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Computer predicts reactions between molecules and surfaces, with 'chemical precision'

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Nov 06, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Good news for heterogeneous catalysis and the hydrogen economy: computers can now be used to make accurate predictions of the reactions of (hydrogen) molecules with surfaces. An international team of researchers, headed by ...

Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.

New evidence supports 19th century idea on formation of oil and gas

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Nov 04, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 1

Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described ...

Scientist shines laser light on methane in pursuit of clean fuel

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Oct 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

An abundant greenhouse gas could someday help clean up the earth. Converting methane to liquid methanol could produce clean, low-cost fuel and prevent the potent greenhouse gas from entering the atmosphere. Exploiting methane ...

Sensor biochips could aid in cancer diagnosis and treatment

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Oct 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

It is very difficult to predict whether a cancer drug will help an individual patient: only around one third of drugs will work directly in a given patient. Researchers at the Heinz Nixdorf Chair for Medical ...

New technique paves way for medical discoveries

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Oct 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers have previously been able to analyse which sugar structures are to be found on certain proteins, but not exactly where on the protein they are positioned. This is now possible thanks to a new technique developed ...

Chemist Develops High-Speed Test to Improve Pathogen Decontamination

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Oct 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A chemist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has developed a technology intended to rapidly assess any presence of microbial life on spacecraft. This new method may also ...

Open Lid Reveals Mercury

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Oct 15, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (8) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mercury, the silvery liquid formerly used in thermometers, is now known to be highly toxic. The worst of the toxins are organic mercury compounds, such as methylmercury. Most previous analytical procedures ...

Nanoscale structures revealed on Diamond's latest beamline

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Oct 15, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

On Monday 12th October, a team of scientists from the University of Bath became the first researchers to use the UK’s national synchrotron facility’s latest experimental station (I07). Designed for investigating ...

Tracking down the human 'odorprint'

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Oct 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Each of the 6.7 billion people on Earth has a signature body odor -- the chemical counterpart to fingerprints -- and scientists are tracking down those odiferous arches, loops, and whorls in the "human odorprint" for purposes ...

Tiny motes sniff out chemical, biological threats

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Oct 12, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research to develop a new method to detect biological and chemical threats may also lead to new approaches for removing pollutants from the environment.

New tracer for better melanoma image

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Oct 06, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The Australian research published this week in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Medicinal Chemistry describes a new radiopharmaceutical tracer that promises to give clearer pictures of melanoma and could lead t ...

New technology detects chemical weapons in seconds

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Oct 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Scientists at Queen's University Belfast are developing new sensors to detect chemical agents and illegal drugs which will help in the fight against the threat of terrorist attacks.

Researchers: Champagne's aroma comes from bubbles

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Sep 28, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- Don Ho was right. It is the tiny bubbles. A team of researchers - in Europe not surprisingly - found that Champagne's bursting bubbles not only tickle the nose, they create a mist that wafts the aroma to the drinker.

Lab-on-a-Chip Performs 1,000 Chemical Reactions At Once

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Sep 27, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (7) | 0

Flasks, beakers, and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in medicinal chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a benchtop, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly run thousands ...

Portable and precise gas sensor could monitor pollution and detect disease

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Sep 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function.

Drug discovery process more accurate, less expensive using novel mass spectrometry application

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Sep 17, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Cancer and cell biology experts at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have developed a new mass spectrometry-based tool they say provides more precise, cost-effective data collection for drug discovery efforts.

Ring closure as warning: New reagent for the detection of organophosphate neurotoxins with an extremely fast response

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Sep 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Soman, Tabun, and Sarin (which has already been used in terrorist attacks) are chemical weapons that attack the nervous system. When inhaled, these extremely toxic organophosphates can lead to death within ...