News tagged with carbon molecule

Organic carbon from Mars, but not biological

(Phys.org) -- Molecules containing large chains of carbon and hydrogen--the building blocks of all life on Earth--have been the targets of missions to Mars from Viking to the present day. While these molecules ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

New research could mean faster computers and better mobile phones

Graphene and carbon nanotubes could improve the electronics used in computers and mobile phones, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 14, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Twisting of protein molecules in water is successfully captured on molecular movie

A research group led by Hyotcherl Ihee at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) observed twisting of protein molecules in an aqueous solution (which is very similar to the environment ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research estimates how long Titan's chemical factory has been in business

Saturn's giant moon Titan hides within a thick, smoggy atmosphere that's well-known to scientists as one of the most complex chemical environments in the solar system. It's a productive "factory" cranking ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Size matters - even for molecules

Two electrons that are emitted from a large molecule by a single photon may originate from far apart within that molecule. In a recent study on hydrocarbon molecules consisting of one to five fused benzene ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tasting carbon with WAFT'ed light: New instrument analyzes tiny samples at low pressure and temperature

(Phys.org) -- When delving into the nuances of carbon dioxide, a new instrument designed by scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory "sips" the sample and reveals information about the source of ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemistry in one dimension offers surprising result

Due to their unique properties single walled carbon nanotubes have been suggested as a promising material for electronics, optics and in other fields of materials science. When scientists from Umea University and Aalto University ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

First step taken to image ultra-fast movements in chemical reactions

A team of international researchers have fired ultra-fast shots of light at oxygen, nitrogen and carbon monoxide molecules as part of a development aimed at mapping the astonishingly quick movements of atoms within molecules, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The origin of organic magnets

Electrical engineers are starting to consider materials made from organic molecules -- including those made from carbon atoms -- as an intriguing alternative to the silicon and metals used currently in electronic ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Spitzer finds solid buckyballs in space

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers using data from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have, for the first time, discovered buckyballs in a solid form in space. Prior to this discovery, the microscopic carbon spheres ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Space diamonds reveal supernova origins

Space diamonds may now be an astrophysicist's best friend.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Size matters -- even for molecules

(PhysOrg.com) -- Two electrons that are emitted from a large molecule by a single photon may originate from far apart within that molecule. In a recent study on hydrocarbon molecules consisting of one to five ...

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New uses for diesel by-products

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new catalytic process discovered by the Cardiff Catalysis Institute could unleash a range of useful new by-products from diesel fuel production.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dog skull dates back 33,000 years

If you think a Chihuahua doesn't have much in common with a Rottweiler, you might be on to something.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

The great gas hydrate escape

For some time, researchers have explored flammable ice for low-carbon or alternative fuel or as a place to store carbon dioxide. Now, a computer analysis of the ice and gas compound, known as a gas hydrate, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast