News tagged with molecular gas

New metal hydride clusters provide insights into hydrogen storage

A study published by researchers at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute (ASI) has shed first-ever light on a class of heterometallic molecular structures whose unique features point the way to breakthroughs in the development ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 22, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Galaxies are running out of gas: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study has shown why the lights are going out in the Universe.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (14) | comments 61 | with audio podcast

Raging storms sweep away galactic gas

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Herschel infrared space observatory has detected raging winds of molecular gas streaming away from galaxies. Suspected for years, these outflows may have the power to strip galaxies ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | 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

Entangled frameworks limber up

The degree of interconnectivity of molecular frameworks in microporous materials influences their structural flexibility and gas sorption

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists unlock key enzyme using newly created 'cool' method

A team of Michigan State University scientists -- using a new cooling method they created -- have uncovered the inner workings of a key iron-containing enzyme, a discovery that could help researchers develop new medicines ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 26, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New hydrogen-storage method discovered

Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have found for the first time that high pressure can be used to make a unique hydrogen-storage material. The discovery paves the way for an entirely new way to approach ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (44) | comments 15

Herschel views deep-space pearls on a cosmic string

(PhysOrg.com) -- Herschel has delivered spectacular vistas of cold gas clouds lying near the plane of the Milky Way, revealing intense, unexpected activity. The dark, cool region is dotted with stellar factories, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Toward the design of greener consumer products

So you're a manufacturer about to introduce a new consumer product to the marketplace. Will that product or the manufacture of the product contribute to global warming through the greenhouse effect?

Chemistry / Other

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Electronic nose sniffs out toxins

Imagine a polka-dotted postage stamp-sized sensor that can sniff out some known poisonous gases and toxins and show the results simply by changing colors.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hydrocarbons in the deep Earth?

The oil and gas that fuels our homes and cars started out as living organisms that died, were compressed, and heated under heavy layers of sediments in the Earth's crust. Scientists have debated for years ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (43) | comments 27

Astronomers use gamma-ray burst to probe star formation in the early universe

(PhysOrg.com) -- The brilliant afterglow of a powerful gamma-ray burst (GRB) has enabled astronomers to probe the star-forming environment of a distant galaxy, resulting in the first detection of molecular ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1


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