Energy from light and water: New photocatalytic method for the clean production of hydrogen from water

Chemistry / Materials Science

16 hours ago | 4.7 / 5 (12) | 9 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen-powered fuel cells and solar energy are the best hope for a more environmentally friendly and resource-sparing energy supply in the future. A combination of the two is considered to be particularly ...

New approach to treating breast and prostate cancers

Chemistry / Biochemistry

14 hours ago | 2.5 / 5 (2) | 0

In a new approach to developing treatments for breast cancer, prostate cancer and enlarged hearts, Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine researchers are zeroing in on a workhorse protein called RSK.

New research rejects 80-year theory of 'primordial soup' as the origin of life

Chemistry / Biochemistry

Feb 02, 2010 | 4.3 / 5 (36) | 26 |

For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a 'primordial soup' of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the 'soup' theory has been over turned in a pioneering paper ...

It looks, feels and tastes like chicken, but it's made of soy

Chemistry / Biochemistry

Feb 04, 2010 | 4.5 / 5 (18) | 14 |

Sure, some delicacies might taste just like chicken, but they usually feel and look much different. Soy meat alternatives, such as the soy burger, have become more popular recently, with increased sales of ...

Compound could become important new antidepressant

Chemistry / Other

Feb 04, 2010 | 4.9 / 5 (11) | 7 |

Chemists at Oregon State University have discovered and synthesized a new compound that in laboratory and animal tests appears to be similar to, but may have advantages over one of the most important antidepressant medications ...