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Researchers Use Supercomputer To Track Pathways In Myoglobin
Myoglobin is responsible for oxygen storage in cells. But how does oxygen travel through the solid protein wall to be anchored by an iron atom deep within the protein? Scientists...
Researchers Are First To Simulate The Binding Of Molecules To A Protein
You may not know what it is, but you burn more than your body weight of it every day. Adenosine triphosphate, a tiny molecule that packs a powerful punch, is...
Chemical reduces cows' carbon 'hoofprint'
ITHACA, N.Y., July 3 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they have discovered that cows receiving recombinant Bovine Somatotropin, or rbST, supplement produce more milk.
Standards set for LED lighting technology
GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 2 (UPI) -- The National Institute of Standards and Technology says it has developed the first two standards for solid-state lighting in the United States.
Millimeter-sized 'Bohr atom' is created
HOUSTON, July 2 (UPI) -- Nearly a century after Danish physicist Niels Bohr created the first model of the atom, U.S.-led physicists say they've created millimeter-sized atoms.
Key Mechanisms For Affinity Between Transient Binding Proteins
Researchers have performed the first computational analysis of transient interactions between proteins in order to reveal what determines their recognition as ideal partners and have unveiled part of the molecular...
Pricey Chemicals Gleaned From Biodiesel Waste
Chemical engineers have unveiled a set of techniques for cleanly converting problematic biofuels waste into profitable chemicals. New research in the journal Metabolic Engineering describes a new fermentation process that...
Plastic Electronics Have A Bright Future In Flexible Laptops
With market analysts predicting a ten fold increase in the value of the organic light emitting display industry it is no wonder that scientists and governments alike are keen to...
Super atoms turn the periodic table upside down
Researchers at Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands have developed a technique for generating atom clusters made from silver and other metals. Surprisingly enough, these so-called super atoms (clusters...
Toward Perfumed-clothing: Fabric-friendly 'Microcapsules' Hide Unpleasant Body Odors
Researchers in Portugal are reporting development of a new type of "microcapsule" filled with perfume and embedded in fabric for production of scented suits, socks, undergarments and other clothing. The...
Sunburn Alert: UVB Does More Damage To DNA Than UVA
As bombs burst in air this July 4, chances are that sunburn will be the red glare that most folks see -- and feel. But unfortunately, even when there is...
Do The Hyper-coordinate Planar Transition Metal Atoms Exist?
Quantum chemical methods are generally useful and versatile for discovering new compounds having particular chemical bonding configurations. Scientists have now established that the coordination of the transition metals, cobalt, iron...
Open thread: Are science exams harder then arts exams?
Open thread: New research claims maths and science are more difficult than arts subjects. Do you agree?
Contest to build Galileo begins
The procurement process is opened to construct Europe's much-delayed Galileo satellite-navigation system.
DOE, Volvo focus on more efficient trucks
WASHINGTON, June 30 (UPI) -- The U.S. Department of Energy and the Volvo Group say they plan to expand cooperation in an effort to develop more fuel efficient...
New Electrostatic-based DNA Microarray Technique Could Revolutionize Medical Diagnostics
Researchers have invented a technique in which DNA assays -- the key to personalized medicine -- can be read and evaluated with no need of elaborate chemical labeling or sophisticated...
Fireworks may be greener this year
The rocket's red glare on future July Fourth celebrations may be more eco-friendly as researchers revise the chemistry behind the pyrotechnic displays.
An Electric Aviation Experience
If the passengers on that airplane felt their collective hearts stop for a moment, it wasn't due to the electric current from the lightning strike running through their bodies. In...
Researchers tug at molecules with optical tweezers
MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams.
More Evidence for a Revolutionary Theory of Water
The traditional picture of how liquid water behaves on a molecular level is wrong, according to new experimental evidence collected by a collaboration of researchers from the Department of Energy's...
Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Provides New Capability To Study Nanoscale Materials
The Center for Nanoscale Materials' newly operational Hard X-ray Nanoprobe at the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory is one of the world's most powerful X-ray microscopes. It has...
Interview: The chemistry [r]evolution
Mike Doyle talks to Emma Shiells about evolution in chemistry, from Doyle’s catalyst to how water saved the day
Could better spin injection lead to a quantum information device?
One of the more promising types of materials for use in spintronics today is the class of metal alloys known as Heusler alloys. These alloys are named after a German...
Combination technique shows the strain
Moiré technique and electron holography combined to give 2D strain map
Table-top experiment could explain why continents drift
Interactions between convection cells and solid objects provide insight into how 'supercontinents' form and then break apart
Glass arrested on the road to crystallization
Experiments on colloidal gels shed light on how glass is formed
Who Created Uncle Sam?
James Montgomery Flagg created the iconic illustration of Uncle Sam.
Nanowire Membrane Sops Up Oil
Recyclable, paperlike material provides new option for cleaning up oil spills