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New 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 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 MoreSilly Putty material inspires better batteries: Silicon dioxide used to make lithium-ion batteries that last three times longer
Using 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 MoreLighting the way to graphene-based devices
Graphene continues to reign as the next potential superstar material for the electronics industry a slimmer stronger and much faster electron conductor than silicon With no natural energy band gap however graphene's superfast conductance can't ... - Read MoreThe promise of purple for enhanced bioimaging
Newly detected 'energy clustering' structures inside rare earth nanoparticles generate intense violet light which is ideal for studying photon induced transformations Labeling biomolecules with light emitting nanoparticles is a powerful technique for observing cell movement ... - Read MoreCatalytic upgrade: Better and cheaper renewable biofuels
New catalysts to remove oxygenated compounds from bio derived oils may lead to better and cheaper renewable biofuels Dwindling crude oil reserves accompanied by rising prices and environmental concerns have led to increased interest in ... - Read MoreDetecting trace amounts of explosives with light
University of Adelaide research may help in the fight against terrorism with the creation of a sensor that can detect tiny quantities of explosives with the use of light and special glass fibres Published in ... - Read MoreNanoscope to probe chemistry on the molecular scale
For years scientists have had an itch they couldn't scratch Even with the best microscopes and spectrometers it's been difficult to study and identify molecules at the so called mesoscale a region of matter that ... - 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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Light waves allow preferred bond breaking in symmetric molecules
no picChemical bonds between carbon and hydrogen atoms are amongst the strongest in nature and their selective breaking in particular in symmetric molecules is of interest to chemical synthesis and the development of new biologically active ... - Read MoreRegenerating plastic grows back after damage
no picLooking at a smooth sheet of plastic in one University of Illinois laboratory no one would guess that an impact had recently blasted a hole through it Illinois researchers have developed materials that not only ... - Read MoreDiscovery offers new possibilities for clean energy research: New high-efficiency thermoelectric material
no picUniversity of Houston physicists have discovered a new thermoelectric material offering high performance at temperatures ranging from room temperature up to 300 degrees Celsius or about 573 degrees Fahrenheit This new material is better than ... - Read MoreNanoscale heat flow predictions: Environmentally-friendly and cost-effective nanometric-scale energy devices
no picHeat flow in novel nanomaterials could help in creating environmentally friendly and cost effective nanometric scale energy devices Physicists are now designing novel materials with physical properties tailored to meet specific energy consumption needs Before ... - Read MoreRecycling to ensure sufficient raw materials for the future
no picAbout 70 billion tons of raw materials are extracted world wide annually That is twice as much as at the end of the 1970s This trend is continuing even with finite resources One way to ... - Read MoreNuclear Chemistry
Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear falloutThe 2011 Fukushima disaster was a stark reminder of the continuing dangers posed by nuclear fallout highlighting the need for an approved drug that can be taken after radiation exposure to protect against organ injury ...
- Scientists search for new ways to deal with U. S. uranium ore processing legacy
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- New decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
- Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
Neurochemistry
New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living thingsOpening new doors for biomedical and neuroscience research Elizabeth Hillman associate professor of biomedical engineering at Columbia Engineering and of radiology at Columbia University Medical Center CUMC has developed a new microscope that can image ...
- Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
- Small molecule acts as on-off switch for nature's antibiotic factory: Tells Streptomyces to either veg out or get busy
- Fluorescent sensor developed for detecting nitric oxide, a molecule related to many diseases
- Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin
- Scientists decode serotonin receptor at room temperature
Chemical Kinetics
The gold standard: Affordable catalyst for energy and environmental applicationsPrecious elements such as platinum work well as catalysts in chemical reactions but require large amounts of metal and can be expensive However computational modeling below the nanoscale level may allow researchers to design more ...
- A green transformation for pharmaceuticals
- A new piece in the high-temperature superconductivity puzzle: 'Dressing' in superconductors
- Switching clicks in polymers: Thermoset materials acquire thermoplastic properties with the aid of triazolinediones
- Water Leads to Chemical That Gunks Up Biofuels Production
- Water-cleanup catalysts tackle biomass upgrading
Chemical Engineering
Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processingUsing one of the largest supercomputers in the world a team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota has identified potential materials that could improve the production of ethanol and petroleum products The discovery ...
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- A new step towards using graphene in electronic applications
- Engineer applies robot control theory to improve prosthetic legs
- More Hispanics earning bachelor’s degrees in physical sciences and engineering
- Could copper prevent spread of Ebola?
Biophysical Chemistry
Watching protein crystal nucleation in real timeA major hurdle in structural biology and pharmacology is growing crystals to determine the structure of the biomolecules and pharmaceuticals under study Researchers at the University of Tübingen working with colleagues from Oxford and Grenoble ...
- New research paves the way for nano-movies of biomolecules
- New research paves the way for nano-movies of biomolecules; Scientists use X-ray laser as ultra slow-motion camera
- X-ray laser reveals how bacterial protein morphs in response to light
- Unravelling the complexity of proteins
- Magnetic memory filmed in super slow motion
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Solving a case of intercellular entrapmentOptogenetics which uses light to control cellular events is poised to become an important technology in molecular biology and beyond The Reich Group in UC Santa Barbara's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has made a ...
- That smartphone is giving your thumbs superpowers
- Optogenetics: Identifying new targets for intervention
- Complementary light switchable proteins and superresolution reveal moving protein complexes in live cells at single molecule level
- Quantum mechanical calculations reveal the hidden states of enzyme active sites
- The dodo: New insights into an old bird
Immunochemistry
New technique efficiently turns antibodies into highly tuned 'nanobodies'Antibodies in charge of recognizing and homing in on molecular targets are among the most useful tools in biology and medicine Nanobodies antibodies' tiny cousins can do the same tasks for example marking molecules for ...
Materials Science
Nanoshuttle wear and tear: It’s the mileage, not the ageAs nanomachine design rapidly advances researchers are moving from wondering if the nanomachine works to how long it will work This is an especially important question as there are so many potential applications for instance ...
Agrochemistry
Bacteria as individual as people? Study of rhizobium from plant roots suggests yesBacteria are as individual as people according to new research by Professor Peter Young and his team in the Department of Biology at the University of York Bacteria are essential to health agriculture and the ...
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- Converting olive mash into cash
- Faster annotation system for prokaryotic genomes unveiled
- Chemists find a way to unboil egg whites: Ability to quickly restore molecular proteins could slash biotechnology costs
- Nanoshuttle wear and tear: It’s the mileage, not the age
- Visualizing interacting electrons in a molecule
- Researchers identify materials to improve biofuel, petroleum processing
- Lead negatively impacts cognitive functions of boys more than girls
- Promising drug candidate protects against radiation exposure from nuclear fallout
- More light shed on on biomass breakdown
- Using less fish to test chemicals safety
- The latest fashion: Graphene edges can be tailor-made
- Ocean could hold key to predicting recurring extreme winters
- Scientists search for new ways to deal with U. S. uranium ore processing legacy
- New technique helps probe performance of organic solar cell materials
- Boston's leaky pipes release high levels of heat-trapping methane
- Fossils survive volcanic eruption to tell us about the origin of the Canary Islands
- Soils could keep contaminants in wastewater from reaching groundwater, streams
- Antibiotics, bacteria, resistance genes found in dust from feedlots
- New research re-creates planet formation, super-Earths and giant planets in the laboratory
- Path to artificial photosynthesis? Manganese catalyst's electronic states characterized
- Scientists set quantum speed limit
- Fine motor skills for robotic hands
- Gold 'nano-drills' help with DNA analysis
- Exotic, gigantic molecules fit inside each other like Russian nesting dolls
- Scientists 'bend' elastic waves with new metamaterials that could have commercial applications
- New conductive coatings for flexible touchscreens
- Electroluminescent light sheets: Printable luminous particles enable cost-effective, large and curved luminous surfaces
- Decorative and flexible solar panels become part of interior design and the appearance of objects
- Sequestration on shaky ground: Natural impediment to long-term sequestration of carbon dioxide
- Watching protein crystal nucleation in real time
- Self-assembled nanotextures create antireflective surface on silicon solar cells
- Individual protons and neutrons in atomic nuclei do not behave according to predictions
- Transparent artificial nacre: A brick wall at the nanoscale
- Graphene brings quantum effects to electronic circuits
- New Research Unlocks How Melanoma Can Resist Newly Approved Drug Combo Therapy
- New decontamination tool expected to help Fukushima cleanup
- Drugs from dirt: Scientists develop first global roadmap for drug discovery
- Giant atmospheric rivers add mass to Antarctica's ice sheet
- Hierarchically-porous polymers with fast absorption
- Graphene enables all-electrical control of energy flow from light emitters
- Anti-microbial coatings with a long-term effect for surfaces
- Oils, fats innovation: Use of nanotechnology in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
- Many antennas, multiple benefits: Can handle cellular traffic more reliably
- New 'microcapsules' have potential to repair damage caused by osteoarthritis
- A contractile gel that stores light energy
- New signal amplification process set to transform communications, imaging, computing
- Portable stimulator being tested on Parkinson's patients
- Melting glaciers have big carbon impact
- Voyage from Earth's crust to its mantle and back again
- New composite protects from corrosion from high mechanical stress
- Shining a light on quantum dots measurement
- Team enlarges brain samples, making them easier to image
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- Self-destructive effects of magnetically-doped ferromagnetic topological insulators
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