Chemistry News - June 2008 Archives
Researchers have designed a new type of probe that can image thousands of interactions between proteins inside a living cell, giving them a tool to untangle the web of signaling pathways that control most of a cell's activities.
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A team of scientists has developed a technique using ultraviolet light to identify organic matter in soils that they say could be used to document the existence of life on Mars.
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Earthworms are proving to be great detectives when it comes to identifying pollutants present in soil
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 | Researchers have now cataloged more templates of possible switches within a living cell than we use throughout our day. ...> Full Article |
Stretching of molecular "spring" induces color change
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Researchers have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch.
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Research group lead by two biochemistry graduate students has isolated proteins responsible for the iron-sulfur cluster assembly process and witnessed the necessary protein interactions in vivo - within a cell. They have captured pathway intermediates and observed protein interactions between the two major players in iron-sulfur cluster assembly.
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Catalyst helps produce amines at low cost and no waste products
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Researchers have figured out how bacteria ensure that they respond correctly to hundreds of incoming signals from their environment.
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 | farmers are forming a co-op to produce a promising biofuel raw material -- camelina, a Mediterranean native plant whose seeds are 40 percent oil and can be used in manufacturing biodiesel. ...> Full Article |
 | Transistors based on a new kind of material have been lifted into outer space on the space shuttle Endeavour and attached to the outside of the International Space Station for radiation testing. ...> Full Article |
Plants have an ambivalent relationship with light. They need it to live, but too much light leads to the increased production of high-energy chemical intermediates that can injure or kill the plant.
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Researchers have cast doubt on existing chemistry theory and brought microwave spectroscopy into the Digital Age with a unique new technique that measures the way that molecules change their geometric shapes.
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After a close examination of crude oil made from pig manure, chemists are certain about a number of things.
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Researchers have developed a theory to advance fuel cell and corrosion prevention technologies.
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A team of scientists has, for the first time, synthesized and characterized the elusive parent molecule of an important class of chemical compounds.
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Researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a new way of cleaning clothes using less than 2% of the water and energy of a conventional washing machine. The revolutionary technology will provide alternatives to both domestic washing and dry cleaning, heralding the world’s first “virtually waterless” washing system.
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Contamination of the deep oceanic food web is occurring, new study reports
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New Study Predicts Shape of Drops to Come
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 | Researchers unveil permeable, pourable glass 'microballoons' ...> Full Article |
British scientists are developing a new type of glass that can dissolve and release calcium into the body
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The answer to the looming fuel crisis in the 21st century may be found by thinking small, microscopic in fact. Microscopic organisms from bacteria and cyanobacteria, to fungi to microalgae, are biological factories that are proving to efficient sources of inexpensive, environmentally friendly biofuels that can serve as alternatives to oil.
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Researchers are working on a thermoelectric generator that converts the heat from car exhaust fumes into electricity
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Police research reveals new techniques for identifying prints on metal
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Researchers have made a ground-breaking discovery that produces highly efficient miniature crystals which could revolutionise the way we harvest and use solar energy.
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New research explains how enzyme works
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Olfactometer better sensor for smell than human nose because it lacks the emotional baggage.
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Research unlocks water's potential for new "green chemistry" movement
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Fish can recognize a face based on UV pattern alone
Ancient DNA from rare fossil reveals that polar bears evolved recently and adapted quickly
'Anaconda' meets 'Jurassic Park': Study shows ancient snakes ate dinosaur babies
Scientists locate apparent hydrothermal vents off Antarctica
Mars Express heading for closest flyby of Phobos
Artificial bee silk a big step closer to reality
Predicting the fate of stem cells
Artificial foot recycles energy for easier walking
New fiber nanogenerators could lead to electric clothing
What drives our genes? Researchers map the first complete human epigenome
Juggling enhances connections in the brain
Tracking down the human 'odorprint'
Scientists discover quantum fingerprints of chaos
Researchers help identify cows that gain more while eating less
Chemicals that eased one environmental problem may worsen another
Helping hydrogen: Student inventor tackles challenge of hydrogen storage
More, better biodiesel
Orange peels, newspapers may lead to cheaper, cleaner ethanol fuel
Researchers envision high-tech applications for 'multiferroic' crystals
Chemists create synthetic 'gene-like' crystals for carbon dioxide capture