News tagged with metal organic
Novel filter metal-organic framework material could cut natural gas refining costs
A new type of hybrid material developed at the University of California, Berkeley, could help oil and chemical companies save energy and money – and lower their environmental impacts – by eliminating ...
Mar 29, 2012 |
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EU joins US, Japan in 'rare earth' trade case against China
The European Union joined the United States and Japan on Tuesday in a new complaint to the WTO against China over its restrictions on the export of rare earths used in high-tech products. ...
Mar 13, 2012 |
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The origin of organic magnets
Electrical engineers are starting to consider materials made from organic molecules -- including those made from carbon atoms -- as an intriguing alternative to the silicon and metals used currently in electronic ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Magnetic spin on non-magnetic materials
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanotechnologists from the University of Twente's MESA+ and MIRA research institutes have developed a method for incorporating magnetic elements into non-magnetic materials in a highly controlled ...
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Elevated natural soil metals linked to antibiotic resistance
(Medical Xpress) -- Soils naturally-rich in heavy metals are contributing to the growing global problem of antibiotic resistance, new research has shown.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Cancer drug cisplatin found to bind like glue in cellular RNA
An anti-cancer drug used extensively in chemotherapy binds pervasively to RNA -- up to 20-fold more than it does to DNA, a surprise finding that suggests new targeting approaches might be useful, according to University of ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Engineers solve energy puzzle
University of Toronto materials science and engineering (MSE) researchers have demonstrated for the first time the key mechanism behind how energy levels align in a critical group of advanced materials. This discovery is ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Hey, bacteria, get off of my boat!
Submerge it and they will come. Opportunistic seaweed, barnacles, and bacterial films can quickly befoul almost any underwater surface, but researchers are now using advances in nanotechnology and materials science to design ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Researchers identify mysterious life forms in the extreme deep sea (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 23, 2011 |
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Rock rafts could be 'cradle of life'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Floating rafts of volcanic pumice could have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth, scientists from Oxford University and the University of Western Australia have suggested.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 02, 2011 |
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Detecting an unexpected delay at ultrafast speed
Molecules that suddenly transform into new structures when stimulated by photons or electrons play key roles in many chemical and biological processes. Recently, chemists have discovered that adding transition ...
Aug 05, 2011 |
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European envoy: China may alter rare earths policy
(AP) -- A European trade envoy said Chinese officials indicated Thursday that Beijing might change its curbs on exports of rare earths after a World Trade Organization panel rejected similar restrictions on other metals.
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Nanowire-based sensors offer improved detection of volatile organic compounds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Self-assembling electronic nano-components
Magnetic storage media such as hard drives have revolutionized the handling of information: We are used to dealing with huge quantities of magnetically stored data while relying on highly sensitive electronic ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jun 20, 2011 |
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Microbes that immobilize
Using a model organism isolated from a uranium seep of the Columbia River, scientists recently quantified how extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in subsurface environments can be used to immobilize heavy ...
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