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When Water Speaks: Solvents Make Catalysts More Efficient
February 21, 2013 — Why certain catalyst materials work more efficiently when they are surrounded by water instead of a gas phase is unclear. Chemists have now gleaned some initial answers from computer simulations. ... > full story -
Organic Tomatoes Accumulate More Vitamin C, Sugars Than Conventionally Grown Fruit
February 20, 2013 — Tomatoes grown on organic farms accumulate higher concentrations of sugars, vitamin C and compounds associated with oxidative stress compared to those grown on conventional farms, according to new ... > full story -
Turning Pine Sap Into 'Ever-Green' Plastics
February 20, 2013 — Scientists are developing new plastics that are “green” from the cradle to the grave. Given that the new polymers they are working on often come from pine trees, firs and other conifers, ... > full story -
Sunlight Yields More Efficient Carbon Dioxide to Methanol Model
February 20, 2013 — In a method that is more efficient and inexpensive than current models, researchers are using carbon dioxide, copper oxide nanowires and simulated sunlight to create ... > full story -
Searching for the Solar System's Chemical Recipe
February 20, 2013 — The ratio of isotopes in elements like oxygen, sulfur, and nitrogen were once thought to be much the same everywhere, determined only by their different masses. Then isotope ratios in meteorites, ... > full story -
Molecules Assemble in Water, Hint at Origins of Life
February 20, 2013 — Researchers are exploring an alternate theory for the origin of RNA: they think the RNA bases may have evolved from a pair of molecules distinct from the bases we have today. This theory looks ... > full story -
Cure for Common Hangover? 'Pill' Mimics Action of Human Liver in Fighting Alcohol Intoxication
February 20, 2013 — In a discovery that could promise a quick fix to the common hangover, a team of engineers has identified a method for speeding up the body's reaction to the consumption of ... > full story -
New Technique Scales Up Production of Graphene Micro-Supercapacitors
February 20, 2013 — While the demand for ever-smaller electronic devices has spurred the miniaturization of a variety of technologies, one area has lagged behind in this downsizing revolution: energy-storage units, such ... > full story -
New Therapeutics Could Accelerate Wound Healing
February 20, 2013 — Chemistry and biochemistry professors report a discovery to exploit our body's ability to heal itself, that could lead to new bio-mimicking therapeutics to treat skin ... > full story -
Researchers Decipher Modus Operandi of Potential Alzheimer's Drug
February 20, 2013 — The chemical compound known as "methylene blue" is a potential candidate for treating Alzheimer's, as it prevents the harmful clumping of so-called tau proteins typically associated with this ... > full story
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