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Scientists investigate the role of the 'silent killer' inside deep-diving animals
With its imperceptible features carbon monoxide is widely known as the silent killer due to its risks at lethal concentrations Far less known is that carbon monoxide is produced naturally in small quantities in humans ... - Read MoreRichest marine reptile fossil bed along Africa's South Atlantic coast is dated at 71.5 mya
A new study uses carbon isotope dating to determine the first precise age for this bed and ties the western coast of Africa to 30 million years of global geologic records Paleontologists at Southern Methodist ... - Read MoreEmissions from forests influence very first stage of cloud formation
Clouds play a critical role in Earth's climate Clouds also are the largest source of uncertainty in present climate models according to the latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Much of the ... - Read MoreOn the shoulder of a giant: Precursor volcano to the island of O'ahu discovered
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i Mānoa UHM Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de L'Environment France and Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute recently discovered that O'ahu actually consists of three major Hawaiian shield volcanoes ... - Read MoreGrowing camelina, safflower in the pacific northwest
on blowing dust emissions The Columbia Plateau of the Inland Pacific Northwest experiences significant windblown dust from excessively tilled agricultural lands Brenton Sharratt and William Schillinger found that adding camelina or safflower crops into a ... - Read MoreNew implanted devices may reshape medicine: Researchers create transistors that wrap around tissues
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft when implanted inside the body and can deploy to grip 3 D objects such as ... - Read MoreDeformable mirror corrects errors
Very high power is needed to cut or weld using a laser beam But this creates its own problem the beam's energy deforms the mirrors that are focusing it to a point When this happens ... - Read MoreTricking the uncertainty principle: New measurement technique goes beyond the limits imposed by quantum physics
Caltech researchers have found a way to make measurements that go beyond the limits imposed by quantum physics Today we are capable of measuring the position of an object with unprecedented accuracy but quantum physics ... - Read MoreNew insight into thermoelectric materials may boost green technologies
Thermoelectric materials can turn a temperature difference into an electric voltage Among their uses in a variety of specialized applications generating power on space probes and cooling seats in fancy cars University of Miami UM ... - Read MoreDefinitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
Researchers have found the first definitive evidence of how silicalite 1 MFI type zeolites grow showing that growth is a concerted process involving both the attachment of nanoparticles and the addition of molecules Both processes ... - 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 ...
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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Control methane now, greenhouse gas expert warns
no picAs the shale gas boom continues the atmosphere receives more methane adding to Earth’s greenhouse gas problem Robert Howarth greenhouse gas expert and ecology and environmental biology professor fears that we may not be many ... - Read MoreGoing beyond the surface: New tech could take light-based cancer treatment deep inside the body
no picPhotodynamic therapy PDT is an effective treatment for easily accessible tumors such as oral and skin cancer But the procedure which uses lasers to activate special drugs called photosensitizing agents isn't adept at fighting cancer ... - Read MoreSilly Putty material inspires better batteries: Silicon dioxide used to make lithium-ion batteries that last three times longer
no picUsing a material found in Silly Putty and surgical tubing a group of researchers at the University of California Riverside Bourns College of Engineering have developed a new way to make lithium ion batteries that ... - Read MoreHope for paraplegic patients: Implantable microelectrode stimulates spinal cord with electric impulses
no picPeople with severe injuries to their spinal cord currently have little prospect of recovery and remain confined to their wheelchairs Now all that could change with a new treatment that stimulates the spinal cord using ... - Read MoreCameras and displays: Organic photodiodes for sensor applications
no picPowerful inexpensive and even flexible when they need to be organic photodiodes are a promising alternative to silicon based photodetectors They are used to improve light sensitivity in cameras and to check displays for homogeneous ... - Read More- «
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Photochemistry
High-tech materials purify water with sunlightSunlight plus a common titanium pigment might be the secret recipe for ridding pharmaceuticals pesticides and other potentially harmful pollutants from drinking water Scientists combined several high tech components to make an easy to use ...
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- Solar-power device would use heat to enhance efficiency
- Photosynthesis mechanism: Tofu-like crystalline catalysts for producing clean energy
- General in the Solar Army to High School and College Students: 'We Are Recruiting'
- Off-grid sterilization with 'solar steam'
Bioinorganic Chemistry
How knots can swap positions on a DNA strandPhysicists of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz JGU and the Graduate School of Excellence Materials Science in Mainz MAINZ have been able with the aid of computer simulations to confirm and explain a mechanism by which ...
- Artificial enzyme mimics natural detoxification mechanism in liver cells
- Compact, extremely small-scale incubator microscope to examine cells in time lapse
- DNA can be damaged by very low-energy radiation
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- BLAST off! Exploring the universe of biochemical reactions
Chemical Biology
Research Finds Bedbugs Can Be Killed with Lower Dosage of ChemicalA recent change to bedbug fumigation will make it more cost effective to get rid of the pests thanks to research from Kansas State University The phrase sleep tight don't let the bedbugs bite might ...
- American Chemical Society Meeting Features Hands-On Family Event, Energy Symposia
- 'Molecular movies' will enable extraordinary gains in bioimaging, health research
- Muscle-powered bio-bots walk on command
- 'Nanosubmarine' designed that delivers complementary molecules inside cells
- Managing specialized microbes to clean stubborn chemicals from environment
Materials Science
A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chipResearchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden Rossendorf HZDR the Vienna University of Technology and the Maria Curie Skłodowska University Lublin have succeeded in embedding nearly perfect semiconductor crystals into a silicon nanowire With this new ...
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- Squishy robots: Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states
- New materials for future green tech devices
- Labs characterize carbon for lithion-ion batteries
- 3-D nanostructure could benefit nanoelectronics, gas storage: functional advantages of 3-D boron nitride predicted
Bioorganic Chemistry
Atomic structure of key muscle component revealedActin is the most abundant protein in the body and when you look more closely at its fundamental role in life it's easy to see why It is the basis of most movement in the ...
Polymer Chemistry
Cheap, highly efficient solar cells: A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cellPerovskite solar cells show tremendous promise in propelling solar power into the marketplace The cells use a hole transportation layer which promotes the efficient movement of electrical current after exposure to sunlight However manufacturing the ...
- Shatterproof screens that save smartphones
- Preserving bread longer: A new edible film made with essential oils
- Conducting polymer films decorated with biomolecules for cell research use
- Cheap, environmentally-friendly method for making transparent conductive films for laptops, smartphones, solar cells
- Determining biocontainers' carbon footprint
Crystallography
Liquid crystal as lubricantThanks to a new lubricant small gears can run with virtually no friction Made from liquid crystalline fluid these lubricants drastically reduce friction and wear Lubricants are used in motors axels ventilators and manufacturing machines ...
- Definitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
- Researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses
- Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source: Device is like a photonic crystal, but smaller and tunable
- Crystal Mysteries Spiral Deeper
- Vaterite: Crystal within a crystal helps resolve an old puzzle
Immunochemistry
How beryllium causes deadly lung diseaseUsing exquisitely detailed maps of molecular shapes and the electrical charges surrounding them researchers at National Jewish Health have discovered how the metal beryllium triggers a deadly immune response in the lungs In the July ...
Femtochemistry
Efficient structures help build a sustainable futureWhen envisioning a new structure engineers often have to balance design choices against the environmental impact of materials used It is estimated that 40 to 50 percent of greenhouse gases are produced by the construction ...
- New use for touchless technology in the operating theatre
- Lasers, night-vision technology help improve imaging of hidden lymphatic system
- Novel laser system mimics sunlight to test solar cell efficiency
- New laser sensing technology for self-driving cars, smartphones and 3-D video games
- Shaping ultrashort laser pulses: Laser light needs more bass
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Recent News
- The electric slide dance of DNA knots
- Quantum leap in lasers brightens future for quantum computing
- Technique simplifies creation of high-tech crystals
- Discovery is key to metal wear in sliding parts
- A crystal wedding in the nanocosmos may lead to fast multi-functional processing units on single chip
- Nano-sized chip picks up scent of explosives molecules better than dog's nose
- Eco-pottery product from water treatment sludge
- Cost-effective, solvothermal synthesis of heteroatom (S or N)-doped graphene developed
- Dream come true for chemists? Creating organic zeolites
- Spinach could lead to alternative energy more powerful than Popeye
- Dead body feeding larvae useful in forensic investigations
- Unleashing the power of quantum dot triplets
- Chemist develops X-ray vision for quality assurance
- Atomic structure of key muscle component revealed
- How to power California with wind, water and sun
- Solar energy gets a boost: 'Singlet fission' can increase solar cell efficiency by as much as 30 percent
- Getting a charge out of water droplets: Water jumping from a superhydrophobic surface can be harnessed to produce electricity
- Squishy robots: Phase-changing material could allow even low-cost robots to switch between hard and soft states
- New materials for future green tech devices
- Anti-tank missile detector joins fight against malaria
- Researchers discover boron 'buckyball'
- Cheap, highly efficient solar cells: A new stable and cost-cutting type of perovskite solar cell
- Labs characterize carbon for lithion-ion batteries
- 3-D nanostructure could benefit nanoelectronics, gas storage: functional advantages of 3-D boron nitride predicted
- When is a molecule a molecule? Scientists watch fast electron jumps in exploding molecules
- Scientists experimentally re-create conditions deep inside giant planets, such as Jupiter and many exo-planets
- Research Finds Bedbugs Can Be Killed with Lower Dosage of Chemical
- Scientists Find Protein-Building Enzymes Have Undergone Metamorphosis and Evolved Diverse New Functions
- Removing disordered regions of shape-shifting protein explains how blood clots
- Directly visualizing hydrogen bonds
- Improving tumor radiation therapy: When basic ions break DNA down
- Best-ever efficiency points to clean, green gas-diesel engine
- Efficient structures help build a sustainable future
- A Natural Way to Monitor, and Possibly Control Populations of, Stink Bugs
- Study of noninvasive retinal imaging device presented at Alzheimer's conference
- Flashes of light on a superconductor
- Deep within spinach leaves, vibrations enhance efficiency of photosynthesis
- Technology produces clean-burning hydrogen fuel cheaply using carbon nanotubes
- Fuel cells for powering homes
- Physicists detect process even rarer than the long-sought Higgs particle
- First snapshots of water splitting in photosynthesis
- Uncertainty gives scientists new confidence in search for novel materials
- Pressure cell for reproducing deep-Earth chemistry
- Postcards from the photosynthetic edge: Femtosecond snapshots of photosynthetic water oxidation
- Making quantum connections: The speed of information in a spin network
- Silicon oxide for better computer memory: Use of porous silicon oxide reduces forming voltage, improves manufacturability
- Neutron crystallography resolves long-standing molecular mystery
- Sophisticated radiation detector designed for broad public use
- Ultrasound tracks odor representation in brain
- Bacteria Hijack Plentiful Iron Supply Source to Flourish
- Study Yields First Snapshots of Water Splitting in Photosynthesis
- American Chemical Society Meeting Features Hands-On Family Event, Energy Symposia
- New Compound Treats Both Blindness and Diabetes in Animal Studies
- Potent Spider Toxin 'Electrocutes' German, Not American, Cockroaches
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