News tagged with chemical transformations
Hot new manufacturing tool: A temperature-controlled microbe
Many manufacturing processes rely on microorganisms to perform tricky chemical transformations or make substances from simple starting materials. The authors of a study appearing in mBio, the online open-access journal of the ...
Apr 17, 2012 |
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Study proves plausibility of new pathway to life's chemical building blocks
For decades, chemists considered a chemical pathway known as the formose reaction the only route for producing sugars essential for life to begin, but more recent research has called into question the plausibility of such ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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New rechargeable batteries needed: A microporous polymer is an unusually powerful supercapacitor
(PhysOrg.com) -- For future electric vehicles, powerful notebook computers, and other portable devices, we need a new generation of energy storage materials that are better suited to modern needs than current ...
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Scientists uncover chemical transformations in cobalt nanoparticles
Understanding the intricacies of how nanoparticles undergo chemical transformations could lead to better ways to tailor their composition, which can lead to advanced material properties.
May 24, 2011 |
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Taking the guesswork out of understanding complex, multi-molecule transformations
Multicomponent reactions (MCRs) that chemically combine three or more molecules into a brand new product are faster and generate less waste than traditional step-by-step synthetic procedures, making them invaluable ...
Mar 11, 2011 |
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Catalysis science of methanol oxidation over iron vanadate catalysts
Bulk mixed metal oxide compounds are employed as industrial oxidation catalysts for many reactions, but there is still debate in the heterogeneous catalysis literature about the nature of their catalytic active sites as well ...
Jan 12, 2011 |
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Listen up! New experiment records ultrafast chemical reaction with vibrational echoes
(PhysOrg.com) -- To watch a magician transform a vase of flowers into a rabbit, it's best to have a front-row seat. Likewise, for chemical transformations in solution, the best view belongs to the molecular ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Aug 31, 2010 |
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Argonne scientists seek natural remediation for uranium-rich sites
While most of us are focused on life above ground, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory are trying to understand the drama unfolding beneath our feet.
Mar 19, 2010 |
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Chemists discover twisted molecules that pick their targets
New York University chemists have discovered how to make molecules with a twist—the molecules fold in to twisted helical shapes that can accelerate selected chemical reactions. The research, reported in the latest issue of ...
Aug 10, 2009 |
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Restoring a natural root signal helps to fight a major corn pest
A longstanding and fruitful collaboration between researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology and the University of Neuchâtel in Switzerland, together with contributions from colleagues in ...
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Environmental exposures may damage DNA in as few as three days
Exposure to particulate matter has been recognized as a contributing factor to lung cancer development for some time, but a new study indicates inhalation of certain particulates can actually cause some genes to become reprogrammed, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
May 17, 2009 |
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Engineers hit pay dirt with clay mixture
A watery, mud-like substance has hit pay dirt for Case Western Reserve University engineering professor David Schiraldi and his research group.
Apr 14, 2009 |
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