News tagged with metal organic

Elevated natural soil metals linked to antibiotic resistance

(Medical Xpress) -- Soils naturally-rich in heavy metals are contributing to the growing global problem of antibiotic resistance, new research has shown.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cancer drug cisplatin found to bind like glue in cellular RNA

An anti-cancer drug used extensively in chemotherapy binds pervasively to RNA -- up to 20-fold more than it does to DNA, a surprise finding that suggests new targeting approaches might be useful, according to University of ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Engineers solve energy puzzle

University of Toronto materials science and engineering (MSE) researchers have demonstrated for the first time the key mechanism behind how energy levels align in a critical group of advanced materials. This discovery is ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 06, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Hey, bacteria, get off of my boat!

Submerge it and they will come. Opportunistic seaweed, barnacles, and bacterial films can quickly befoul almost any underwater surface, but researchers are now using advances in nanotechnology and materials science to design ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers identify mysterious life forms in the extreme deep sea (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- A summer research expedition organized by scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has led to the identification of gigantic amoebas at one of the deepest locations ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (23) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Rock rafts could be 'cradle of life'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Floating rafts of volcanic pumice could have played a significant role in the origins of life on Earth, scientists from Oxford University and the University of Western Australia have suggested.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 12 | with audio podcast

Detecting an unexpected delay at ultrafast speed

Molecules that suddenly transform into new structures when stimulated by photons or electrons play key roles in many chemical and biological processes. Recently, chemists have discovered that adding transition ...

Physics / General Physics

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

European envoy: China may alter rare earths policy

(AP) -- A European trade envoy said Chinese officials indicated Thursday that Beijing might change its curbs on exports of rare earths after a World Trade Organization panel rejected similar restrictions on other metals.

Technology / Business

created Jul 14, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanowire-based sensors offer improved detection of volatile organic compounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), George Mason University and the University of Maryland has made nano-sized sensors that detect volatile ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Self-assembling electronic nano-components

Magnetic storage media such as hard drives have revolutionized the handling of information: We are used to dealing with huge quantities of magnetically stored data while relying on highly sensitive electronic ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

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

Microbes that immobilize

Using a model organism isolated from a uranium seep of the Columbia River, scientists recently quantified how extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in subsurface environments can be used to immobilize heavy ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New organic catalyst should enhance drug research and development

A new "organocatalyst" developed at Oregon State University is now available for commercial use. Produced by an Albany, Ore., pharmaceutical company, it should make new drug development around the world less ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Sweet chemistry: Carbohydrate adhesion gives stainless steel implants beneficial new functions

A new chemical bonding process can add new functions to stainless steel and make it a more useful material for implanted biomedical devices. Developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Alberta and Canada's ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Ink with tin nanoparticles could print future circuit boards

(PhysOrg.com) -- Almost all electronic devices contain printed circuit boards, which are patterned with an intricate copper design that guides electricity to make the devices functional. In a new study, researchers ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Apr 12, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 7 | with audio podcast feature

'Seeding' the next generation of smart materials

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at CSIRO have developed a simple but effective technique for growing and adding value to an exciting new group of smart materials which could be used in areas such as optical sensing ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 18, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast