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Spectroscopy & Imaging Software Designed for Windows 8 from CRAIC Technologies
Penford Teams Up with Elmer’s® to Develop New School Glue Naturals™
Faster Than Silicon: Redesigned Material Could Lead to Lighter, Faster Electronics
Breakthrough Cancer-Killing Treatment Has No Side-Effects in Mice: New Chemistry May Cure Human Cancers
Picking Apart Photosynthesis: New Insights Could Lead to Better Catalysts for Water Splitting
Chemical chameleon tamed: Researchers give floppy molecule a structure through solvent effects
Physical chemistry could answer many questions on fracking
New chemical probe provides tool to investigate role of malignant brain tumor domains
Study of several dozen compounds based on a fungal chemical shows potent anti-tumor activity
Chemists Develop Single Molecule Sieves to Separate Complex Molecular Mixtures
Mercury Contamination in Water Can Be Detected With a Mobile Phone
Just Add Water: How Scientists Are Using Silicon to Produce Hydrogen On Demand
Small Change for Big Improvement: Halogen Bonds and Drug Discovery
Chemical Modules That Mimic Predator-Prey and Other Behaviors Devised
Study offers insight into converting wood to bio-oil
(Phys.org)—New research from North Carolina State University provides molecular-level insights into how cellulose – the most common organic compound on Earth and the main structural component of plant cell walls – breaks down in wood to create "bio-oils" which can be refined into any number of useful products, including liquid transportation fuels to power a car or an airplane.
New Chemical Reaction Could Explain How Stars Form, Evolve, and Eventually Die
Chemists Invent Powerful Toolkit, Accelerating Creation of Potential New Drugs
Polymer Chemistry: Dual-Function Molecules Enhance Widely Used Chemical Reaction While Reducing Harmful By-Products
Gateway Enzyme for Chemicals from Catnip to Cancer Drug Discovered
Scientists Build 'Nanobowls' to Protect Catalysts Needed for Better Biofuel Production
Chemist develops process that allows iron to serve as platinum catalyst
Paul Chirik, a chemistry professor at Princeton University has, according to a profile in the New York Times, developed a process that allows ordinary iron to be used as a substitute catalyst in certain reactions that up till now have required platinum.
Researcher Aims to Understand One of Nature's Strangest Secrets: Magnetotactic Bacteria
Best of Both Catalytic Worlds: New Technique for Heterogenizing Homogenous Nano Catalysts
Chemical Memory of Seawater: Scientists Examine Biomolecules Dissolved in the Ocean and Read Them Like a History Book
Chemist Develops New Synthesis of Most Useful, Yet Expensive, Antimalarial Drug
Researchers devise surprisingly simple but effective method for magnetically separating oil and water
Oxygen-Sensing Bacterial Regulatory Protein: Chemistry Discovery Could Have Major Medical Implications
Elusive Metal Discovered: Nickel Oxide Turned Into an Electricity-Conducting Metal
Pine Trees One of Biggest Contributors to Air Pollution: Pine Gases Chemically Transformed by Free Radicals
Climate Change Linked to Ozone Loss: May Result in More Skin Cancer
Enzyme's 'hop' offers tips on epigenetic gene expression
Closer to a Cure? Chemists Synthesize Compound That Flushes out Latent HIV
New Insights Into How the Most Iconic Reaction in Organic Chemistry Really Works
Ionic liquid improves speed and efficiency of hydrogen-producing catalyst
New Compound Could Become 'Cool Blue' for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
New test to detect arsenic contamination in drinking water
An economical and easy-to-use biosensor could reduce the chance of being poisoned by arsenic – a common contaminant of wells in parts of Asia.
Smallest Possible Five-Ringed Structure Made: 'Olympicene' Molecule Built Using Clever Synthetic Organic Chemistry