Chemistry
Model Sheds Light on Mechanisms of Drug-Coated Balloons
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, Anne Trafton | News | CommentsA study analyzes the potential usefulness of a new treatment that combines the benefits of angioplasty balloons and drug-releasing stents, but may pose fewer risks.
Drought Increases Use of Drugs to Make Meatier Cattle
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Associated Press, Roxana Hegeman | News | CommentsCattle feeders in the U.S. are coping with reduced herds and high corn costs in part by increasing their use of growth-inducing drugs designed to bulk up animals.
Soft Matter Aids Study of Ordered Materials in Non-Spherical Spaces
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Georgia Tech | News | CommentsDoughnut-shaped droplets may provide scientists with a new approach for studying fundamental issues in physics, mathematics and materials.
Grapefruit Can be Secret Weapon in Drug Delivery
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Louisville | News | CommentsGrapefruits have long been known for their health benefits, and the subtropical fruit may revolutionize how medical therapies like anti-cancer drugs are delivered to specific tumor cells.
U.S. Can Grow Copious Amounts of Pond Scum for Fuel
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | News | CommentsA new analysis shows that the nation's land and water resources could likely support the growth of enough algae to produce up to 25 billion gallons of algae-based fuel a year.
Chemistry Explains Why Toothpaste Makes Orange Juice Revolting
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Bytesize Science | Videos | CommentsThe chemical in toothpaste that is responsible for the suds that you produce when brushing has an interesting effect on your mouth's taste receptors.
New Method Produces Clean Hydrogen
May 22, 2013 7:00 am | by Duke Univ. | News | CommentsEngineers have developed a novel method for producing clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels and their environmental implications.
Beef, Oysters, Soy Supplement Fights Brain Disorders
May 21, 2013 12:21 pm | by Tel Aviv Univ. | News | CommentsA nutritional supplement— produced from beef, oysters and soy— delays advancement of Parkinson's and Familial Dysautonomia.
Meat Leftovers Can Make Nutritious Ice Cream
May 21, 2013 12:21 pm | by European Research Media Center, Youris.com | News | CommentsFood industries are now turning meat leftovers into high-protein content ingredients for food supplements, or to be added to processed food, including ice cream.
Drug Side Effects Are Inevitable
May 21, 2013 12:17 pm | by Georgia Tech | News | CommentsA new study of proteins suggests that the number of unique pockets– sites where small molecule pharmaceutical compounds can bind to proteins– is surprisingly small, meaning drug side effects may be impossible to avoid.
Foldable Electronics Possible with Inkjet-Printed Graphene
May 21, 2013 7:00 am | by Northwestern Univ. | News | CommentsResearchers have developed a graphene-based ink that is highly conductive and tolerant to bending, and they have used it to inkjet-print graphene patterns that could be used for extremely detailed, conductive electrodes.
Method Improves Carbon-Fiber Composites for Airplanes
May 21, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, Jennifer Chu | News | CommentsResearchers have produced carbon fibers coated in carbon nanotubes without degrading the underlying fiber's strength.
Waterproof Fabric Drains Sweat
May 21, 2013 7:00 am | by UC Davis | News | CommentsWaterproof fabrics that whisk away sweat work like human skin, forming excess sweat into droplets that drain away by themselves.
Honeybees Trained to Find Land Mines
May 20, 2013 12:02 pm | by Associated Press, Darko Bandic, Dusan Stojanovic | News | CommentsCroatian researchers are training honeybees to find unexploded mines littering their country and the rest of the Balkans.
High SPF Ratings on Sunscreen are Misleading
May 20, 2013 11:59 am | by Associated Press, Matthew Perrone | News | CommentsNew sunscreen labels on store shelves are designed to make the products more effective and easier to use. But, many sunscreens continue to carry SPF ratings that some experts consider misleading and potentially dangerous.
Technique Helps ID Dangerous Bootleg Booze
May 20, 2013 11:56 am | by Univ. of St Andrews | News | CommentsUsing a laser, scientists can now carry out detailed analysis of a spirit sample no bigger than a teardrop and can even confirm whether it is toxic or not.
RNA Catalyzed Electron Transfer on Early Earth
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Georgia Institute of Technology | News | CommentsA new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth.
Test IDs All Foot-and-Mouth Virus Serotypes
May 20, 2013 7:00 am | by Agricultural Research Service | News | CommentsScientists have developed a new cell line that rapidly and accurately detects foot-and-mouth disease virus, which causes a highly contagious and economically devastating disease in cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals.
One Yellow Fever Shot is Enough
May 17, 2013 1:21 pm | by Associated Press | News | CommentsThe World Health Organization says a yellow fever booster vaccination given 10 years after the initial shot isn't necessary.
Injected Nanogel Can Help Fight Diabetes
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by MIT, Anne Trafton | News | CommentsA single injection of nanogel can maintain normal blood-sugar levels for an average of 10 days in mice with Type 1 diabetes.
Nanoflowers Blossom from a Chemical Reaction
May 17, 2013 7:00 am | by Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences | News | CommentsWith the hand of nature trained on a beaker of chemical fluid, the most delicate flower structures have been formed in a laboratory— and not at the scale of inches, but microns.
Three Billion-Year-Old Water Holds Clues to Life
May 16, 2013 7:00 am | by Univ. of Manchester | News | CommentsScientists have discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life.
Carbon Aerogels Absorbs Hydrocarbons
May 15, 2013 12:22 pm | by Chinese Academy of Sciences | News | CommentsCarbon aerogels can absorb organic solvents and oils up to 106 to 312 times its own weight because of its high porosity and hydrophobility. This makes it an ideal candidate for cleaning up oil spills.
Safer Green Flame Retardant Has Dual Effects
May 15, 2013 12:18 pm | by ACS | News | CommentsScientists have reported the development of an “exceptionally” effective new retardant that works in two ways and appears to be safer and more environmentally friendly.
Symmetry Produces Efficient Photosynthesis
May 15, 2013 12:07 pm | by MIT, David Chandler | News | CommentsResearchers have found that the key to purple bacteria’s light-harvesting prowess lies in highly symmetrical molecules.
