News tagged with electron donor

iPhone attachment captures panoramic video

Most iPhone developers are focused on creating software applications for the hip smartphones from Apple.

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

The traditional remedy bitter cumin is a great source antioxidant plant phenols

Bitter cumin is used extensively in traditional medicine to treat a range of diseases from vitiligo to hyperglycemia. It is considered to be antiparasitic and antimicrobial and science has backed up claims of its use to reduce ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Pairing quantum dots with fullerenes for nanoscale photovoltaics

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a step toward engineering ever-smaller electronic devices, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have assembled nanoscale pairings of particles ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

NRL scientists unravel complex quantum dot-dopamine interactions

Scientists at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in conjunction with the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Ca., recently reported a detailed study of the interactions of water soluble semi-conductor ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A light touch: Iron complexes as efficient catalysts for the light-driven extraction of hydrogen from water

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hydrogen is a promising alternative energy carrier that can be efficiently converted into electrical energy in fuel cells. One hurdle to the introduction of sustainable hydrogen technology is the fact that ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic uranium is often found in soil and groundwater in places where uranium was either mined or enriched to make nuclear fuel and weapons. Uranium contamination, which is a threat to wildlife ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Patience pays off with methanol for uranium bioremediation

The legacy of nuclear weapons and nuclear energy development has left ground water and sediment at dozens of sites across the United States and many more around the world contaminated with uranium. The uranium is transported ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1