News tagged with nitrogen atoms

New imaging nano-technique to change the way we see disease

(PhysOrg.com) -- New nano-technology being developed by physicists at Macquarie University could help medical professionals better understand and more effectively treat cancer and other diseases. 

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First Pump-Probe Experiment at Linac Coherent Light Source Completed

(PhysOrg.com) -- The first experiment using the Linac Coherent Light Source to illuminate molecules via a "pump-probe" technique has been completed by an international team of more than 30 scientists from ...

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Deep-Sea Microbes May Answer Long-Standing Question About Earth's Nitrogen Cycle

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified an unexpected metabolic ability in a symbiotic community of deep-sea microorganisms. It may help solve a lingering mystery about the world's nitrogen cycle.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Diamonds May Be the Ultimate MRI Probe, Say Quantum Physicists

(PhysOrg.com) -- Diamonds, it has long been said, are a girl's best friend. But a research team including a physicist from the National Institute of Standards and Technology has recently found that the gems ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Michigan Tech Team Models Molecular Transistor

(PhysOrg.com) -- Electronic gadgetry gets tinier and more powerful all the time, but at some point, the transistors and myriad other component parts will get so little they won't work. That's because when ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 3

New insights, and a new angle, on high-temperature superconductivity

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Princeton-led research team has revealed surprising information about how electron behavior influences the conduction of electricity in a class of high-temperature superconductors. An increased ...

Physics / Superconductivity

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (17) | comments 6

New rotors could help develop nanoscale generators

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed a molecular structure that could help create current-generating machines at the nanoscale.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 27, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chemists synthesize herbal alkaloid

The club moss Lycopodium serratum is a creeping, flowerless plant used in homeopathic medicine to treat a wide variety of ailments. It contains a potent brew of alkaloids that have attracted considerable scient ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Trading carats for nanometers - and defective diamonds for crystal clear microscopy

(PhysOrg.com) -- Large, perfect diamonds are precious to almost all of us but to some scientists, it is the defects that really matter. This is because defects can form nanoscopic color centers, which play ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0


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