News tagged with molecular solution

Scientific solutions to sin?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people are familiar with the seven deadly sins - pride, envy, gluttony, lust, wrath, greed and sloth - but could there be molecular solutions for this daily struggle between good and evil?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

The Future in Two Words: Ionic Liquids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ionic liquids are molecular solutions that have a wide range of potential applications, including next-generation solar cells, hydrogen fuel cells and lithium batteries.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Marine microbes creating green waves in industry

New technology designed to analyse large numbers of novel marine microbes could lead to more efficient and greener ways to manufacture new drugs for conditions such as epilepsy, diabetes, flu and other viruses, as well as ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Measuring the Immeasurable: New Study Links Heat Transfer, Bond Strength of Materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- The speed at which heat moves between two materials touching each other is a potent indicator of how strongly they are bonded to each other, according to a new study by researchers at Rensselaer ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 13, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Physicists devise method for building artificial tissue

New York University physicists have developed a method that models biological cell-to-cell adhesion that could also have industrial applications.

Physics / General Physics

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

In nanorod crystal growth, nanoparticles seen as artificial atoms

In the growth of crystals, do nanoparticles act as "artificial atoms" forming molecular-type building blocks that can assemble into complex structures? This is the contention of a major but controversial theory ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Food, water safety provide new challenges for today's sensors

Sensors that work flawlessly in laboratory settings may stumble when it comes to performing in real-world conditions, according to researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Technology / Engineering

created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New inexpensive, environmentally friendly solar cell shines with potential

(Phys.org) -- The limitations of conventional and current solar cells include high production cost, low operating efficiency and durability, and many cells rely on toxic and scarce materials. Northwestern University researchers ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 23, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Scientists uncover a photosynthetic puzzle

(Phys.org) -- Quantum physics and plant biology seem like two branches of science that could not be more different, but surprisingly they may in fact be intimately tied.

Physics / General Physics

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Isoprene research could lead to eco-friendly car tires

(Phys.org) -- The world’s rubber supplies are in peril, and automobile tire producers are scrambling to seek alternative solutions.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Plant enzyme's origins traced to non-enzyme ancestors

(Phys.org) -- As plants began to transition from aquatic habitats to dry land some 500 million years ago, their needs changed. Those primitive ancestors of modern plants were ill-equipped to survive in a dry, sunlight-blasted ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

DoD basic research discovers new spectroscopic signatures from the 'Stuff of Life'

There is hardly a greater discovery during the past century than DNA–deoxyribonucleic acid–the biomolecular material in every cell of the human body. DNA contains the genetic information necessary ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brighter, smaller probes to uncover the secret lives of proteins

(Phys.org) -- Imagine tracking a deer through a forest by clipping a radio transmitter to its ear and monitoring the deer’s location remotely. Now imagine that transmitter is the size of a house, and ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created May 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Inexpensive, abundant starch fibers could lead to ouchless bandages

A process that spins starch into fine strands could take the sting out of removing bandages, as well as produce less expensive and more environmentally-friendly toilet paper, napkins and other products, according to Penn ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created May 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast


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