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Charged graphene gives DNA a stage to perform molecular gymnastics
When Illinois researchers set out to investigate a method to control how DNA moves through a tiny sequencing device they did not know they were about to witness a display of molecular gymnastics Fast accurate ... - Read MoreScientists create new protein-based material with some nerve
Scientists at the University of California Berkeley have taken proteins from nerve cells and used them to create a smart material that is extremely sensitive to its environment This marriage of materials science and biology ... - Read MoreDiscovery of cellular snooze button advances cancer, biofuel research
The discovery of a cellular snooze button has allowed a team of Michigan State University scientists to potentially improve biofuel production and offer insight on the early stages of cancer The discovery that the protein ... - Read MoreProtein Found in Insect Blood That Helps Power Pests' Immune Responses
along a larger carbohydrate molecule that makes a cell wall Their work identified the spatial orientation of the GRP proteins in the cluster and showed that the protein carbohydrate complexes stimulate an immune response in ... - Read MoreInvasive plant wins competition against its native cousin
Because of its aggressive behavior and its harmful effects the invasive prairie plant Lespedeza cuneata has been added to several noxious weed lists Research at the University of Illinois on how soil bacteria interact with ... - Read MoreClove oil tested for weed control in organic Vidalia sweet onion
Weed control is one of the most challenging aspects of organic crop production Most growers of certified organic crops rely heavily on proven cultural and mechanical weed control methods while limiting the use of approved ... - Read MoreSpecial chromosomal structures control key genes
that is filled with roughly three meters of DNA As the instructions for all cell processes the DNA must be accessible to the cell’s transcription machinery yet be compressed tightly enough to fit inside the ... - Read MoreRevving up fluorescence for superfast LEDs
Duke University researchers have made fluorescent molecules emit photons of light 1 000 times faster than normal setting a speed record and making an important step toward realizing superfast light emitting diodes LEDs and quantum ... - Read MoreInner workings of powerful biochemical switch revealed
A University of Utah led study using X rays and neutron beams has revealed the inner workings of a master switch that regulates basic cellular functions but that also when mutated contributes to cancer cardiovascular ... - Read MoreBioinspired coating for medical devices repels blood, bacteria
From joint replacements to cardiac implants and dialysis machines medical devices enhance or save lives on a daily basis However any device implanted in the body or in contact with flowing blood faces two critical ... - 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 records set for silicon quantum computing
no picTwo research teams working in the same laboratories at UNSW Australia have found distinct solutions to a critical challenge that has held back the realisation of super powerful quantum computers The teams created two types ... - Read MoreAntibiotic resistance: Bacterial defense policies
no picHigh resolution cryo electron microscopy has now revealed in unprecedented detail the structural changes in the bacterial ribosome which results in resistance to the antibiotic erythromycin Multiresistant bacterial pathogens that are insensitive to virtually all ... - Read MoreVariable glass coatings to stop condensation on windows
no picThin film coatings impart new properties to glass in applications as diverse as window glazing solar cells and touchscreens With the Megatron® sputtering system it is now possible for the first time to vary the ... - Read MoreBio-inspired 'nano-cocoons' offer targeted drug delivery against cancer cells
no picBiomedical engineering researchers have developed a drug delivery system consisting of nanoscale “cocoons” made of DNA that target cancer cells and trick the cells into absorbing the cocoon before unleashing anticancer drugs The work was ... - Read MoreMagnetic superconductor: Strange bedfellows
no picChemists at Ludwig Maximilias Universitaet LMU in Munich have synthesized a ferromagnetic superconducting compound that is amenable to chemical modification opening the route to detailed studies of this rare combination of physical properties Superconductivity and ... - Read More- «
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Electrochemistry
Glow-in-the-Dark Dye Could Fuel Liquid-Based Batteriesof charging and draining Based on the experiments scientists also predict that BODIPY batteries would be powerful enough to be useful to society generating an estimated 2.3 volts of electricity The study focused on PM ...
- Pioneering Scientists in Battery Technology, Renewable Energy to Be Featured at PRiME 2016
- 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'
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
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 ...
Food Chemistry
The Low Down on Sweet N Low, Apple and Lettuce Can Remedy Garlic Breath, Using X-Rays to Figure Out Fats, and More in the Food Science News Sourcewithout losing the natural label according to an article in Chemical & amp Engineering News C& amp EN the weekly newsmagazine of the American Chemical Society –American Chemical Society ACS |2016 09 15 JNEB is ...
- Water helps assembly of biofibers that could capture sunlight
- Microbes Take Their Vitamins - for the Good of Science
- Chemistry Student Seeks to Revolutionize Chocolate Through Research
- New sensor detects spoiled meat
- Just Hit "Print": Office Inkjet Printer Could Produce Simple Tool to Identify Infectious Disease, Food Contaminants
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
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'
Bioorganic Chemistry
3-D neural structure guided with biocompatible nanofiber scaffolds and hydrogelsDamage to neural tissue is typically permanent and causes lasting disability in patients but a new approach has recently been discovered that holds incredible potential to reconstruct neural tissue at high resolution in three dimensions ...
- Thin transparent flexible screens: Roll up your screen and stow it away?
- Super-resolution microscopes reveal link between genome packaging, cell pluripotency
- Mystery of the reverse-wired eyeball solved
- Arachnid Rapunzel: Researchers spin spider silk proteins into artificial silk
- Computer model enables design of complex DNA shapes
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'
Mechanochemistry
There's a revolution brewing in the technology kitchen: Imagine technology that is good enough to wear, safe enough to eatTechnology innovation specialists at Lancaster University are working on a project to design a range of wide reaching sensing devices for people suffering with anxiety This follows work undertaken by the School of Computing and ...
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