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Researchers describe 'implausible' chemistry that produces herbicidal compound
Jun 10, 2009 |
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A soil microbe that uses chemical warfare to fight off competitors employs an unusual chemical pathway in the manufacture of its arsenal, researchers report, making use of an enzyme that can do what no other enzyme is known ...
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Unlike rubber bands, molecular bonds may not break faster when pulled
Jun 17, 2009 |
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From balloons to rubber bands, things always break faster when stretched. Or do they? University of Illinois scientists studying chemical bonds now have shown this isn't always the case, and their results may have profound ...
Breaking harmful bonds
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Everybody loves the way breakfast eggs conveniently slide off of Teflon without leaving any pesky pieces of egg in the pan. Indeed, the carbon-fluorine bond at the heart of Teflon cookware is so helpful we also use it in ...
When atoms getting close: Shortest carbon-chlorine single bond detected
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 04, 2009 |
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The description of compounds and interactions between atoms is one of the basic objectives of chemistry. Admittedly, chemical bonding models, which describe these properties very well, already exist. However, any deviation ...
New way to break some of the strongest chemical bonds
Dec 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Cornell University in the U.S. have found a new way of breaking two of the strongest chemical bonds, at ambient temperature and pressure, and this breakthrough could lead to ...
New oxidation methods streamline synthesis of important compounds
Aug 02, 2007 |
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One of the fundamental challenges facing organic synthesis in the 21st century is the need to significantly increase the efficiency with which carbon frameworks can be constructed and functionalized. Chemists at the University ...
Converting Nitrogen to a More Useful Form
Jan 09, 2007 |
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Nitrogen-containing organic compounds are important products as well as intermediates for many pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and chemicals used in electronics. Air contains plenty of nitrogen, but it is in a form that cannot ...
Nottingham technology gives Bond the edge
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Technology developed at The University of Nottingham will be giving James Bond the edge over his enemies when the latest high octane 007 adventure hits cinema screens later this week.
Carbon molecule with a charge could be tomorrow's semiconductor
Sep 08, 2008 |
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Virginia Tech chemistry Professor Harry Dorn has developed a new area of fullerene chemistry that may be the backbone for development of molecular semiconductors and quantum computing applications.
A perfect bond
Nov 10, 2008 |
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Not much has changed in the last 2,000 years when it comes to suturing together cuts and wounds. Even with microsurgery techniques, infection and permanent scarring remain major concerns. To minimize these dangers, doctors ...
Long carbon fibers could improve blast resistance of concrete structures
Oct 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Dr. Jeffery Volz, assistant professor of civil, architectural and environmental engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, and his team have received $567,000 to explore ...
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