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New analysis yields improvements in a classic 3-D imaging technique
Formation of functionalized nanowires by control of self-assembly using multiple modified amyloid peptides
New filtration material could make petroleum refining cheaper, more efficient
Atomic-scale investigations solve key puzzle of LED efficiency
A quantum simulator for magnetic materials
Physicists understand perfectly well why a fridge magnet sticks to certain metallic surfaces But there are more exotic forms of magnetism whose properties remain unclear despite decades of intense research An important step towards filling ... - Read MoreBiophysicists measure mechanism that determines fate of living cells
Stitching defects into world’s thinnest semiconductor
Chemists Find New Compounds to Curb Staph Infection
Released 5 23 2013 12 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom University of Wisconsin Madison more news from this source May 23 2013 MADISON Wis – In an age when microbial pathogens are growing increasingly resistant to ... - Read MoreSpheres can form squares
Quest for quantum computing advanced
Research teams from UW Milwaukee and the University of York investigating the properties of ultra thin films of new materials are helping bring quantum computing one step closer to reality An on going collaboration between ... - 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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Carbon capture: Making use of minerals
no picAmmonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization Removing excess carbon dioxide CO2 from the atmosphere may be essential to curb severe climate change Possible but ... - Read MoreOptics: Statistics light the way
no picA 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 ... - Read MoreFast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
no picA 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 ... - Read MoreTropical upper atmosphere 'fingerprint' of global warming
Detecting mirror molecules: New technique reliably tells left-handed from right-handed variant of a compound
no picHarvard physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important though time consuming processes in analytical chemistry As described ... - Read MoreTheoretical Chemistry
Detecting mirror molecules: New technique reliably tells left-handed from right-handed variant of a compoundHarvard physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important though time consuming processes in analytical chemistry As described ...
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- Engineers manipulate a buckyball by inserting a single water molecule
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Chemical Biology
A new tension gauge tether TGT laboratory method developed at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign has broad applications for research into stem cells cancer infectious disease and immunology Cells in the human body ...
- Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
- Single-cell transfection tool enables added control for biological studies
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- Research On Cilia Heats Up: Implications For Hearing, Vision Loss And Kidney Disease
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'
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- Energy and Food Are the Focus of the American Chemical Society Meeting in 'The Big Easy'
Carbohydrate Chemistry
New York University physicists have uncovered how energy is released and dispersed in magnetic materials in a process akin to the spread of forest fires a finding that has the potential to deepen our understanding ...
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
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
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- New analysis yields improvements in a classic 3-D imaging technique
- Formation of functionalized nanowires by control of self-assembly using multiple modified amyloid peptides
- New filtration material could make petroleum refining cheaper, more efficient
- Atomic-scale investigations solve key puzzle of LED efficiency
- A quantum simulator for magnetic materials
- Biophysicists measure mechanism that determines fate of living cells
- Stitching defects into world’s thinnest semiconductor
- Chemists Find New Compounds to Curb Staph Infection
- Spheres can form squares
- Quest for quantum computing advanced
- Carbon capture: Making use of minerals
- Optics: Statistics light the way
- Fast new, one-step genetic engineering technology
- Tropical upper atmosphere 'fingerprint' of global warming
- Detecting mirror molecules: New technique reliably tells left-handed from right-handed variant of a compound
- Vast methane-based ecosystem uncovered
- New technique may open up an era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices
- Volcanoes cause climate gas concentrations to vary
- Top-class biofuel from the depths of the forest
- 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
- Climate change and wildfire
- Bacterial spare parts filter antibiotic residue from groundwater
- Better understanding of water's freezing behavior at nanoscale
- 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
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