Plants use underground networks to warn of enemy attack
PCBs are everywhere: Problem exists in industrial city and rural community
(Phys.org) —Since polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are produced through industrial processes or activities, it is assumed that people living in industrial cities will have higher concentrations of these ...
May 08, 2013
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Plants 'talk' to plants to help them grow
Researchers explore more efficient carbon dioxide to methanol model
Researchers from The University of Texas at Arlington are pioneering a new method for using carbon dioxide, or CO2, to make liquid methanol fuel by using copper oxide nanowires and sunlight.
Feb 19, 2013
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Synchrotron infrared unveils a mysterious microbial community
In the fall of 2010, Hoi-Ying Holman of the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) was approached by an international team researching a mysterious microbial community ...
Jan 22, 2013
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Small change for a big improvement: Halogen bonds and drug discovery
Halogen bonding has been applied in crystal engineering, materials research, and nanotechnology for some time. Scientists from the Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (HITS) and the Czech Academy ...
Jan 18, 2013
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Researchers uncover a synthetic material that rebuilds itself through chemical communication
(Phys.org)—Self-moving gels can give synthetic materials the ability to "act alive" and mimic primitive biological communication, University of Pittsburgh researchers have found.
Jan 09, 2013
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Nanomedicine breakthrough could improve chemotherapy for childhood cancer
(Phys.org)—In a world-first, researchers from the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have developed a nanoparticle that could improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy ...
Nov 20, 2012
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Ants have an exceptionally 'hi-def' sense of smell
The first complete map of the ants' olfactory system has discovered that the eusocial insects have four to fives more odorant receptors—the special proteins that detect different odors—than other insects.
Sep 10, 2012
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Microbes help hyenas communicate via scent
(Phys.org)—Bacteria in hyenas' scent glands may be the key controllers of communication.
Aug 30, 2012
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Sunbathing helps these bugs stay healthy
Sunbathing may be healthy – at least for one group of North American insects that apparently uses the activity to fight off germs, Simon Fraser University scientists have found.
Aug 24, 2012
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Predatory beetles eavesdrop on ants' chemical conversations to find best egg-laying sites
(Phys.org) -- Predatory beetles can detect the unique alarm signal released by ants that are under attack by parasitic flies, and the beetles use those overheard conversations to guide their search for safe ...
Aug 03, 2012
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Team creates new tech for complex micro structures for use in sensors, other apps
(Phys.org) -- University of Maryland Chemistry Professor John Fourkas and his research group have developed new materials and nanofabrication techniques for building miniaturized versions of components needed ...
Jul 13, 2012
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Solar thermal process produces cement with no carbon dioxide emissions
(Phys.org) -- While the largest contributor to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions is the power industry, the second largest is the more often overlooked cement industry, which accounts for 5-6% of all ...
Apr 10, 2012
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