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Molecular coordination in evolution
A CNIO team led by Alfonso Valencia has revised the latest methodologies for studying the evolution and interaction of proteins as well as future applications for selective drug development Share This See Also Molecular Biology ... - Read MoreScientists confirm original tetrahedral model of molecular structure of water
Protein origami: Quick folders are the best
Chemical reactions: How some non-metal compounds mimic the behavior of their metal-based counterparts
New information on binding gold particles over metal oxide surfaces
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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The miniaturization of electronics continues to create unprecedented capabilities in computer and communications applications enabling handheld wireless devices with tremendous computing performance operating on battery power This same miniaturization of electronic systems is also creating ...
Natural Product Chemistry
How active a living cell is can be seen by its oxygen consumption The method for determining this consumption has now been significantly improved by chemists in Bochum The problem up to now was that ...
- CO2 Released From Burning Fuel Today Goes Back Into New Fuels Tomorrow
- Carbon dioxide released from burning fuel today goes back into new fuels tomorrow
- New technology measures oxygen in individual red blood cells in real time
- Biobatteries catch breath
- Deforestation triggers carbon collapse of tropical peatlands
Chemical Thermodynamics
Tops and branches from tree felling sites are reborn in the laboratory as compact pellets However the energy industry will not act until the price is right We have all seen it when we walk ...
- 'Invisibility cloak' for thermal flow constructed
- Keeping beverages cool in summer: I''s not just the heat, it's the humidity
- Innovative self-cooling, thermoelectric system consumes no electricity
- Research could improve heat dissipation in 3-D systems
- Model Allows Engineers to Test Fuel Systems on Computers
Chemical Biology
Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technologyA new streamlined approach to genetic engineering drastically reduces the time and effort needed to insert new genes into bacteria the workhorses of biotechnology scientists are reporting Published in the journal ACS Synthetic Biology the ...
- Single-cell transfection tool enables added control for biological studies
- Beautiful 'flowers' self-assemble in a beaker
- Squishy hydrogels may be the ticket for studying biological effects of nanoparticles
- Research On Cilia Heats Up: Implications For Hearing, Vision Loss And Kidney Disease
- Revealing hidden fungal species using DNA: The importance of recognizing cryptic diversity
Medicinal Chemistry
Study Links Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teensthe bodies of most Americans Once perceived as harmless phthalates have come under increasing scrutiny A growing collection of evidence suggests dietary exposure to phthalates which can leech from packaging and mix with food may ...
Electrochemistry
Frustration led to revelation when Rice University scientists determined how graphene might be made useful for high capacity batteries Calculations by the Rice lab of theoretical physicist Boris Yakobson found a graphene boron anode should ...
- New technique to improve quality control of lithium-ion batteries
- New battery design could help solar and wind power the grid
- Understanding the Life of Lithium Ion Batteries in Electric Vehicles
- Tin nanocrystals for the battery of the future
- Lithium-Ion Battery Technology Topic of Dozens of New Scientific Reports This Week
Spectroscopy
Rice University scientists have unveiled a robust new method for arranging metal nanoparticles in geometric patterns that can act as optical processors that transform incoming light signals into output of a different color The breakthrough ...
- 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
- Plasmonics: Model makes light work of nanocircuits
Chemical Physics
Optics: Statistics light the wayA revelation of how photoreceptive cells in the eye distinguish between different light sources could pave the way for a novel class of optical devices Millions of years of evolution have molded our eyes into ...
- Observation of second sound in a quantum gas
- Perfectly doped quantum dots yield 'colors to dye for'
- Device for portable, ultra-precise clocks and quantum sensors developed
- Graphene quantum dots may someday tell if it will rain on Mars
- Best of both worlds: Towards a quantum internet with combined optical and electrical technique
Chemical Industry
Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in ArkansasA new study by scientists at Duke University and the U S Geological Survey USGS finds no evidence of groundwater contamination from shale gas production in Arkansas Our results show no discernible impairment of groundwater ...
- 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
- New mechanism converts natural gas to energy faster, captures CO2
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- Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
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- Vast methane-based ecosystem uncovered
- New technique may open up an era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices
- Volcanoes cause climate gas concentrations to vary
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- Unique method creates correct mirror image of molecule
- Polymer breakthrough inspired by trees and ancient celtic knots
- Study Links Chemicals Widely Found in Plastics and Processed Food to Elevated Blood Pressure in Children and Teens
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- Engineers devise new way to produce clean hydrogen
- New method for producing clean hydrogen
- New method for tailoring optical processors
- Scientists uncover how grapefruits provide a secret weapon in medical drug delivery
- Abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral species predicted by model
- Single-cell transfection tool enables added control for biological studies
- Geochemist aids development of geologic time scale for study of Earth's history
- How gold nanoparticles can help fight ovarian cancer
- Opening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene
- Non-wetting fabric that drains sweat invented
- Origins of life: In early Earth, iron helped RNA catalyze electron transfer
- Amazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rainforest
- Fastest measurements ever made of ion channel proteins
- Kinks and curves at the nanoscale: New research shows 'perfect twin boundaries' are not so perfect
- Nanoantennas improve infrared sensing
- Advance in nanotech gene sequencing technique
- Bacteria use hydrogen, carbon dioxide to produce electricity
- Earth's iron core is surprisingly weak
- In Early Earth, Iron Helped RNA Catalyze Electron Transfer
- Reading rock to understand how climate change unfolds
- Add boron for better batteries
- X-ray tomography of living frog embryo
- World's smallest liquid droplets ever made in the lab, experiment suggests
- Team wins Cubesat berth to gather Earth energy imbalance measurements
- Research into carbon storage in Arctic tundra reveals unexpected insight into ecosystem resiliency
- Beautiful 'flowers' self-assemble in a beaker
- Artificial forest for solar water-splitting: First fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem
- Carbon in a twirl: The science behind a self-assembled nano-carbon helix
- New insights into how materials transfer heat could lead to improved electronics
- DNA-guided assembly yields novel ribbon-like nanostructures
- Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas
- Fall warming on Antarctic Peninsula driven by tropically forced circulation
- Billion-year-old water could hold clues to life on Earth and Mars
- Nanoscavengers could usher in next generation water purification
- Natural 'keystone molecules' punch over their weight in ecosystems
- Physicists light 'magnetic fire' to reveal energy's path
- First precise MEMS output measurement technique unveiled
- Solar panels as inexpensive as paint?
- Chemists demonstrate nanoscale alloys so bright they could have potential medical applications
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