 'Designer enzymes' created by chemists March 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Chemists from UCLA and the University of Washington have succeeded in creating "designer enzymes," a major milestone in computational chemistry and protein engineering. | |
Power from Formic Acid May 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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One of the central challenges of our time is the supply of enough environmentally friendly and resource-efficient energy to our society. In this context, hydrogen technology has taken on increased importance. | |
Halting methane squanderlust May 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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The pipes that rise from oil fields, topped with burning flames of natural gas, waste fossil fuels and dump carbon dioxide into the air. In new work, researchers have identified the structure of a catalytic material that ... | |
 Newly detected air pollutant mimics damaging effects of cigarette smoke August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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A previously unrecognized group of air pollutants could have effects remarkably similar to harmful substances found in tobacco smoke, Louisiana scientists are reporting in a study scheduled for presentation ... | |
Catalyst mystery unlocked August 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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Different keys are not supposed to fit the same lock, but in biological systems multiple versions of a catalyst all make a reaction go, according to a new study that explains the phenomenon. Scheduled for online publication ... | |
Polymer electric storage, flexible and adaptable August 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The proliferation of solar, wind and even tidal electric generation and the rapid emergence of hybrid electric automobiles demands flexible and reliable methods of high-capacity electrical storage. Now a ... | |
 Culinary shocker: Cooking can preserve, boost nutrient content of vegetables December 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 69 vote(s)
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In a finding that defies conventional culinary wisdom, researchers in Italy report that cooking vegetables can preserve or even boost their nutritional value in comparison to their raw counterparts, depending ... | |
 'Kind and Gentle' Molecular Machine Could Operate at Near-Equilibrium December 20, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Molecular machines tiny machines made of molecules that do mechanical work are usually thought to operate in a state of non-equilibrium. This makes sense, considering that macro-sized machines operate ... | |
'Recordable' proteins as next-generation memory storage materials February 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Move over, compact discs, DVDs, and hard drives. Researchers in Japan report progress toward developing a new protein-based memory device that could provide an alternative to conventional magnetic and optical storage systems, ... | |
 Device Created for 'Red Wine Headache' November 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A device first developed by chemistry professor Rich Mathies to look for signs of life on Mars could help avoid the dreaded red wine headache. | |
Solar Cells Can Take the Heat January 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Solar cells have attracted global attention as one of the cornerstones of alternative energy. In theory, it seems to make abundant sense to tap into the energy of the sun to convert light to electricity with little or no ... | |
 Did early Southwestern Indians ferment corn and make beer? December 04, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The belief among some archeologists that Europeans introduced alcohol to the Indians of the American Southwest may be faulty. | |
 Scientists sort cells with beams of light December 10, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Separating out particular kinds of cells from a sample could become faster, cheaper and easier thanks to a new system developed by MIT researchers that involves levitating the cells with light. | |
Strange-behaving crystals could have impact on research, technology January 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Aperiodic, rule-bending crystals are the focus of an article that appears in the Jan. 4 issue of the journal Science. Co-authors looked at how these aperiodic crystals behave differently from "normal" periodic crystals. ... | |
 New techniques create butanol -- biofuel superior to ethanol January 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 38 vote(s)
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A team of researchers headed by an environmental engineer at Washington University in St. Louis is plying new techniques to produce a biofuel superior to ethanol. | |
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