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Graphene-based nano-antennas may enable networks of tiny machines
Revolutionary method for gluing gels and biological tissues
Physicists provide answers for predicted behavior in relaxors: Thin films studied used in electronic devices
Noble gas molecule discovered in space
Programming smart molecules: Machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent
Computer scientists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences SEAS and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have joined forces to put powerful probabilistic reasoning algorithms in the hands ... - Read MoreAstronomers solve temperature mystery of planetary atmospheres
More light shed on possibility of life on Mars
NASA Curiosity: First Mars age measurement and human exploration help
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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 ...
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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Polymers can behave like insulators, semiconductors and metals -- as well as semimetals
Scientists scale terahertz peaks in nanotubes
How light affects individual atoms
no picTyndall National Institute and its collaborators are unravelling how atoms vibrate and change when hit with intense bursts of light The ground breaking work has been recognised through publication of a paper in the journal ... - Read MoreScientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability
no picUniversity of Oregon chemists studying the structure of ligand stabilized gold nanoparticles have captured fundamental new insights about their stability The information they say could help to maintain a desired integral property in nanoparticles used ... - Read MoreQuantum effects help cells capture light, but the details are obscure
no picSophisticated recent experiments with ultrashort laser pulses support the idea that intuition defying quantum interactions between molecules help plants algae and some bacteria efficiently gather light to fuel their growth But key details of nature's ... - Read MoreNuclear Chemistry
Proton diffusion discovery a boost for fuel cell technologiesScientists at the University of Liverpool have made an important breakthrough which could lead to the design of better fuel cell materials In a paper published in Nature Communications they demonstrate how they synthesised nanometre ...
Crystallography
Rodeo in liquid crystal: Unprecedented level of control over defectsScientists have achieved an unprecedented level of control over defects in liquid crystals that can be engineered for applications in liquid matter photonics Sitting with a joystick in the comfort of their chairs scientists can ...
- Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
- Liquid crystal as lubricant
- Definitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
- Researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses
- Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source: Device is like a photonic crystal, but smaller and tunable
Scientific Communication
'Open Science' Paves New Pathway to Develop Malaria Drugswas welcome to share data and collaborate by adding comments to an electronic notebook as part of the Open Source Malaria Consortium Some scientists designed and synthesized new generations of the antimalarial compounds others ran ...
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 ...
Statistical 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
Spectroscopy
Major breakthrough in new MRI scan technology for lung diseaseNew scanning technology which will give a much clearer picture of lung disease has taken a major step forward thanks to scientists at The University of Nottingham The experts at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging ...
- Picture this: Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closer
- Scientists invent new way to control light, critical for next gen of super fast computing
- Light as puppeteer: Controlling single, micron-sized particles with light
- Direct evidence of gadolinium deposition in brain tissues following contrast-enhanced MRI exams
- Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Toward 'Greener,' Inexpensive Solar CellsSep 29 2016 Solar panels are proliferating across the globe to help reduce the world's dependency on fossil fuels But conventional panels are not without environmental costs too Now scientists are reporting in the Journal ...
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
Natural Product Chemistry
Snake Venom Composition Could Be Related to Hormones and DietSep 29 2016 Many people are afraid of snakes but scientists are now revealing insights about their venoms that could give even ophidiophobes an appreciation for the animals One team has found that the proteins ...
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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
- Using nature's own solvents for the preparation of pure lignin
- 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
- Shedding Light on the Limits of the Expanded Genetic Code
- 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
- Chemists Offer Enhanced 3D Look Inside Batteries
- 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 Source
- Smaller, cheaper microbial fuel cells turn urine into electricity
- 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
- Chemists develop an ultra-sensitive test for cancers, HIV
- Generating Electricity with Tomato Waste
- Cellular 'Backpacks' Could Treat Disease While Minimizing Side Effects
- Tips on Seeking a Thyroid Surgeon, How to Improve Cancer Immunotherapy, Drug Combination Shuts Down Tumor Growth in Aggressive Lung Cancer, and more in the Cancer News Source
- Press Conference Schedule of the 251st American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, March 13-17, 2016
- UNC Researchers Uncover How Kappa Opioid Receptors Drive Anxiety
- U of S Researchers Develop New Tools to Combat Antibiotic Resistance
- Down the rabbit hole: How electrons travel through exotic new material
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- 'Sticky waves: ' molecular interactions at the nanoscale
- Spray-on coating could ice-proof airplanes, power lines, windshields
- Tying Molecular Knots
- UEA Scientists Pave Way for New Generation of Superbug Drugs
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