The flavor of beer begins to change as soon as it's packaged, prompting a debate among afficionados: Does the beverage stay fresher in a bottle or a can? Now, researchers report in ACS Food Science & Technology that the answer ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2023
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A typical nuclear reactor uses only a small fraction of its fuel rod to produce power before the energy-generating reaction naturally terminates. What is left behind is an assortment of radioactive elements, including unused ...
Materials Science
May 4, 2020
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In an advance they consider a breakthrough in computational chemistry research, University of Wisconsin–Madison chemical engineers have developed model of how catalytic reactions work at the atomic scale. This understanding ...
Materials Science
Apr 6, 2023
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In terms of size, it may be the smallest scientific breakthrough ever made at Harvard.
Quantum Physics
Apr 13, 2018
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The photo of a nearby star and its orbiting companion -- whose temperature is like a hot summer day in Arizona -- will be presented by Penn State Associate Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kevin Luhman ...
Astronomy
Oct 19, 2011
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Chemists have discovered that an 'impossible' reaction at cold temperatures actually occurs with vigour, which could change our understanding of how alcohols are formed and destroyed in space.
Materials Science
Jun 30, 2013
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Trions consist of three charged particles bound together by very weak bonding energy. Although trions can potentially carry more information than electrons in applications such as electronics and quantum computing, trions ...
Quantum Physics
Oct 16, 2019
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Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have created in the laboratory a class of carbenes, highly reactive molecules, used to make catalysts - substances that facilitate chemical reactions. Until now, chemists ...
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2009
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Controlling chemical reactions to generate new products is one of the biggest challenges in chemistry. Developments in this area impact industry, for example, by reducing the waste generated in the manufacture of construction ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 15, 2023
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(Phys.org)—A group of researchers from Trinity University in San Antonio and The Pennsylvania State University have developed a catalytic system using supported gold nanoparticles that surpasses industry standards by controlling ...
