News tagged with chain structure

Transparent conductive material could lead to power-generating windows

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory have fabricated transparent thin films capable of absorbing light and ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists Discover Pentagonal Ice

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have discovered a five-sided ice chain structure that could be used to modify future weather patterns.

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 07, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (15) | comments 2

It's raining pentagons

This week's Nature Materials (09 March 2009) reveals how an international team of scientists led by researchers at the London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) at UCL have discovered a novel one dimensional ice ch ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 2

Microspiders: Polymerization reaction drives micromotors

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it seems like science fiction, microscopic "factories" in which nanomachines produce tiny structures for miniaturized components or nanorobots that destroy tumor cells within the body ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Evolution provides clue to blood clotting

A simple cut to the skin unleashes a complex cascade of chemistry to stem the flow of blood. Now, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have used evolutionary clues to reveal ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Genetic inspiration could show the way to revolutionise information technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- Chemists at the University of Reading have created a synthetic form of DNA that could transform how digital information is processed and stored.

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Pull-chain 'polymer' solves puzzle of complex molecular packing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes the simplest things hold the key to understanding complex effects. It turns out that a humble metal pull-chain -- just like those used on ceiling fans -- can be a pretty good model ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Paving the way for new single-molecule electrochemical switches

The degree of twisting of natural helical structures, such as the DNA double-helix, plays an essential role in many important biological functions. Because of their twisted architecture, artificial helices ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radical predictions in polymer chemistry

Free radicals may have a bad reputation for causing ozone depletion and premature aging, but they are in fact extremely useful for making novel materials, particularly polymers. Skilled chemists can link up ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The Long and the Short of Acrylate Polymerization

(PhysOrg.com) -- Used in such diverse applications as adhesives, detergents, and super-absorbent disposable diapers, polyacrylates are key polymers, but the mechanisms of their formation are complex and have ...

Chemistry / Polymers

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mechanism behind compound's effects on skin inflammation and cancer progression

Charles J. Dimitroff, MS, PhD and colleagues in the Dimitroff Lab at Brigham and Women's Hospital, have developed a fluorinated analog of glucosamine, which, in a recent study, has been shown to block the synthesis of key ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0