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Climate friendly fuel cells for hydrogen cars have come one step closer
First atlas on oceanic plankton
Scientists discover new variability in iron supply to the oceans with climate implications
It's not just the heat, it's the ozone: Hidden heat wave dangers exposed
First global atlas of marine plankton reveals remarkable underwater world
New way to study and improve catalytic reactions
Catalysts are everywhere They make chemical reactions that normally occur at extremely high temperatures and pressures possible within factories cars and the comparatively balmy conditions within the human body Developing better catalysts however is mainly ... - Read MoreDesktop printing at the nano level
A new low cost high resolution tool is primed to revolutionize how nanotechnology is produced from the desktop according to a new study by Northwestern University researchers Currently most nanofabrication is done in multibillion dollar ... - Read MorePurple sunlight eaters: Microorganisms found in salt flats could offer new path to green hydrogen fuel
Why crop rotation works: Change in crop species causes shift in soil microbes
Crop rotation has been used since Roman times to improve plant nutrition and to control the spread of disease A new study to be published in Nature's The ISME Journal reveals the profound effect it ... - Read MoreWidely used pesticide toxic to honeybees
Forthcoming research in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry analyzes the physiological effects of three separate pesticides on honey bees Apis mellifera An international research team Drs Stephan Caravalho Luc Belzunces and colleagues from Universidade ... - Read MoreMost Popular Articles
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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 ...
An old material gets a new name and with it topological insulators have another chance to shine Samarium hexaboride SmB6 has been around since the late 1960s but understanding its low temperature behavior has remained ...
All too often when a person takes a pill full of a potent and effective drug the drug passes straight through the body not reaching the organ where it is needed a waste of money ...
With the help of phylogenetic analysis scientists describe three new fungus species from New Zealand The new species belong to the widespread genus Gymnopus part of the Omphalotaceae family the most famous representative of which ...
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Evaporation: Tiny temperature differences are primary driving force in droplet evaporation
Computing toxic chemicals
no picA new computational method for working out in advance whether a chemical will be toxic will be reporting in a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Data Mining and Bioinformatics There is increasing pressure ... - Read MoreGraphene 'onion rings' have delicious potential
Facebook for molecules
no picSocial media has expanded to reach an unlikely new target molecules Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology NIST have created networks of molecular data similar to Facebook's recently debuted graph search feature ... - Read MoreBPA and chlorine means bad news: Modified forms of bisphenol A found to alter hormone signaling in new, disturbing ways
Synthetic chemistry
A unique inside look at the electronic structure of a highly touted metal organic framework MOF as it is adsorbing carbon dioxide gas should help in the design of new and improved MOFs for carbon ...
- Organic lights and solar cells straight from the printer
- A noble yet simple way to synthesize new metal-free electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction
- Chemical synthesis: A simple technique for highly functionalized compounds
- Speedy chemical reaction captured in mid-stride
- Century old chemistry problem solved: Foundational reaction on stubborn chemicals may improve drug synthesis
Biophysical Chemistry
A team working at the SACLA X ray Free Electron Laser XFEL in Japan has succeeded in generating ultra bright two color X ray laser pulses for the first time in the hard X ray ...
- X-ray laser can solve protein structures from scratch
- Bringing out the best in X-ray crystallography data
- Tapping fungus to unlock energy: Crafting a better enzyme cocktail to turn plants into fuel faster
- Bismuth-carrying nanotubes show promise for CT scans
- Size matters as nanocrystals go through phases
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Nanorobot for transporting drugs in the bodyA 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 ...
Chemical Kinetics
Chemical engineers at Rice University have found a new catalyst that can rapidly break down nitrites a common and harmful contaminant in drinking water that often results from overuse of agricultural fertilizers Nitrites and their ...
- Non-precious metal catalysts outperforming Pt-based one
- Simple textiles can be used with catalysts to enable complex chemical reactions
- New low-temperature chemical reaction explained
- Seemingly competitive co-catalysts cooperate to accelerate chemical reaction
- New way to study and improve catalytic reactions
Chemical Biology
If we wanted to count the number of people in a crowd we could make on the fly estimates very likely to be imprecise or we could ask each person to pass through a turnstile ...
- Bait research focused on outsmarting destructive beetle
- Of hurricanes, fungus and Parkinson's disease
- Biosensor could help detect brain injuries during heart surgery
- All aboard the nanotrain network: Tiny self-assembling transport networks, powered by nano-scale motors and controlled by DNA
- Nanotech drug smugglers
Nuclear Chemistry
Mystery of neutron stars heats up: Previously unknown layers where rapid neutrino cooling occursUntil 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 ...
Theoretical Chemistry
Scientists have developed a new feedback method for optimizing the laser pulse shapes used in the control of chemical reactions In many ways traditional chemical synthesis is similar to cooking To alter the final product ...
Chemical Industry
A new study is examining methane and other components in groundwater wells in advance of drilling for shale gas that's expected over the next several years in an Ohio region Amy Townsend Small a University ...
- 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
- Using a form of 'ice that burns' to make potable water from oil and gas production
- Potential well water contaminants highest near natural gas drilling
Flavor Chemistry
Is there any connection between wine and biodiesel The answer is yes however surprising it may seem Acetals are chemical compounds found in many wines like port for example which give it a unique sweet ...
- Predators affect the carbon cycle, study shows
- Diet likely changed game for some hominids 3.5 million years ago
- Female moths use olfactory signals to choose the best egg-laying sites
- First snapshot of organisms eating each other: Feast clue to smell of ancient Earth
- Do Cells in the Blood, Heart and Lungs Smell the Food We Eat?
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- Highly insulating windows are very energy efficient, though expensive
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- Intense two-color double X-ray laser pulses: Powerful tool to study ultrafast processes
- The promise of nanotechnology
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- Living desert underground: In perpetual darkness of limestone cave, surprisingly diverse ecosystem of microbes
- Tracking fracking pollution
- New thermoelectronic generator: Heat energy efficiently converted to electricity
- Companies could make the switch to wood power
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- '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
- Microplastics make marine worms sick
- Process holds promise for production of synthetic gasoline from carbon dioxide
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- New light shed on solar water-splitting process
- Nanorobot for transporting drugs in the body
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- Amplifying Our Vision of the Infinitely Small
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- Snapshots differentiate molecules from their mirror image
- Destroying greenhouse gases in environmentally-friendly way
- New simulatable model displaying exotic quantum phenomena
- From cellulose to textile fiber
- Physicists study coldest objects in universe
- Pills of the future: Nanoparticles; Researchers design drug-carrying nanoparticles that can be taken orally
- Pushing limits of light microscopy
- Scientists stitch up photosynthetic megacomplex
- Iron-based process promises greener, cheaper, safer drug, perfume production
- Polymer gel, heal thyself: Engineering team proposes new composites that can regenerate when damaged
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