Chemistry News

Researchers Hunt For New Zeolites

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 09:00:25 GMT

But thanks to computations by Rice University professor Michael Deem and his colleagues, it appears there are -- or could be -- more types of zeolites than once thought.

Simple Way to Grow Graphene Electrical Devices

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:38:46 GMT

Single layers of carbon atoms, called graphene sheets, are lightweight, strong, electrically semi-conducting -- and notoriously difficult and expensive to make.

Scientists develop DNA origami nanoscale breadboards for carbon nanotube circuits

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:49 GMT

In , single-wall carbon nanotubes labeled with "red" and "blue" DNA sequences attach to anti-red and anti-blue strands on a DNA origami, resulting in a self assembled electronic switch.

Telling An Old Book By Its Smell: Aroma Hints At Ways Of Preserving Treasured Documents

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:24:39 GMT

Scientists may not be able to tell a good book by its cover, but they now can tell the condition of an old book by its odor.

How To Save Time & Reduce Errors With An Electronic Laboratory...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:57:28 GMT

Symyx Technologies Inc. has announced a series of new web seminars for analytical chemists, biologists and scientists involved with molecular diagnostics needing to record experimental data.

Researchers to develop novel drug detection technology using software ...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:42:24 GMT

Every time a person snorts cocaine, it doesn't just go to his or her head: It also provokes a response in the immune system, creating special biomolecules that may serve as a permanent record of each exposure.

Mimicking Nature, Scientists Can Now Extend Redox Potentials

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:13:40 GMT

From rusting iron to forest fires to the beating of a human heart, oxidation-reduction reactions, which transfer electrons from one atom to another, are at the heart of many chemical and biological processes.

14:22 Survey reveals price differences

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:59:50 GMT

Everyday healthcare products are up to two and a half times more expensive from one shop to another, a survey has revealed.

Advanced Projects in Chemistry - Enthalpy of Solution

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:38:57 GMT

Thermochemistry becomes more appealing to a student when hands on experimentation is carried out in the laboratory.

Warning of extra heart dangers from mixing cocaine and alcohol

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:15:39 GMT

A third chemical a ' cocaethylene a ' builds up in the liver over a number of years among those who mix the two drugs.

KPSC refuses to recruit candidates from three varsities

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:59:05 GMT

Gulbarga: The Karnataka Public Service Commission has denied the post of Lecturer in Chemistry to candidates who passed out of Gulbarga, Kuvempu and Karnatak University because of the ambiguity in the Conduct and Recruitment Rules of the KPSC.

Dog gets MBA online

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:06:59 GMT

In response to my provocative article, "University fi stone dog" , I got a whole host of entertaining emails, most of which can't be reproduced here.

Whatever Happened to Classical Chemistry?

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:52:56 GMT

Application of Solution Protein Chemistry to Biotechnology, Roger L. Lundblad, CRC Press, New York, 2009, 456 pp., ISBN: 9781420073416 The contributions of classical chemistry to biotechnology are sometimes forgotten, and its advances are less recognized than those of recombinant DNA technology for the production of therapeutic proteins.

Chemistry Behind The Wall

Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:31:33 GMT

Twenty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, chemists who lived in former East Germany reflect on science then and now Sarah Everts Newscom CHANGEOVER The Berlin Wall fell in 1989.

Leading Scientists To Present Work On Powder Flow Measurement...

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:18:27 GMT

November 5, 2009 Powder Flow 2009 - Practice, Theory, Visualisation and Meaning is a one-day conference organised by The Formulation Group of the Royal Society of Chemistry in partnership with Freeman Technology and in association with Dechema.

Two potent leads have great chemistry

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:15:21 GMT

The Taking of Pelham 123: Denzel Washington and John Travolta face off in this remake of the 1974 thriller about a complex plot to hold a New York subway car up for ransom.

Possible Help in Fight Against Muscle-wasting Disease

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:47:16 GMT

A compound already used to treat pneumonia could become a new therapy for an inherited muscular wasting disease, according to researchers at the University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York.

EPA issues more toxin protections for fish, shellfish

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:20:27 GMT

Fish and shellfish will soon get more protection from mercury and other toxins in the atmosphere that end up in U.S. waters.

Lawrence University honors Nobel Prize winner Tom Steitz by renaming science building

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:02:06 GMT

Lawrence University's newest academic building will soon bear the name of 2009 Nobel Prize winner Thomas Steitz.

Synthetic Molecules Boost Immune Response

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:31:50 GMT

Their findings, published online in the Journal of the American Chemical Society , could lead to novel therapeutic approaches for these diseases.