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Revolutionary method for gluing gels and biological tissues
Physicists provide answers for predicted behavior in relaxors: Thin films studied used in electronic devices
Engineering researchers report on nanoscale energy-efficient switching devices
Pioneering path to electrical conductivity in 'Tinker Toy' material (MOF)
Polymers can behave like insulators, semiconductors and metals -- as well as semimetals
Scientists scale terahertz peaks in nanotubes
Scientists offer new insights on controlling nanoparticle stability
University 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 MoreMorphing material has mighty potential: Composite may find use in bioscaffolds, optics, drugs
Thermoelectric materials nearing production scale
Electricity from waste heat with more efficient materials
Thermoelectric materials can convert waste heat directly into electricity Tommi Tynell M Sc Tech who is a doctoral candidate at the Aalto University School of Chemical Technology has developed hybrid thermoelectric materials which combine useful ... - 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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The promise of nanotechnology
no picIf the promise of nanotechnology is to be fulfilled then research programs must leapfrog to new nanomanufacturing processes That's the conclusion of a review of the current state of nanoscience and nanotechnology to be published ... - Read MoreDiagnostic imaging: New chip provides better all-round performance
Nanoscale shape-memory oxide discovered: Opens door to applications in medicine, energy and electronics
Optimizing carbon nanotube arrays for use in hot spots
Neurochemistry
How a Mutant Worm's Reaction to a Foul Smell Could Lead to New Treatment Avenues for Diseaseand remembered it from previous experiments dealing with something totally different ” “Many of science’s great findings are serendipitous ” Yu adds “Our story shows why it’s so important for society to support basic science ...
- How Oxytocin Makes a Mom: Hormone Teaches Maternal Brain to Respond to Offspring's Needs
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- 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
Nuclear Chemistry
Argonne Radioisotopes Have Potential for Medical Diagnosis and Treatmentare essential to nuclear medicine In an effort to return to a stable mass isotopes known as radioisotopes emit radiation that can damage diseased tissue and can be traced in certain environments making them useful ...
- Scientists discover 'supramolecule' that could help reduce nuclear, agricultural waste
- "Weighing" Atoms with Electrons
- IU Scientists Discover 'Supramolecule' That Could Help Reduce Nuclear, Agricultural Waste
- UChicago Site of Radiocarbon Dating Discovery Named Historic Landmark
- Proton diffusion discovery a boost for fuel cell technologies
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 ...
Environmental Chemistry
Asteroid Impacts Could Create Habitats for LifeNov 18 2016 An international team of 38 scientists including Rutgers’ Sonia Tikoo has shown how large asteroid impacts deform rocks and possibly create habitats for early life on Earth and elsewhere Around 65 million ...
- Salty Snow Could Affect Air Pollution in the Arctic
- New UAH Lab Seeks Answers to Particle, Cloud Mysteries
- Chemistry Says Moon Is Proto-Earth's Mantle, Relocated
- California Gas Well Blowout Caused Nation's Largest Methane Release, Study Finds
- Oxygen-starved oceans held back life's recovery after the 'Great Dying'
Acid-base Chemistry
Ames Laboratory Scientists Create New Compound, First Intermetallic Double Salt with Platinumand as Goethe wrote ultimately what holds the world and its compounds together in its inmost form ” The research is further discussed in a paper published in and featured on the cover of the ...
Separation Processes
New colors, a new world of pigments continue to evolve from accidental blue discoveryA bright blue compound that was first discovered by accident seven years ago in an Oregon State University laboratory and has since garnered global attention has now led to the more rational and methodical development ...
- Discovery Changes How Scientists Examine Rarest Elements of Periodic Table
- Crude oil production: Asphaltene analysis takes a giant step
- Deep within spinach leaves, vibrations enhance efficiency of photosynthesis
- Broadening the scope for synthesizing optically active compounds
- Lab-on-a-chip realizes potential
Molecular Biology
CRISPR-Gene Editing Breakthrough ExpertLidong Qin Ph D Professor of Nanomedicine Institute for Academic MedicineFull Member Research InstituteHouston MethodistWeill Cornell Medical College Dr Qin received his Ph D in Chemistry from Northwestern University Evanston Illinois and completed a postdoctoral ...
- Arginine Study Contributes to Understanding of Cell Membrane Properties
- Smart Microscope Adapts to Changes in Live Specimens
- Researchers Identify Enzyme That Removes Molecular Modifications From Transfer RNA
- An Expanded Genetic Code Is Shown Phototoxic to Cells
- Shedding Light on the Limits of the Expanded Genetic Code
Supramolecular Chemistry
Tying Molecular KnotsReleased 18 Feb 2016 2 05 PM ESTEmbargo expired 18 Feb 2016 5 00 PM ESTSource Newsroom National Institute of Chemistry Add to Favorites Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations Nature Communications ...
- Smartphone face recognition 'improved' by copying the brain
- New catalyst to create chemical building blocks from biomass
- Mysteries of 'molecular machines' revealed: Phenix software uses X-ray diffraction spots to produce 3-D image
- A molecular thread: Flexible metal–organic frameworks with a range of pore sizes are made by threading through molecular ligands
- Hollow-fiber membranes could cut separation costs, energy use
Theoretical Chemistry
Tomoyasu Mani Wins 2016 Blavatnik Regional Award for Young ScientistsTomoyasu Mani former Goldhaber Fellow at the U S Department of Energy’s DOE Brookhaven National Laboratory and now an assistant professor in the University of Connecticut’s Department of Chemistry has received the 2016 Blavatnik Regional ...
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