Solar-powered cup brews better brine treatments
A new distillation device can better recycle contaminants produced by a desalination plant to dramatically reduce waste.
Environment
Apr 10, 2019
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News tagged with membrane structure
A new accurate computational method designed to enhance drug target stability
Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT), the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech), and the University of Southern California (USC) have developed a new computational method ...
Biotechnology
Apr 1, 2019
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Ultrabright X-rays reveal the molecular structure of membranes used to desalinate seawater
For the first time, a team of researchers from Stony Brook University and the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory has revealed the molecular structure of membranes used in reverse osmosis. The ...
Materials Science
Mar 27, 2019
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Driving water down nanohighways
Removing water vapor from air and other gas mixtures, which is crucial for many industrial processes and air conditioning, could become cheaper and more effective through polymer membrane technology now developed at KAUST.
Polymers
Mar 11, 2019
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Animal, plant biology aids in improving electronic and energy conversion devices, Purdue discovers
Inspired by the unique structural elements of animal and plant biological cell membranes, Purdue University researchers have scaled up the production of nanoscale electronics by replicating the living molecular precision ...
Bio & Medicine
Jan 24, 2019
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Researchers discover the initial stages of the folding mechanism of membrane proteins
An international team including the University of Valencia has proven that the folding of membrane proteins begins before they are inserted into biological membranes, a fact that has been central to biochemical research for ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 20, 2018
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Scientists find mysterious family of proteins are cellular pressure sensors
Scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that a mysterious family of cellular proteins called OSCAs and TMEM63s are a novel class of mechanosensitive ion channels.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 15, 2018
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Bacteria: Protein researchers decipher resistance mechanism
Worldwide, resistance to antibiotics is on the rise. In order to understand why bacteria are becoming immune to previously well-functioning drugs, scientists are penetrating ever deeper into the molecular structure of cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 26, 2018
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Study shows how bacteria guide electron flow for efficient energy generation
Biochemists at the University of Illinois have isolated a protein supercomplex from a bacterial membrane that, like a battery, generates a voltage across the bacterial membrane. The voltage is used to make ATP, a key energy ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 14, 2018
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Uncovering a hidden protein 'tail' that puts the brakes on cell signaling
Using an informatics tool that identifies "hotspots" of post-translational modification (PTM) activity on proteins, researchers have found a previously-unknown mechanism that puts the brakes on an important cell signaling ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2018
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