News tagged with chemical switching
Researchers reveal an RNA modification influences thousands of genes
Over the past decade, research in the field of epigenetics has revealed that chemically modified bases are abundant components of the human genome and has forced us to abandon the notion we've had since high school genetics ...
May 17, 2012 |
5 / 5 (2) |
4
|
Light now in sight: Control of a 'blind' neuroreceptor with an optical switch
When nerve cells communicate with one another, specialized receptor molecules on their surfaces play a central role in relaying signals between them. A collaborative venture involving teams of chemists based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
|
An advance toward ultra-portable electronic devices
Scientists are reporting a key advance toward the long-awaited era of "single-molecule electronics," when common electronic circuits in computers, smart phones, audio players, and other devices may shrink ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
3
Researchers find potential key for unlocking biomass energy
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory and Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center have found a potential key for unlocking the energy potential from non-edible biomass ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
5 / 5 (2) |
3
|
Small details between 'in vivo' and 'in vitro' studies make for big differences
Small details between "in vivo" and "in vitro" studies make for big differences in understanding diabetes and other secretory dysfunctions
Dec 13, 2010 |
not rated yet |
0
NC State develops more precise genetic 'off switches'
Researchers at North Carolina State University have found a way to "cage" genetic off switches in such a way that they can be activated when exposed to UV light. Their technology gives scientists a more precise way to control ...
Oct 28, 2010 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
New nano-tool synthesized
Two chemists at The Scripps Research Institute have synthesized a new nano-scale scientific tool -- a tiny molecular switch that turns itself on or off as it detects metallic ions in its immediate surroundings.
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 13, 2010 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
|
New photonic material may facilitate all-optical switching and computing
A class of molecules whose size, structure and chemical composition have been optimized for photonic use could provide the demanding combination of properties needed to serve as the foundation for low-power, ...
Feb 23, 2010 |
4.6 / 5 (5) |
0
|
New on-off 'switch' triggers and reverses paralysis in animals with a beam of light (w/ Video)
In an advance with overtones of Star Trek phasers and other sci-fi ray guns, scientists in Canada are reporting development of an internal on-off "switch" that paralyzes animals when exposed to a beam of ultraviolet ...
Nov 18, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (5) |
4
Chemists explain the switchboards in our cells
Our cells are controlled by billions of molecular "switches" and chemists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a theory that explains how these molecules work. Their findings may significantly help efforts to ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Scientists create entirely new way to study brain function
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Duke University and the University of North Carolina have devised a chemical technique that promises to allow neuroscientists to discover the function of any population of neurons in an animal ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 15, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
1
Presto! Fast color-changing material may lead to more powerful computers (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in Japan are reporting development of a new so-called "photochromic" material that changes color thousands of times faster than conventional materials when exposed to light.
Apr 23, 2009 |
4.4 / 5 (18) |
7
Reverse Chemical Switching of a Ferroelectric Film
(PhysOrg.com) -- Ferroelectric materials display a spontaneous electric polarization below the Curie temperature that can be reoriented, typically by applying an electric field. In this study, researchers ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Shocking: Environmental chemistry affects ferroelectric film polarity the same way electric voltage does
(PhysOrg.com) -- “Ferroelectric materials are interesting scientifically, and, while they are used for some things now, they are potentially useful for even more applications in the future,” Brian Stephenson tells PhysOrg.com. Stephe ...
Feb 02, 2009 |
4.2 / 5 (9) |
2
E. coli persists against antibiotics through HipA-induced dormancy
Bacteria hunker down and survive antibiotic attack when a protein flips a chemical switch that throws them into a dormant state until treatment abates, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center report ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 15, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
