News tagged with organic acid
Scientists track chemical changes in cells as they endure extreme conditions
Jul 07, 2009 |
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One of nature's most gripping feats of survival is now better understood. For the first time, scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory observed the chemical changes in individual ...
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New test for detecting fake organic milk
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Scientists in Germany are reporting development of a new, more effective method to determine whether milk marketed as "organic" is genuine or just ordinary milk mislabeled to hoodwink consumers. Their report ...
Scrubbing sulfur: New process removes sulfur components, CO2 from power plant emissions (w/ Video)
Aug 18, 2009 |
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The Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has developed a reusable organic liquid that can pull harmful gases such as carbon dioxide or sulfur dioxide out of industrial emissions from ...
New evidence that people make aspirin's active principle -- salicylic acid
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting new evidence that humans can make their own salicylic acid (SA) — the material formed when aspirin breaks down in the body. SA, which is responsible for aspirin's renowned effects ...
Space rock yields answers about origins of life on Earth
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Formic acid, a compound implicated in the origins of life, has been found at record levels on a meteorite that fell onto a frozen Canadian lake in 2000.
Clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon
Nov 12, 2007 |
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Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.
Chemist sheds light on health benefits of garlic
Jan 30, 2009 |
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A Queen's-led team has discovered the reason why garlic is so good for us.
New evidence that people make aspirin's active principle -- salicylic acid
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting new evidence that humans can make their own salicylic acid (SA) — the material formed when aspirin breaks down in the body. SA, which is responsible for aspirin's renowned effects ...
Treating acne: 2 different acid peels are both effective, study finds
Feb 06, 2008 |
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Chemical peels using either alpha-hydroxy acid or beta-hydroxy acid are both highly effective in treating mild to moderately severe facial acne, researchers at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine have found – the ...
Research helps understand factors that influence efficiency of organic-based devices
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Jul 08, 2008 |
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Organic-based devices, such as organic light-emitting diodes, require a transparent conductive layer with a high work function, meaning it promotes injection of electron holes into an organic layer to produce ...
Meteorites a rich source for primordial soup
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 13, 2008 |
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The organic soup that spawned life on Earth may have gotten generous helpings from outer space, according to a new study. Scientists at the Carnegie Institution have discovered concentrations of amino acids ...
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