News tagged with journal of computational chemistry

WSU chemist applies Google software to webs of the molecular world

The technology that Google uses to analyze trillions of Web pages is being brought to bear on the way molecules are shaped and organized.

Chemistry / Other

created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weird world of water gets a little weirder with a new anomaly

Strange, stranger, strangest! To the weird nature of one of the simplest chemical compounds -- the stuff so familiar that even non-scientists know its chemical formula -- add another odd twist. Scientists ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Molecular depth profiling modeled using buckyballs and low-energy argon

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists led by a Penn State University chemist has demonstrated the strengths and weaknesses of an alternative method of molecular depth profiling -- a technique used to analyze ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Oscillating layers of molecules on liquid's surface influence carbon capture

Two tiny molecular layers in a liquid that traps carbon dioxide constantly swap places, influencing how much of the greenhouse gas is absorbed, according to scientists at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New perspective in ion channel indicates treatment potential

Scientists researching a toxin extracted from the venom of the honey bee have used this to inform the design of new treatments to alleviate the symptoms of conditions such as muscular dystrophy, depression ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Viral protein structure study offers HIV therapy hope

National Physical Laboratory is involved in a collaborative project that is helping to further the understanding of HIV viral protein structure which could lead to new molecular medicines.

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 21, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Some Choices Are Better Than Others in Studying the Universal Solvent

By mixing and matching choices from a buffet of 30 to 70 options, scientists are modeling water's behavior in surface and subsurface reactions and in heterogeneous atmospheric processes such as the formation ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Stable Thanks to Dynamics - DNA Component Resists UV Radiation

(PhysOrg.com) -- Complex computer simulations have, for the first time, allowed scientists to examine in detail the processes that help to ensure the stability of DNA when exposed to UV light. The findings, ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Software speeds up molecular simulations

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether vibrating in place or taking part in protein folding to ensure cells function properly, molecules are never still. Simulating molecular motions provides researchers with information ...

Chemistry /

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0