News tagged with nickel ions

Battery-powered Christmas carol: A trip down memory (effect) lane

(PhysOrg.com) -- As consumers anticipate unwrapping the latest electronic gadget during the holidays, they may not give much thought to how long their shiny devices will last. But it's a topic under significant ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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

Closing in on an ulcer- and cancer-causing bacterium

A research team led by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong is releasing study results this week showing how a bacterium, Helicobacter pylori, that causes more than half of peptic ulcers worldw ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Targeted Nanoparticles Boost Arsenic’s Anticancer Punch

Arsenic trioxide has a long history as a potent human poison, but it also has proven valuable as one of the primary treatment options for acute promyelocytic leukemia. Efforts to use arsenic trioxide to treat other types ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chemist's discovery of new salt jumpstarts extended-life battery research for electric vehicles

A University of Rhode Island chemistry professor's discovery of a new salt has been received with enthusiasm by companies seeking to develop an advanced lithium ion battery for use in the next generation of hybrid and electric ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (9) | comments 7

A Pocketful of Uranium: Construction of a Selective Uranium-Binding Protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- The use of uranium as a nuclear fuel and in weapons increases the risk that people may come into contact with it, and the storage of radioactive uranium waste poses an additional environmental risk. However, ...

Chemistry /

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Advanced car battery makers seek juice from stimulus plan

The U.S. is struggling to catch up with China, Japan and Korea in a race to build the advanced batteries needed to power the electric cars of the future.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 7