News tagged with gold clusters
Oxygen in place of chlorine: Towards a more environmentally friendly propylene oxide synthesis
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Oct 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Propylene oxide is an important bulk chemical that is used primarily in the production of polyurethane plastics. Currently, propylene oxide is usually made from propylene (propene) in a process that uses ...
Scientists synthesize gold to shed light on cells' inner workings
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Apr 16, 2009 |
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Highly fluorescent gold nanoclusters for sub-cellular imaging have been synthesized by researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), one of the research institutes of Singapore's A*STAR (Agency ...
Nano sculptures in gold
Aug 01, 2008 |
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If someone is charged up, the colour of their face might change, but they don't immediately pull off one of their arms, only to reattach it as a third leg. With some molecules, however, the situation is quite ...
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Bacterium helps formation of gold
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Australian scientists have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechan ...
Scientists Discover Gold Clusters Stabilize Platinum Electrocatalysts For Use in Fuel Cells
Jan 12, 2007 |
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Platinum is the most efficient electrocatalyst for accelerating chemical reactions in fuel cells for electric vehicles. In reactions during the stop-and-go driving of an electric car, however, the platinum ...
Physicists discover structures of gold nanoclusters
Jan 16, 2007 |
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Using different experimental techniques, two separate and independent research groups in collaboration with a team from the Center for Computational Materials Science (CCMS) at the Georgia Institute of Technology, ...
Study reveals principles behind stability and electronic properties of gold nanoclusters
Jul 14, 2008 |
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A report published in the July 8 issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) is the first to describe the principles behind the stability and electronic properties of tiny nanoc ...
Scientists peel away the mystery behind gold's catalytic prowess
Sep 04, 2008 |
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Few materials have exercised as much of a hold on the human imagination, or on human history, as has gold. But for all of its popular uses – money, medals, jewelry and more – gold's potential as a catalyst ...
Effective over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit likely in next few years
Jun 03, 2009 |
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An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.
Young Star Clusters
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most stars form in clusters. Recent studies of nearby star forming regions find that about three-quarters of their young stars are located in groups with ten or more members. The formation ...
Using life's building blocks to control nanoparticle assembly
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 22, 2007 |
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Using DNA, the molecule that carries life’s genetic instructions, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory are studying how to control both the speed of nanoparticle assembly and the structure ...
Nanoparticles and Lasers Create Cancer-Killing Microbubbles
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jun 19, 2006 |
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One promising use of gold nanoparticles is to use them to convert laser energy into heat that can kill malignant cells. Now, in a promising twist on this approach to anticancer therapy, an international team of investigators ...
Carbon fullerenes now have metallic cousins, 'hollow golden cages'
May 15, 2006 |
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Scientists have uncovered a class of gold atom clusters that are the first known metallic hollow equivalents of the famous hollow carbon fullerenes known as buckyballs. The evidence for what their discoverers ...
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