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Cell Phones That Never Need To Be Charged? Sound Wave-powered Devices Possible
Imagine a self-powering cell
phone that never needs to be
charged because it converts
sound waves produced by the
user into the energy it ne ... > full story
Possible Mechanism For Creating 'Handedness' In Biological Molecules
The basic molecules that
make up all living things
have a predetermined
chirality or "handedness,"
similar to the way people
... > full story
Is An Anchor Responsible For Mad Cow Disease (BSE) Infections?
Chemists are providing prion
researchers with a new tool
to elucidate the role played
by specific anchor
molecules. These complicated
... > full story
Polymer Solar Cells With Higher Efficiency Levels Created
Currently solar cells are
difficult to handle,
expensive to purchase and
complicated to install. The
hope is that consumers will
one day be able to buy solar
... > full story
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Imidazolium Salts Show Powerful Antioxidant Properties To Fight Diseases And Are Efficient Catalysts For Converting Biofuels
December 1, 2008 — Commonly used as solvents for various organic reactions, imidazolium salts are room-temperature ionic liquids that are chemically stable and have low vapor pressure. While their physical properties ... > full story -
Making Gases More Transportable: Methane Gas Converted To Powder Form
November 29, 2008 — Chemists have developed a way of converting methane gas into a powder form in order to make it more ... > full story -
Pesticides Are In For It Now
November 29, 2008 — Chemists have developed a method to detect pesticide residues in foodstuffs -- a method that may also be of interest for other areas and may enable quality checks on a running ... > full story -
Fast Molecular Rearrangements Hold Key To Plastic’s Toughness
November 28, 2008 — Researchers report that subjecting a common plastic to physical stress - which causes the plastic to flow - also dramatically increases the motion of the material's constituent molecules, with ... > full story -
Protein Fibers Can Become Electrical Wiring
November 28, 2008 — Researchers have succeeded in creating electrical wires consisting of protein fibers encased in plastic. The 10 nanometer thin fibers are self-organizing and compatible with biological ... > full story -
Insight Into 'Dancing' Atoms: To Make Better MRI Images, Let The Atoms Spin Out Of Control
November 28, 2008 — Scientists have made a new theoretical advance in atomic behavior that could lead to sharper magnetic resonance imaging pictures. The discovery could one day help enable the development of ... > full story -
The Perfect Nanoballoon: How Ultrathin 'Graphene' Carbon Sheets Keep Everything Inside
November 28, 2008 — Airtight containers are not always so airtight. As any child will discover the day after a birthday party, even a tightly tied helium balloon will leak its gas out over the course of many hours. Now ... > full story -
Precise Measurement Of Phenomenon Advances Solar Cell Understanding
November 27, 2008 — Researchers have shed light on a basic process that could improve future solar cells. They have now directly measured the rate of hole transfer between identical porphyrin compounds in their ground ... > full story -
Collapse Of Helium’s Chemical Nobility Predicted By Polish Chemist
November 26, 2008 — 140 years since its discovery, and despite the best endeavors of many scientists, helium, the lightest of the 'noble' gases, still stubbornly refuses to enter into any chemical alliance. Now a new ... > full story -
Synthetic Sea Worm Glue May Mend Shattered Knee, Face Bones
November 26, 2008 — Sandcastle worms live in intertidal surf, building sturdy tube-shaped homes from bits of sand and shell and their own natural glue. Bioengineers have made a synthetic version of this seaworthy ... > full story
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