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Chemistry News - January 2008 Archives
 | Researcher is studying enzymes produced by fungi and bacteria that break down cellulose ...> Full Article |
 | A team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is plying new techniques to produce a biofuel superior to ethanol. ...> Full Article |
 | In a significant step towards improving the design of future catalysts and catalytic reactors, especially for microfluidic "lab-on-a-chip" devices researchers have successfully applied magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to the study of gas-phase reactions on the microscale. ...> Full Article |
Mother Nature regulates critical cellular activities in plants and animals by using enzymes, catalysts that bring about specific biochemical reaction
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 | Scientists predict antisocial metals will bond under high-pressure conditions ...> Full Article |
 | As Calgary grows, so does its environmental footprint. At current rates, city landfills will be used up in 30 to 40 years. However, a new approach to waste disposal could extend the lifespan of Calgary landfills to a century. This University of Calgary-designed technology is already turning garbage into fuel. ...> Full Article |
 | Rhodium-based catalyst works like a bit of 'golden dust' ...> Full Article |
Professor and PhD student modify protein creation
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 | In a major advance in alternative fuel technology, researchers report development of a sponge-like material with the highest methane storage capacity ever measured. It can hold almost one-third more methane than the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) target level for methane-powered cars, they report in a new study. ...> Full Article |
 | Anaerobic microbes in the Earth's oceans consume 90 percent of the methane produced by methane hydrates - methane trapped in ice - preventing large amounts of methane from reaching the atmosphere. Researchers now have evidence that the two microbes that accomplish this feat do not simply reverse the way methane-producing microbes work, but use a sulfur compound instead. ...> Full Article |
 | Within five to seven years fast growing trees and grasses might become economically viable alternatives to corn as a source of renewable fuel ethanol, reducing the need for pollutants that now cause a massive "dead zone" in the Gulf of Mexico. ...> Full Article |
 | Getting ethanol from a corn kernel has changed the way the country looks at a corn field. ...> Full Article |
 | Like the proverbial coal miners' canary-in-the-cage, seagulls may become living sentinels to monitor oil pollution levels in marine environments, report scientists in Spain. ...> Full Article |
 | If we wanted to create the ideal environmentally friendly energy source, it would be a fuel that is easy and economical to produce, and one that does not pollute the air when burned. That is exactly what researchers at ASU intend to develop in a new program that uses bacteria and sunlight to generate hydrogen, a clean fuel that produces no greenhouse gases. ...> Full Article |
 | New research identifies SmartWater as a leading deterrent in fighting crime ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers at the University of Illinois have found a simple solution to a problem that has plagued scientists for decades: the tendency of chemical buffers used to maintain the pH of laboratory samples to lose their efficacy as the samples are cooled. The research team, headed by chemistry professor Yi Lu, developed a method to formulate a buffer that maintains a desired pH at a range of low temperatures. ...> Full Article |
 | The thought of powering your house on banana waste may sound a little unrealistic, but, two years ago, UQ researcher, Associate Professor Bill Clarke, proved it was a possibility. ...> Full Article |
 | Energy-efficient device could quickly detect hazardous chemicals ...> Full Article |
After the conclusion of the Pennsylvania Farm Show, which runs from Jan. 5 to Jan. 12, about 900 pounds of butter used in the event's famous butter sculpture will be scraped off its frame by Penn State farm operations workers, plopped into barrels and brought back to the University and State College Area High School for conversion into biodiesel.
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Potential Source of Next-Generation Drugs Against Oral Disease: Pinot Noir
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 | Adulterations or other possible food frauds are a financial problem that affects many foodstuffs. This is why achieving the authentification of food products is of great importance. In the case of fruit juices the most common type of adulteration is mixing the original juice with juices from other, cheaper fruits (mainly grapefruit, grape or pear); in other words falsifying the juice. ...> Full Article |
 | The growing demand for ethanol has Canadian farmers harvesting corn kernels at a rapid pace, but the rest of the plant has been going to waste - until now. ...> Full Article |
New polymerization technology may one day take the pain out of injections and blood draws. A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina and Laser Zentrum Hannover have recently used two-photon polymerization to create hollow needles so fine patients wouldn't feel them piercing their skin. Clustered together on a patch, these microneedles can deliver drugs or draw blood efficiently as standard hypodermic needles. These findings are reported in the International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.
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 | A group of researchers has captured a key step in the metabolic process that allows materials, such as nutrients and drug treatments, to move in and out of cells. ...> Full Article |
 | Second fiddle to oil, natural gas production ...> Full Article |
 | The same brown algae that cover rocks and cause anglers to slip while fly fishing contain oil that can be turned into diesel fuel ...> Full Article |
Biofuels reduce greenhouse-gas emissions in comparison to fossil fuels. In the Jan. 4 issue of the journal Science, Smithsonian researchers highlight a new study that factors in environmental costs of biofuel production. Corn, soy and sugarcane come up short. The authors urge governments to be far more selective about which biofuels they support, as not all are more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels.
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 | All of us break the rules from time to time -- even crystals. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers have successfully carried out a 1.0MPa, long period (up to 72 hours) high pressure testing on a semi-industrial platform of pressurized ash agglomerating fluidized bed (AFB) coal gasification, which was jointly developed by the CAS Institute of Coal Chemistry (ICC) and Jincheng Anthracite Mining Group, both being in north China's Shanxi Province. ...> Full Article |
 | A new type of "smart" tire developed by a Purdue University professor is able to sense damage when a tire goes flat or loses treads, making it safer for road travel. ...> Full Article |
 | Scientists are on the verge of decoding the special chemical language that bacteria use to "talk" to each other, British researchers report. That achievement could lead to new treatments for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, including so-called superbugs that infect more than 90,000 people in the United States each year, they note. ...> Full Article |
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