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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 MoreEvaporation: Tiny temperature differences are primary driving force in droplet evaporation
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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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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
In the zone: How scientists search for habitable planets
Nuclear Chemistry
Researcher: Study on Element Could Change Ballgame on Radioactive Wasteand it’s what Florida State Professor Thomas Albrecht Schmitt the lead researcher on the project calls “wicked stuff ” In carefully choreographed experiments Albrecht Schmitt and his colleagues found that californium had amazing abilities to ...
- Seal teeth offer glimpse into the environmental past of Russia's Lake Baikal
- Tiny transistors for extreme environs: Engineers shrink plasma devices to resist radiation
- Magnetic behavior discovery could advance nuclear fusion
- Radiation damage at the root of Chernobyl's ecosystems
- Shale could be long-term home for problematic nuclear waste
Electrochemistry
A team of Harvard scientists and engineers has demonstrated a new type of battery that could fundamentally transform the way electricity is stored on the grid making power from renewable energy sources such as wind ...
- Free code to help build better batteries
- Accelerated corrosion testing of silver provides clues about performance in atmospheric conditions
- Enhancing battery performance for portable electronics
- Scientists invent self-healing battery electrode
- Better batteries through biology? Modified viruses boost battery performance
Materials Science
Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devicesWearable computers or devices have been hailed as the next generation of mobile electronic gadgets from smart watches to smart glasses to smart pacemakers For electronics to be worn by a user they must be ...
- New self-healing plastics developed
- Virus structure inspires novel understanding of onion-like carbon nanoparticles
- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
- Engineers design 'living materials': Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that emit light
Food Chemistry
Novel membrane reveals water molecules will bounce off a liquid surfaceConsider the nearest water surface a half full glass on your desk a puddle outside your window or a lake across town All of these surfaces represent liquid vapor interfaces where liquid meets air Molecules ...
- Potentially safer, greener alternative to BPA could come from papermaking waste
- Recovering metals and minerals from waste
- Origin of life: Simulating how Earth kick-started metabolism
- Ultrafast heating of water: This pot boils faster than you can watch it
- FDA to Review Safety of Chemicals in Soaps, Cornell Expert Available
Environmental Chemistry
Recycling astronaut urine for energy and drinking waterOn the less glamorous side of space exploration there's the more practical problem of waste in particular what to do with astronaut pee But rather than ejecting it into space scientists are developing a new ...
- Permafrost thaw exacerbates climate change
- Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change
- Ocean's carbon budget balanced: Supply of food to midwater organisms balanced with demands for food
- Goldilocks principle: Earth's continued habitability due to geologic cycles that act as climate control
- Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate
Chemical Industry
Simpler gas distribution using buoyant transfer systemA new fully mobile solution for offloading natural gas from ships to land may lead to increased distribution to new markets around the world International demand for natural gas is high and there are plentiful ...
- Turning raw natural gas into upgraded liquid alcohol fuel
- What makes superalloys super? Hierarchical microstructure of a superalloy
- 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
Carbohydrate Chemistry
Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessonsAlthough markets for trading carbon emission credits to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have stalled in United States federal policy making carbon markets are emerging at the state level within the U S and around the ...
Biophysical Chemistry
The question how rapidly animals plants or microorganisms can colonize new territories is not only of interest to ecologists the spread of invasive species can also have economic consequences e g in the agricultural sector ...
- Found: New cellulose digestion mechanism by fast-eating enzyme
- Intense two-color double X-ray laser pulses: Powerful tool to study ultrafast processes
- 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
Neurochemistry
PET molecular imaging of the brain reveals that ketamine may act as an antidepressant by boosting serotonin activity in brain areas involved in motivation Ketamine is a potent anesthetic employed in human and veterinary medicine ...
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- Thermoelectric generator on glass fabric for wearable electronic devices
- New self-healing plastics developed
- Virus structure inspires novel understanding of onion-like carbon nanoparticles
- Researchers bolster development of programmable quantum computers
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- A modern twist on Young's slits
- Sneak a peek through the mist to technology of the future
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- A New Approach to Huntington's Disease?
- Bamboo-Loving Giant Pandas Also Have a Sweet Tooth
- Engineers design 'living materials': Hybrid materials combine bacterial cells with nonliving elements that emit light
- Shifting evolution into reverse promises cheaper, greener way to make new drugs
- Shifting Evolution Into Reverse Promises Cheaper, Greener Way to Make New Drugs
- Researcher: Study on Element Could Change Ballgame on Radioactive Waste
- Forests crucial to green growth
- Seal teeth offer glimpse into the environmental past of Russia's Lake Baikal
- Permafrost thaw exacerbates climate change
- Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change
- Making synthetic diamond crystals in plasma reactor
- Dust in the wind drove iron fertilization during ice age
- Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons
- It looks like rubber but isn't: What goes on in a concentrated solution of circular polymers?
- Switching an antibiotic on and off with light
- Mathematical equation that explains the behavior of nanofoams
- Dartmouth Cancer Researcher on Genetic-Based Testing and Treatment for Breast Cancer
- True value of cover crops to farmers, environment
- Ocean's carbon budget balanced: Supply of food to midwater organisms balanced with demands for food
- Goldilocks principle: Earth's continued habitability due to geologic cycles that act as climate control
- Nanoparticle-based coating for aircraft engines may triple service life and reduce fuel consumption
- Tiny transistors for extreme environs: Engineers shrink plasma devices to resist radiation
- Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate
- Real-time simulation of textiles with new software
- Important and complex systems, from the global financial market to groups of friends, may be highly controllable
- Fierce 2012 magnetic storm just missed us: Earth dodged huge magnetic bullet from the sun
- Planting cotton early may mean less stink bug damage
- Magnetic behavior discovery could advance nuclear fusion
- Nanotube composites greatly increase efficiency of next generation of solar cells
- High-strength materials from the pressure cooker: New materials made quickly and in eco-friendly manner
- Pocket diagnosis: App turns any smartphone into a portable medical diagnostic device
- New technique makes LEDs brighter, more resilient
- Radiation damage at the root of Chernobyl's ecosystems
- Fast synthesis could boost drug development
- New biotechnology product to make waterproof paper using natural enzymes
- Rewrite the textbooks on water's surface tension: Air-water interface is negatively charged by the adsorption of hydroxide ions
- Vaccination: No-refrigeration, spray vaccine could curb diseases in remote areas
- Thermal conductance can be controlled like waves using nanostructures
- Building Heart Tissue That Beats
- New Method Is a Thousand Times More Sensitive to Performance-Enhancing Drugs
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