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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 ...
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 ...
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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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Supramolecular Chemistry
Supramolecular chemistry aka chemistry beyond the molecule in which molecules and molecular complexes are held together by non covalent bonds is just beginning to come into its own with the emergence of nanotechnology Metal organic ...
Nuclear Chemistry
Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel toneProtein from a small tasty mollusk inspired Michigan Technological University's Bruce P Lee to invent a new type of hydrogel actuator Hydrogels are soft networks of polymers with high water content like jello Because of ...
Neurochemistry
PET molecular imaging of the brain reveals that ketamine may act as an antidepressant by boosting serotonin activity in brain areas involved in motivation Ketamine is a potent anesthetic employed in human and veterinary medicine ...
Photochemistry
A new approach to harvesting solar energy developed by MIT researchers could improve efficiency by using sunlight to heat a high temperature material whose infrared radiation would then be collected by a conventional photovoltaic cell ...
- 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'
- Purple sunlight eaters: Microorganisms found in salt flats could offer new path to green hydrogen fuel
- Artificial forest for solar water-splitting: First fully integrated artificial photosynthesis nanosystem
Chemical Physics
Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behaviorIn collaboration with colleagues from Berlin and Madrid researchers at the Department of Physics at the University of Basel have pulled up isolated molecular chains from a gold surface using the tip of an atomic ...
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Training the brain using neurofeedback
- Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of migrating birds flying in a V-formation
- Novel technology reveals aerodynamics of birds flying in a V-formation
- Viewing macro behaviors of ultra-cold quantum gases through the micro-world
Environmental Chemistry
Plumes of several anthropogenic pollutants especially particulate matter and carbon monoxide located near ground level over China have for the first time been detected from space The work was carried out by a team at ...
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions
- A 21st Century Adaptation of the Miller-Urey Origin of Life Experiments
- Water cycle amplifies abrupt climate change
- Poison-breathing bacteria may be boon to industry, environment
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Scientists at EMBL EBI have developed EC BLAST software that makes it easier to develop novel enzymes Published in Nature Methods the program makes it possible to quickly compare the functions of thousands of catalysts ...
Sonochemistry
Unlocking the brain's secrets using soundThe brain is a reclusive organ Neurons the cells that make up the brain nerves and spinal cord communicate with each other using electrical pulses known as action potentials but their interactions are complicated and ...
Chemical Kinetics
An improved, cost-effective catalyst for water-splitting devicesSolar energy appears to be the only form of renewable that can be exploited at level that matches the world's growing needs However it is equally necessary to find efficient ways to store solar energy ...
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- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- The Birds and the Bees of Proteins
- New Molecules Doom Proteins with Kiss of Death
- New Drugs for Bad Bugs
- Sustainable Energy Is Focus of Plenary Talks at American Chemical Society Meeting
- American Chemical Society Meeting Features Family Event, Benefits of Chemistry Program
- Researchers Create Synthetic Version of Heparin for Use in Kidney Patients
- Artificial Leaf Jumps Developmental Hurdle
- Earwax: A New Frontier of Human Odor Information
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
- Swiss Cheese Crystal, or High-Tech Sponge?
- First infrared satellite monitoring of peak pollution episodes in China
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- New discoveries show biological formation of oxygen in soils
- Organic chemical origins in hydrothermal systems
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cell
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
- Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins
- Study: Electric drive vehicles have little impact on US pollutant emissions
- E-whiskers: Highly sensitive tactile sensors developed for robotics and other applications
- Training the brain using neurofeedback
- Bio-inspired robotic device could aid ankle-foot rehabilitation
- Unlocking the brain's secrets using sound
- Engineering new properties on ultra-thin nanomaterials: Tool opens door for design of new phases of materials
- Engineers create light-activated 'curtains'
- Best techniques for intracellular particle tracking
- Energy-dense sugar battery created
- Breakthrough technology enables gene silencing to heal wounds
- Hydrocephalus: Sensors monitor cerebral pressure
- Novel nanotherapy breakthrough may help reduce recurrent heart attacks, stroke
- A 21st Century Adaptation of the Miller-Urey Origin of Life Experiments
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