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Polymer breakthrough inspired by trees and ancient celtic knots
New uses for tiny carbon nanotubes: Adding ionic liquid to nanotube films could build smaller gadgets
The atom sized world of carbon nanotubes holds great promise for a future demanding smaller and faster electronic components Nanotubes are stronger than steel and smaller than any element of silicon based electronics the ubiquitous ... - Read MoreCounter-intuitive behavior of microgel composed of soft polymer blobs
Being a physicist offers many perks For one it allows an understanding of the substances ubiquitous in everyday industrial products such as emulsions gels granular pastes or foams These are known for their intermediate behaviour ... - Read MorePlant protein shape puzzle solved by molecular 3-D model
Accidental discovery may lead to improved polymers
The accidental discovery by Chemical Engineering Professor Tim Bender and Post Doctoral Fellow Benoit Lessard of an unexpected side product of polymer synthesis could have implications for the manufacture of commercial polymers used in sealants ... - Read MoreKetchup turns somersaults
New therapeutics could accelerate wound healing
Researchers coat spinal polymer implants with bioactive film to improve bonding with bone
Eco-safe antibacterial fiber discovered
Bio-tiles and heat-resistant biopolymers
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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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Safer way to vaccinate? Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins may beat traditional vaccines
Bioinspired fibers change color when stretched
Evolution inspires more efficient solar cell design: Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped
Evolution inspires more efficient solar cell design: Geometric pattern maximizes time light is trapped in solar cell
Bio-tiles and heat-resistant biopolymers
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
Molecular Biology
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 ...
Theoretical Chemistry
Many molecules have a right and a left form just like shoes In pharmaceuticals it is important that the correct form of the molecule is used Researchers at the University of Gothenburg Sweden have been ...
- 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
- Bold move forward in molecular analyses
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 ...
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
Single-cell transfection tool enables added control for biological studiesNorthwestern University researchers have developed a new method for delivering molecules into single targeted cells through temporary holes in the cell surface The technique could find applications in drug delivery cell therapy and related biological ...
- 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
- New technique to track cell interactions in living bodies developed
Chemical Kinetics
From methanol to formaldehyde this reaction is the starting point for the synthesis of many everyday plastics Using catalysts made of gold particles formaldehyde could be produced without the environmentally hazardous waste generated in conventional ...
- Reaction rates of second key atmospheric component measured
- Cost-Saving Measure to Upgrade Ethanol to Butanol -- A Better Alternative to Gasoline
- Catalyst for green chemistry: Amberlyst-15 can act as a catalyst for the acylation of phenols and alcohols
- Breakthrough research shows chemical reaction in real time
- Catalysts that produce 'green' fuel
Synthetic chemistry
Most Americans want the U S to place more emphasis on developing solar power recent polls suggest A major impediment however is the cost to manufacture install and maintain solar panels Simply put most people ...
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
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- Geochemist aids development of geologic time scale for study of Earth's history
- How gold nanoparticles can help fight ovarian cancer
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- 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
- New uses for tiny carbon nanotubes: Adding ionic liquid to nanotube films could build smaller gadgets
- Significant improvement in performance of solar-powered hydrogen generation
- Electronics comes to paper: Paper, being light and foldable, works well for electrically conducting structures
- Obtaining polymers with à la carte optical and electrical properties
- Friction in the nano-world: Physicists discover a new kind of friction
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