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No more leakage of explosive electrolytes in batteries
Thin-film diamonds: Applying diamond coatings at lower temperatures expands options for electronic devices
A new method for creating thin films of diamonds which is described in the journal Applied Physics Letters produced by AIP Publishing may allow manufacturers to enhance future electronics In industrial and high tech settings ... - Read MoreTiny nanocubes help scientists tell left from right
Better antibiotics: Atomic-scale structure of ribosome with molecule that controls its motion
Making hydrogenation greener: Using iron as catalyst for widely used chemical process, replacing heavy metals
Researchers from McGill University RIKEN The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research Wako Japan and the Institute for Molecular Science Okazaki Japan have discovered a way to make the widely used chemical process of hydrogenation ... - Read MoreBeautiful but hiding unpleasant surprise: Three new species of fetid fungi from New Zealand
Organic electronics: Imaging defects in solar cells
Global warming may affect soil microbe survival, with unknown consequences on soil fertility and erosion
Algae shows promise as pollution-fighter, fuel-maker
Cattle grazing and clean water are compatible on public lands, study finds
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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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Stop hyperventilating, say energy efficiency researchers
no picA single advanced building control now in development could slash 18 percent tens of thousands of dollars off the overall annual energy bill of the average large office building with no loss of comfort according ... - Read MoreQuantum engines must break down
no picOur present understanding of thermodynamics is fundamentally incorrect if applied to small systems and needs to be modified according to new research from University College London UCL and the University of Gdańsk The work establishes ... - Read MoreExotic alloys for potential energy applications
no picThe search for thermoelectrics exotic materials that convert heat directly into electricity has received a boost from researchers at the California Institute of Technology and the University of Tokyo who have found the best way ... - Read MoreIs it alive or dead? How to measure the thermal signatures of single cells and assess their biological activity
no picTo the ancients probing the philosophical question of how to distinguish the living from the dead centered on the mystery of the vital heat To modern microbiology this question was always less mysterious than it ... - Read MoreChemical in Antibacterial Soaps May Harm Nursing Babies
no picA mother's prolonged use of antibacterial soaps containing the chemical triclocarban may harm nursing babies according to a recent study from the University of Tennessee Knoxville The study which was conducted on rats showed that ... - Read MoreMedicinal 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
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
Physical Organic Chemistry
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory researchers have combined ultrafast time resolved experimental measurements with theory to reveal how an explosive responds to a high impact shock The work involved advances in both ultrafast experimental shock wave ...
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
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Combatting hospital-acquired infections with protein metal complexA protein containing a metal complex for blue paint inhibits growth of a pathogenic bacterium through iron deprivation Professor Yoshihito Watanabe WPI ITbM Cooperating Researcher Associate Professor Osami Shoji Ms Chikako Shirataki of Nagoya University ...
Geochemistry
First animals oxygenated the oceanThe evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated the earth's oceans contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development New research led by the University of Exeter contests the ...
- Graphene nanoribbons an ice-melting coat for radar
- Large graphene crystals with exceptional electrical properties created
- Study uses neutron scattering, supercomputing to demystify forces at play in biofuel production
- Breathing underwater: Evidence of microscopic life in oceanic crust
- A completely new atomic crystal dynamic of the white pigment titanium dioxide discovered
Natural Product Chemistry
When scientists discuss global change they often focus on the amount of carbon in the atmosphere and vegetation But soil contains more carbon than air and plants combined This means that even a minor change ...
- Researchers show how modified pacemaker strengthens failing hearts
- New antifungal composition effectively inhibits wide variety of fungi
- Computer simulations indicate calcium carbonate has a dense liquid phase
- Traditional forest management reduces fungal diversity
- Great exaptations: Most traits emerge for no crucial reason, scientists find
Nuclear Chemistry
Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel toneProtein from a small tasty mollusk inspired Michigan Technological University's Bruce P Lee to invent a new type of hydrogel actuator Hydrogels are soft networks of polymers with high water content like jello Because of ...
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- 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
- Swiss Cheese Crystal, or High-Tech Sponge?
- First infrared satellite monitoring of peak pollution episodes in China
- Made in China for us: Air pollution tied to exports
- New discoveries show biological formation of oxygen in soils
- Organic chemical origins in hydrothermal systems
- Staying cool in the nanoelectric universe by getting hot
- Understanding the functioning of a new type of solar cell
- Physicists quantify temperature changes in metal nanowires
- Turkeys inspire smartphone-capable early warning system for toxins
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