Biopolymer: Designer interfaces between biological and artificial systems
Lava dots: Scientists make hollow, soft-shelled quantum dots
(Phys.org)—Serendipity proved to be a key ingredient for the latest nanoparticles discovered at Rice University. The new "lava dot" particles were discovered accidentally when researchers stumbled upon ...
Nov 19, 2012
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Introduction of fluorine atoms into organic molecules could have applications for synthesis of pharmaceuticals
Despite its small size, the fluorine atom has had a vast impact on the pharmaceutical industry. More often than not, introducing fluorine to a drug molecule improves the drug's biological activity, earning ...
Oct 03, 2012
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Quicker, cheaper methods to create test tube proteins
(Phys.org)—Over the past decade, researchers have become increasingly interested in cell-free protein synthesis techniques as a means to produce proteins in the biotechnology and medical industries. Taking place in a test ...
Sep 13, 2012
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Direction selection: New method for template-directed DNA synthesis in the 3' and 5' directions
(Phys.org)—When a cell divides, it passes on genetic information by producing copies of its DNA. Chemists have also learned to copy DNA. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a German team has now introduced a new ...
Aug 31, 2012
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Graphite enters different states of matter
(Phys.org) -- For the first time, scientists have seen an X-ray-irradiated mineral go to two different states of matter in about 40 femtoseconds (a femtosecond is one quadrillionth of a second).
May 16, 2012
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Success in synthesis of new high performance functional material mesoporous prussian blue
The National Institute for Materials Science in Japan succeeded in fabricating mesoporous Prussian blue, in which an extremely large number of nanosized pores (mesoporous) are formed in the crystal structure of the material.
Jan 05, 2012
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A new set of building blocks for simple synthesis of complex molecules
Assembling chemicals can be like putting together a puzzle. University of Illinois chemists have developed a way of fitting the pieces together to more efficiently build complex molecules, beginning with a ...
Aug 23, 2011
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Nanoscientists invent better etching technique
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine yourself nano-sized, standing on the edge of a soon-to-be computer chip. Down shoots a beam of electrons, carving precise topography that is then etched the depth of the Grand Canyon ...
Aug 19, 2011
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Nanocatalyst is a gas: New formula could make fuel production better, greener
A nanoparticle-based catalyst developed at Rice University may give that tiger in your tank a little more roar.
Sep 20, 2010
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Copper-Free Click Chemistry Used in Mice
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, the widely used molecular synthesis technique known as click chemistry has been safely applied to a living organism. A team of Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley researchers ...
Jan 19, 2010
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Lasers used to make first boron-nitride nanotube yarn (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have used lasers to create the first practical macroscopic yarns from boron nitride fibers, opening the door for an array of applications, from radiation-shielded spacecraft to ...
Dec 02, 2009
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