News tagged with salt molecules

Salt block unexpectedly stretches in new experiments

To stretch a supply of salt generally means using it sparingly.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Researchers develop cheap, easy 'kitchen chemistry' to perform formerly complex synthesis

A team at The Scripps Research Institute has made major strides in solving a problem that has been plaguing chemists for many years: how best to break carbon-hydrogen bonds and then to create new bonds to join molecules together. ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Synthetic Cells Shed Biological Insights While Delivering Battery Power

(PhysOrg.com) -- Trying to understand the complex workings of a biological cell by teasing out the function of every molecule within it is a daunting task. But by making synthetic cells that include just a ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A role for calcium in taste perception

Calcium may not come to mind when you think of tasty foods, but in a study appearing in the January 8 issue of JBC, Japanese researchers have provided the first demonstration that calcium channels on the tongue ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast