colloids help create novel self-assembling materials
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- New quantum dot technique combines best of optical and electron microscopy
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- 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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