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New computer simulation helps explain folding in important cellular protein

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most parts of living organisms come packaged with ribbons. The ribbons are proteins—chains of amino acids that must fold into three-dimensional structures to work properly. But when for any reason the ribbons ...


Simulated gene therapy

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

In a recent issue of The Journal of Chemical Physics, published by the American Institute of Physics (AIP), a group of researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and Los Alamos National Laboratory describe the fi ...


Next generation nanofilms created

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Apr 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

With the human genome in hand, biochemists have cataloged the 3-D structures of thousands of proteins isolated from living cells. But one important class of proteins -- those stuck in the cell membranes -- has proven difficult ...





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Actinide research published in Reviews of Modern Physics

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Livermore researcher who teamed with a United Kingdom collaborator has published an article in Reviews of Modern Physics that refines decades of actinide science and may just become the preeminent research ...


Beyond the looking glass

Beyond the looking glass...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 6

While the researchers can't promise delivery to a parallel universe or a school for wizards, books like Pullman's Dark Materials and JK Rowling's Harry Potter are steps closer to reality now that researchers ...


Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots

Physicists create first atomic-scale map of quantum dots

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.


Tiny solar cells built to power microscopic machines

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 06, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Some of the tiniest solar cells ever built have been successfully tested as a power source for even tinier microscopic machines. An article in the inaugural issue of the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE) ...


Enabling graphene-based technology via chemical functionalization

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 17, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Graphene is an atomically thin sheet of carbon that has attracted significant attention due to its potential use in high-performance electronics, sensors and alternative energy devices such as solar cells. While the physics ...


Superconductivity: the new high critical temperature superconductors

Superconductivity: the new high critical temperature superconductors

Physics / Superconductivity

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) by a team led by professor Francesc Illas of the University of Barcelona's Department of Physical Chemistry and di ...


Graphane crystal

Scientists discover ground-breaking material: Graphane

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (47) | comments 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced a ground-breaking new material, graphane, which has been derived from graphene.


To Make Better MRI Images, Let The Atoms Spin Out Of Control

To Make Better MRI Images, Let The Atoms Spin Out Of Control

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 3

Researchers in Ohio and France have solved a longstanding scientific mystery involving magnetic resonance -- the physical phenomenon that allows MRI instruments in modern hospitals to image tissues deep within ...


Penn Physicists Develop a Carbon Nanotube Aeroegel Optimizing Strength, Shape and Conductivity

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created May 16, 2007 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created low-density aerogels made from carbon nanotubes, CNTs, that are capable of supporting 8,000 times their own weight. The new material also combines the strength and ...


New nanotech sensor developed with medical, chemistry applications

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Oregon State University and other institutions have developed a new "plasmonic nanorod metamaterial" using extraordinarily tiny rods of gold that will have important applications in medical, biological and ...



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