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New generation soil property maps for Africa
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to see eyes light up realizing that the very simple pleasures of food are chemistry A simple example is people love knowing what is happening with proteins when they are frying an egg They can ... - Read MoreGlobal Leaders of $3.5 Trillion Enterprise Gathering for Two Days of Talks
are gathering here today to consider a formula for ensuring the future success of the scientists whose work touches 96 percent of all the world’s manufactured goods The special symposium titled “Vision 2025 How to ... - Read MoreCommunicating the science of the '6x°C egg'
Why does the 65 degree egg and its 6X°C counterparts continue to entice chefs and diners at chic restaurants when the science underpinning that supposed recipe for perfection in boiling an egg is flawed Share ... - Read MoreCommunicating the Science of the '6x deg.C Egg' -- and Much More
does not matter “The idea that cooking time does not matter is nonsense ” Vega said citing research he did and published in the peer reviewed journal Food Biophysics that debunked the idea It carefully ... - Read MoreEnergy and Food Are the Focus of the American Chemical Society Meeting in 'The Big Easy'
related to the theme carry titles that include “The Chemistry of the Bar ” “Analytical Chemistry of the Deepwater Horizon Spill ” “Biofuels and Sustainable Energy ” the “Nexus of Food Energy and Water” and ... - Read MoreComedian's political humor affects potential voter's attitudes about candidates
Comedians publicly ridiculing a presidential candidate may cause audiences to have negative attitudes toward that individual according to a study by Amy Bree Becker Assistant Professor at Towson University Share This See Also Social Psychology ... - 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 ...
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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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
Materials Science
Everybody who has tried to stack oranges in a box knows that a regular packing of spheres in a flat layer naturally leads to a hexagonal pattern where each sphere is surrounded by six neighbours ...
- Quest for quantum computing advanced
- New technique may open up an era of atomic-scale semiconductor devices
- Opening doors to foldable electronics with inkjet-printed graphene
- Kinks and curves at the nanoscale: New research shows 'perfect twin boundaries' are not so perfect
- Nanoantennas improve infrared sensing
Synthetic chemistry
Carbon capture: Making use of mineralsAmmonium 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 ...
Nuclear Chemistry
From brain to heart to stomach the bodies of humans and animals generate weak magnetic fields that a supersensitive detector could use to pinpoint illnesses trace drugs and maybe even read minds Sensors no bigger ...
Food Chemistry
Water gives life Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden now show how the cells in our bodies are driven mainly by water power a discovery that in the long run opens the way for a ...
- Competing for milk can be a stressful thing for hyena twin siblings
- 'Seeing' the Flavor of Foods
- Revealing the Scientific Secrets of Why People Can't Stop After Eating One Potato Chip
- High Levels of Lead Detected in Rice Imported From Certain Countries
- Major Symposium on Arsenic Contamination in Food and Water Supplies
Theoretical 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 ...
- Unique method creates correct mirror image of molecule
- World's smallest liquid droplets ever made in the lab, experiment suggests
- Natural 'keystone molecules' punch over their weight in ecosystems
- Engineers manipulate a buckyball by inserting a single water molecule
- Movement of pyrrole molecules defy 'classical' physics
Polymer Chemistry
A new slow motion method of controlling the synthesis of polymers which takes inspiration from both trees and Celtic Knots opens up new possibilities in areas including medical devices drug delivery elastics and adhesives Scientists ...
- New uses for tiny carbon nanotubes: Adding ionic liquid to nanotube films could build smaller gadgets
- Counter-intuitive behavior of microgel composed of soft polymer blobs
- Plant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model
- Accidental discovery may lead to improved polymers
- Ketchup turns somersaults
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 ...
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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
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- 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
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- Groundwater unaffected by shale gas production in Arkansas
- Fall warming on Antarctic Peninsula driven by tropically forced circulation
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- 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
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