News tagged with side chains


Worm Glue that Works Underwater

Superglue from the sea: Synthetic sea worm glue may mend shattered knee, face bones

Chemistry /

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (20) | comments 0

Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. University of Utah bioengineers have made a synthetic version ...


Organic Semiconductors

Soapy property improves electron mobility in organic semiconductors

Chemistry /

created Oct 28, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Organic semiconductors are a main component in a variety of future organic electronics, such as flexible flat-panel displays, inexpensive solar cells, and other unique devices. Because of ...





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What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

Medicine & Health / Health

created 8 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...


Signal fading on radio traffic reports

Technology / Other

created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- For more than 20 years, Mike Nolan was known to radio listeners as the "eye in the sky." He flew over Southern California freeways in his single-engine plane, reporting on the nation's worst traffic.


Overeating can set stage for obesity, researchers say

Medicine & Health / Health

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

It doesn't seem like a fair fight. In one corner loomed the Thanksgiving table, groaning with poultry, pie and mashed potatoes.


Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar

Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3. The system pairs a hot, massive ...


Girl's progress after pioneering brain surgery gives hope to other parents

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Lexi Haas is awakening into a world of new possibilities. Miracle by tiny miracle, she is making her body do what she wants -- instead of her body always controlling her. She looked up at her mother a few weeks ago, pursed ...


Bacteria

Plasma produces KO cocktail for MRSA

Physics / General Physics

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 2

MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus) and other drug-resistant bacteria could face annihilation as low-temperature plasma prototype devices have been developed to offer safe, quick, easy and un ...


Web sites aim to survive with hyperlocal focus

Technology / Internet

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Finding a financially viable way to provide local news is a challenge large metropolitan newspapers are confronting. But a Coral Gables, Fla., Web site is among a few locally with faith it can succeed.


Long-term testicular cancer survivors at high risk for neurological side effects

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy had more severe side effects, including neurological side effects and Raynaud-like phenomena, than men who were not treated with ...


Should I buy a PC or Mac?

Technology / Software

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (13) | comments 17

Q. Our 6-year-old PC computer is dying a slow death and we are considering moving to a new iMac but have a few concerns. First, of all, we have several Word documents on our disk drive now that we want to keep and add to ...


Stuffing the turkey and other Thanksgiving food-safety mistakes

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- What would a Thanksgiving turkey be without its stuffing, and what better place for that stuffing than inside the turkey? Despite the tradition involved, a food-safety specialist in Penn State's College of ...



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