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Nanoscale shape-memory oxide discovered: Opens door to applications in medicine, energy and electronics
'Spooky action' builds a wormhole between 'entangled' quantum particles
Optimizing carbon nanotube arrays for use in hot spots
Face to face with Sweden's social robot
Sorting Good Germs From Bad, in the Bacterial World
Released 12 3 2013 10 00 AM ESTSource Newsroom Arizona State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences more news from this source Dec 4 2013 Arizona State University scientists have developed a microfluidic chip ... - Read MoreMicroplastics make marine worms sick
Process holds promise for production of synthetic gasoline from carbon dioxide
'Nanosponge vaccine' fights MRSA toxins
New light shed on solar water-splitting process
Nanorobot for transporting drugs in the body
A nanorobot is a popular term for molecules with a unique property that enables them to be programmed to carry out a specific task In collaboration with colleagues in Italy and the USA researchers at ... - 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 ...
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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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Amplifying Our Vision of the Infinitely Small
no picReleased 12 2 2013 10 00 AM ESTSource Newsroom Universite de Montreal more news from this source Dec 3 2013 Richard Martel and his research team at the Department of Chemistry of the Université de ... - Read MoreMystery of neutron stars heats up: Previously unknown layers where rapid neutrino cooling occurs
no picUntil now scientists were pretty sure they knew how the surface of a neutron star a super dense star that forms when a large star explodes and its core collapses into itself can heat itself ... - Read MoreSnapshots differentiate molecules from their mirror image
Destroying greenhouse gases in environmentally-friendly way
New simulatable model displaying exotic quantum phenomena
Chemical Industry
Researchers have observed for the first time in detail how a hierarchical microstructure develops during heat treatment of a superalloy Materials in high performance turbines have to withstand not only powerful mechanical forces they also ...
- Stripped mobile phone camera turned into mini-microscope for low-cost diagnostics
- Tapping a valuable resource or invading the environment? Research examines the start of fracking in Ohio
- Super efficient combustion engine emits half the carbon dioxide
- Butterfly wings inspire new technologies: From fabrics and cosmetics to sensors
- Hydraulic fracturing in Michigan investigated
Astrochemistry
A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer spaceWhen the sun sets on a remote desert outpost and solar panels shut down what energy source will provide power through the night A battery perhaps or an old diesel generator Perhaps something strange and ...
Chemical Biology
West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicalsVirginia Tech faculty engineers and students are unravelling fundamental chemical and health properties of the chemical that contaminated the drinking water for the residents of West Virginia Fueled by a $50 000 National Science Foundation ...
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- The Birds and the Bees of Proteins
- New Molecules Doom Proteins with Kiss of Death
Medicinal Chemistry
BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growthUT Arlington biochemists say their newly published study brings researchers a step closer to understanding how the commonly used synthetic compound bisphenol A or BPA may promote breast cancer growth Subhrangsu Mandal associate professor of ...
- 7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
- New innovation could mean eye injections are a thing of the past
- Blue paint on Japanese bullet trains can inhibit bacterial growth
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
Theoretical Chemistry
Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasersRadio waves are used for many measurements and applications for example in communication with mobile phones MRI scans scientific experiments and cosmic observations But 'noise' in the detector of the measuring instrument limits how sensitive ...
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
- Researchers 'detune' a molecule: Scientists control the bonds between atoms in a buckyball
- Establishing guides for molecular counting using fluorescent proteins
- Golden trap: Highly sensitive system to detect individual molecules
- Programming smart molecules: Machine-learning algorithms could make chemical reactions intelligent
Chemical Engineering
Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processorsHave you ever wondered why your laptop or smartphone feels warm when you're using it That heat is a byproduct of the microprocessors in your device using electric current to power computer processing functions and ...
- Hydrocephalus: Sensors monitor cerebral pressure
- Supercomputers join search for 'cheapium': Brute force computing used to find new materials
- New materials with potential biomedical applications
- Exotic alloys for potential energy applications
- 'Chemical architects' build materials with potential applications in drug delivery and gas storage
Environmental Chemistry
'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spillsNorwegian researchers in Trondheim have achieved surprising results by exploiting nature's own ability to clean up after oil spills Scientists know that marine bacteria can assist in cleaning up after oil spills What is surprising ...
- Offshore dispersant data and decisions
- Sun's energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- First infrared satellite monitoring of peak pollution episodes in China
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
Chemical Thermodynamics
Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problemsSandia National Laboratories researchers Jim Martin and Kyle Solis have what Martin calls a devil of a problem They've discovered how to harness magnetic fields to create vigorous organized fluid flows in particle suspensions The ...
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
- Development of an advanced system of fuel cell co-generation of heat and power (micro-CHP)
- The entropy of nations: Global energy inequality lessens, but for how long?
- Negative temperature negated
Mechanochemistry
Doctors may soon be able to diagnose stomach ulcers without taking tissue samples from the stomach Researchers from the University of Southern Denmark now report to have developed a new safer and noninvasive diagnostic technique ...
- Green innovator: Turning chicken feathers and plant fiber into eco-leather, bio-based circuit boards
- Nanoscale friction: High energy losses in the vicinity of charge density waves
- Silkworms spin colored silks while on a 'green' dyed-leaf diet
- New device to revolutionize gaming in virtual realities
- Friction in the nano-world: Physicists discover a new kind of friction
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- Scientists build thinnest-possible LEDs to be stronger, more energy efficient
- 'Super bacteria' clean up after oil spills
- West Virginia spill activates engineers to determine effects of chemicals
- Biomolecular tweezers facilitate study of mechanical force effects on cells and proteins
- Mapping behavior of charges in correlated spin-orbit coupled materials: Electronic disruption prods Mott insulator's conversion to metallic state
- Synthetic biologists shine light on genetic circuit analysis
- Two-dimensional material shows promise for optoelectronics: LEDs, photovoltaic cells, and light detectors
- A shocking diet: Researchers describe microbe that 'eats' electricity
- Turing's theory of chemical morphogenesis validated 60 years after his death
- BPA linked to breast cancer tumor growth
- Offshore dispersant data and decisions
- Sun's energy influences 1,000 years of natural climate variability in North Atlantic
- First animals oxygenated the ocean
- 7-Tesla MRI scanner allows even more accurate diagnosis of breast cancer
- New innovation could mean eye injections are a thing of the past
- Blue paint on Japanese bullet trains can inhibit bacterial growth
- Four new human-made ozone depleting gases found in the atmosphere
- Effective thermal insulation with wood foam
- Promising news for producing fuels through artificial photosynthesis
- Magnetically stimulated flow patterns offer strategy for heat transfer problems
- Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complex
- UV light accelerates cancer cells that creep along outside of blood vessels
- Promising results with local hyperthermia of tumors
- Research tests which nano system works best in killing cancer cells
- A new renewable energy source? Device captures energy from Earth's infrared emissions to outer space
- Engineering team increases power efficiency for future computer processors
- Big step for next-generation fuel cells and electrolyzers
- Imaging dynamics of small biomolecules inside live cells
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Pulling polymers leads to new insights into their mechanical behavior
- An environmentally friendly chemical reaction that does not waste any atoms
- Extraordinary momentum and spin discovered in evanescent light waves
- Ultra sensitive detection of radio waves with lasers
- Recent advances in the controlled synthesis and functional applications of luminescent metal nanoclusters
- Colored diamonds are a superconductor's best friend
- Tackling the tiniest technology to make gadgets smaller, faster and more efficient
- Save money and the planet: Turn your old milk jugs into 3-D printer filament
- Transparent, color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Solution to planet-clogging plastics? Fully compostable bioplastic made from shrimp shells used to make objects
- When disaster strikes: Safeguarding networks
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- First step towards 'programmable materials': Sheet metal that never rattles
- Maize and bacteria: A one-two punch knocks copper out of stamp sand
- The Birds and the Bees of Proteins
- New Molecules Doom Proteins with Kiss of Death
- New Drugs for Bad Bugs
- Sustainable Energy Is Focus of Plenary Talks at American Chemical Society Meeting
- American Chemical Society Meeting Features Family Event, Benefits of Chemistry Program
- Researchers Create Synthetic Version of Heparin for Use in Kidney Patients
- Artificial Leaf Jumps Developmental Hurdle
- Earwax: A New Frontier of Human Odor Information
- Tulane Team Invents New Instrument to Study Complex Molecules
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