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Better bomb-sniffing technology
University of Utah engineers have developed a new type of carbon nanotube material for handheld sensors that will be quicker and better at sniffing out explosives deadly gases and illegal drugs A carbon nanotube is ... - Read MoreHigh-speed 'label-free' imaging could reveal dangerous plaques
Researchers are close to commercializing a new type of medical imaging technology that could diagnose cardiovascular disease by measuring ultrasound signals from molecules exposed to a fast pulsing laser The system takes precise three dimensional ... - Read MoreJet-Fueled Electricity at Room Temperature
Released 4 Nov 2014 11 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom University of Utah more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations ACS Catalysis Northrop Grumman Corp NSF via University of ... - Read MoreOutsmarting thermodynamics in self-assembly of nanostructures
If you can uniformly break the symmetry of nanorod pairs in a colloidal solution you're a step ahead of the game toward achieving new and exciting metamaterial properties But traditional thermodynamic driven colloidal assembly of ... - Read MoreString field theory could be the foundation of quantum mechanics: Connection could be huge boost to string theory
Two USC researchers have proposed a link between string field theory and quantum mechanics that could open the door to using string field theory or a broader version of it called M theory as the ... - Read MoreCombining 'Tinkertoy' materials with solar cells for increased photovoltaic efficiency
Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have received a $1.2 million award from the U S Department of Energy's SunShot Initiative to develop a technique that they believe will significantly improve the efficiencies of photovoltaic materials ... - Read More3-D printing incorporates quasicrystals for stronger manufacturing products
Researchers at the University of Lorraine in France say that quasicrystals a type of complex metal alloy with crystal like properties can be useful in the design of new composite materials Automotive aerospace and machinery ... - Read MorePhysicists pave the way for quantum interfaces
Tübingen researchers can control interplay of light and matter at the level of individual photons emitted by rubidium Researchers led by Dr Sebastian Slama of Tübingen University's Institute of Physics have succeeded in directing the ... - Read MoreTracking heat-driven decay in leading electric vehicle batteries
Rechargeable electric vehicles are one of the greatest tools against rising pollution and carbon emissions and their widespread adoption hinges on battery performance Scientists specializing in nanotechnology continue to hunt for the perfect molecular recipe ... - Read MoreLithium injections show promise for optimizing the performance of fusion plasmas
Experiments on the DIII D tokamak that General Atomics operates for the U S Department of Energy DOE have demonstrated the ability of lithium injections to transiently double the temperature and pressure at the edge ... - 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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New solar power material converts 90 percent of captured light into heat
no picA multidisciplinary engineering team at the University of California San Diego developed a new nanoparticle based material for concentrating solar power plants designed to absorb and convert to heat more than 90 percent of the ... - Read MoreFunctional nanomaterials to advance vehicle battery tech
no picFuture fleets of electric vehicles will require high capacity batteries that recharge rapidly degrade very little over time and operate safely Lithium ion Li ion batteries similar to the ones found inside portable electronics currently ... - Read MoreScientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds: Many Interacting Worlds theory challenges foundations of quantum science
no picGriffith University academics are challenging the foundations of quantum science with a radical new theory based on the existence of and interactions between parallel universes In a paper published in the journal Physical Review X ... - Read More'Nanomotor lithography' answers call for affordable, simpler device manufacturing
no picWhat does it take to fabricate electronic and medical devices tinier than a fraction of a human hair Nanoengineers at the University of California San Diego recently invented a new method of lithography in which ... - Read MoreLord of the microrings: Breakthrough in microring laser cavities reported
no picA significant breakthrough in laser technology has been reported by the U S Department of Energy DOE 's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley Lab and the University of California UC Berkeley Scientists led by Xiang ... - Read MoreStatistical Mechanics
On quantum scales, there are many second laws of thermodynamicsNew research from UCL and the Universities of Gdansk Singapore and Delft has uncovered additional second laws of thermodynamics which complement the ordinary second law of thermodynamics one of the most fundamental laws of nature ...
- String field theory could be the foundation of quantum mechanics: Connection could be huge boost to string theory
- Scientists propose existence and interaction of parallel worlds: Many Interacting Worlds theory challenges foundations of quantum science
- Electrical control of nuclear spin qubits: Important step towards quantum computers
- Quantum engines must break down
- Reconcilable differences: Study uncovers the common ground of scientific opposites
Agrochemistry
Global Food Security, Eating Your Greens Could Help Your Game, Lower Cancer Risk with Ginger and Chili Peppers, and More in the Food Science News Sourceand international appetites –American Society of Agronomy ASA Crop Science Society of America CSSA Soil Science Society of America SSSA |2016 08 31 Researchers have discovered an enzyme that plays a leading role in the ...
- Researchers create synthetic biopathway to turn agriculture waste into 'green' products
- Researchers Create Synthetic Biopathway to Turn Agriculture Waste Into 'Green' Products
- Wildflowers on Farms -- Not Just Crops -- Can Expose Bees to Neonicotinoids
- Microscopic Molecules Can Fight Citrus Greening Bug with Less Insecticides
- Grape Waste Could Make Competitive Biofuel
Electrochemistry
Pioneering Scientists in Battery Technology, Renewable Energy to Be Featured at PRiME 2016Sep 15 2016 Pennington NJ – Sept 14 2016 – Three scientific societies will hold their joint scientific meeting known as PRiME 2016 from Oct 2 7 in Honolulu HI This is the largest most ...
- Chemists Offer Enhanced 3D Look Inside Batteries
- Car roof and battery made with byproducts of paper production
- Researchers Prove Surprising Chemistry Inside a Potential Breakthrough Battery
- Engineer improves rechargeable batteries with nano 'sandwich'
- Beyond the lithium ion: Significant step toward a better performing battery
Materials Science
In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct AnimalsSep 24 2016 In order to discover the true colors of ancient animals scientists are using X rays to closely examine the chemical details of modern bird feathers The researchers were able to map elements ...
- Asphalt-based carbon-capture material advances
- UCLA Chemists Report New Insights About Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale
- 'Sticky waves: ' molecular interactions at the nanoscale
- Quantum Magnets, the Best Biofuel Strain of Switchgrass, Gluons' Influence on Particle Spin, and More from the DOE Office of Science and DOE-Funded National Labs
- Researchers discover new phase of boron nitride and a new way to create pure c-BN
Astrochemistry
Scientists Expect to Calculate Amount of Fuel Inside Earth by 2025Sep 13 2016 Earth requires fuel to drive plate tectonics volcanoes and its magnetic field Like a hybrid car Earth taps two sources of energy to run its engine primordial energy from assembling the planet ...
Photochemistry
Widest possible photosynthesis, absorbing any color of sunlight, from oranges through near-infraredIn 2005 scientists studying tiny sac like creatures called sea squirts found bacteria containing two types of chlorophyll a and b in cavities inside the squirts' tissues These two pigments were soaking up most of ...
Physical Organic Chemistry
Measuring chemistry: Local fingerprint of hydrogen bonding captured in experimentsMolecules are composed of atoms that maintain specific intervals and angles between one another However the shape of a molecule can change for example through proximity to other molecules external forces and excitations and also ...
- Phosphine as a Superconductor? Sure, but the Story May Be Complicated
- Hydrogen Bond Research at Indiana State University Adds to Scientific Community's Knowledge
- Combustion's Mysterious "QOOH" Radicals Exposed
- The first observation of the effect of electron spin of molecular oxygen on the surface oxidation reaction
- The simplest element: Turning hydrogen into 'graphene'
Chemistry Education
On-surface chemistry leads to novel productsOn surface chemical reactions can lead to novel chemical compounds not yet synthesized by solution chemistry The first step second step and third step products can be analyzed in detail using a high resolution atomic ...
- Wayne State Chemistry Professor Earns Prestigious NSF CAREER Award to Examine Unusual Chemical Structures
- Wood-Based Alternatives in Chemistry Fuel Scientific Collaboration
- Mimicking nature's chemistry to solve global environmental problems
- Method to simplify pictures makes chemistry calculations a snap
- OMG Moment Affects GPAs
Chemical Thermodynamics
Frankfurter Fraud: Finding Out What's in Your Hot DogSep 29 2016 Hot dogs are the perfect summer fare But knowing for sure what you're getting inside a bun can be difficult Now scientists have devised a method that could help prevent frankfurter fraud ...
- Supercondenser stores heat as electricity
- Hot find: Tightly spaced objects could exchange millions of times more heat
- Virtual vehicle testing: Modeling tires realistically
- Squeeze to remove heat: Elastocaloric materials enable more efficient, 'green' cooling
- From heat and cold comes image and mirror image
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- In Bird Feathers, Scientists Find Hints About Color of Extinct Animals
- Researchers Describe Key Protein Structure and a Drug Prototype That Could Assist Therapeutic Development
- An Expanded Genetic Code Is Shown Phototoxic to Cells
- Congressional Briefing Warns of Dangers of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
- Ludwig Researchers Solve a Mystery of Early Embryonic Development
- Making Catalysts Smarter
- Cleaning Concrete Contaminated with Chemicals
- On-surface chemistry leads to novel products
- Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight
- Lighting the way to miniature devices
- Asphalt-based carbon-capture material advances
- Proton diffusion discovery a boost for fuel cell technologies
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- Milken Institute School of Public Health Holds September 22 Forum on Chemical Safety Reform
- Large Protein Nanocages Could Improve Drug Design and Delivery
- 'Open Science' Paves New Pathway to Develop Malaria Drugs
- Meeting Demand for 'Natural' Vanilla Calls for Creativity
- Food Waste Could Store Solar and Wind Energy
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- Making a Multi-Use, Stiff Carbon Foam Using Bread
- Plutonium Keeps Its Electrons Close to Home
- Pioneering Scientists in Battery Technology, Renewable Energy to Be Featured at PRiME 2016
- UCLA Chemists Report New Insights About Properties of Matter at the Nanoscale
- Meet Bethany Jochim: Physics Doctoral Student Studies Laser-Molecule Interactions
- Scientists Expect to Calculate Amount of Fuel Inside Earth by 2025
- Chemistry Says Moon Is Proto-Earth's Mantle, Relocated
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- Researchers prevent, normalize tumors using light to control cell electric signals
- Measuring chemistry: Local fingerprint of hydrogen bonding captured in experiments
- Capturing the acid-base reactions in alcohol
- New carbon capture membrane boasts carbon dioxide highways
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- Tying Molecular Knots
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