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Researchers show new antioxidant could help treat cardiovascular disease

Medicine & Health / Research

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

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Glasgow believe they have found a potential new treatment for cardiovascular disease which reduces blood pressure.


Zero in on ozone with fluorescent solution that detects harmful molecule in air and body

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a fluorescent substance that glows bright green when exposed to even minute amounts of ozone in the air and in biological samples such as human lung cells. A molecule ...


Scientists develop a unique approach for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen

Chemistry / Other

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

The design of efficient systems for splitting water into hydrogen and oxygen, driven by sunlight is among the most important challenges facing science today, underpinning the long term potential of hydrogen as a clean, sustainable ...





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PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

PhD student solves decade-long mystery of magnetism

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (32) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A PhD student from the London Centre for Nanotechnology has won a prize for solving a decade-long mystery central to understanding modern magnetic systems.


Structure of enzyme against chemical warfare agents determined

Chemistry /

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The enzyme DFPase from the squid Loligo vulgaris, is able to rapidly and efficiently detoxify chemical warfare agents such as Sarin, which was used in the Tokyo subway attacks in 1995.


'Hot' oxygen atoms on titanium dioxide motivated by more than just temperature

'Hot' oxygen atoms on titanium dioxide motivated by more than just temperature

Chemistry /

created Feb 09, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Like two ballroom dancers waltzing together, the two atoms of an oxygen molecule severed by a metal catalyst usually behave identically. But new research reveals that on a particular catalyst, split oxygen ...


Simulation shows how defect-engineered zirconia repairs radiation-induced damage

Ceramic, heal thyself

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Apr 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (12) | comments 0

A new computer simulation has revealed a self-healing behavior in a common ceramic that may lead to development of radiation-resistant materials for nuclear power plants and waste storage.


Dancing 'adatoms' help chemists understand how water molecules split

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Single oxygen atoms dancing on a metal oxide slab, glowing brighter here and dimmer there, have helped chemists better understand how water splits into oxygen and hydrogen. In the process, the scientists have visualized a ...


Watching Venus glow in the dark

Watching Venus glow in the dark

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA’s Venus Express spacecraft has observed an eerie glow in the night-time atmosphere of Venus. This infrared light comes from nitric oxide and is showing scientists that the atmosphere of ...


A 'squeeze' in cuprates may explain superconducting temperatures

A 'squeeze' in cuprates may explain superconducting temperatures

Physics / General Physics

created May 07, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (34) | comments 3

New experiments at Cornell have verified a theory that variations in the distance between atoms in cuprate superconductors account for differences in the temperature at which the material begins to superconduct. ...


Oxygen in place of chlorine: Towards a more environmentally friendly propylene oxide synthesis

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(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 ...


Fair Trade: Lanthanum chloride catalyzes hydrogen–chlorine exchange between chlorinated hydrocarbons

Chemistry /

created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Because of its toxicity and the dangers involved in handling it, tetrachloromethane (carbon tetrachloride, CCl4) can no longer be used or produced in many countries. However, the processes used in the production of other ...


Water acts as catalyst in explosives

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 20, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 2

The most abundant material on Earth exhibits some unusual chemical properties when placed under extreme conditions.



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