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Released 3 11 2013 5 00 AM EDTSource Newsroom National University of Singapore more news from this source Mar 11 2013 A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore NUS led by Professor ...
In the EU funded project MicroMilk European SMEs together with the University of Hohenheim and the Fraunhofer IGB have developed a novel method for pasteurization of milk with microwaves The system preserves the valuable components ...
All chefs know that you have to break some eggs to make an omelet and that includes engineers at Iowa State University who are using high frequency sound waves to break down plant materials in ...
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A natural shift to stronger warm El Niño events in the Pacific Ocean might be responsible for a substantial portion of the global warming recorded during the past 50 years according to new research at ...
Geochemistry analysis conducted by the U S Naval Research Laboratory of fossil sediment injection structures off the New Zealand coast in February and March reveal no presence of modern day expulsions of methane gas a ...
Food Chemistry
New sensor detects spoiled meatMIT chemists have devised an inexpensive portable sensor that can detect gases emitted by rotting meat allowing consumers to determine whether the meat in their grocery store or refrigerator is safe to eat The sensor ...
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- Engineers develop new yeast strain to enhance biofuel and biochemical production
- Got (fresh) milk? Preserving milk using energy efficient pulsed electric field processing
- New membranes deliver clean water more efficiently
- Mystery of the dancing droplets solved
Neurochemistry
How Oxytocin Makes a Mom: Hormone Teaches Maternal Brain to Respond to Offspring's NeedsReleased 13 Apr 2015 10 00 AM EDTEmbargo expired 15 Apr 2015 1 00 PM EDTSource Newsroom NYU Langone Medical Center more news from this source Contact Information Available for logged in reporters only Citations ...
- New high-speed 3-D microscope -- SCAPE -- gives deeper view of living things
- Wireless brain sensor could unchain neuroscience from cables
- Small molecule acts as on-off switch for nature's antibiotic factory: Tells Streptomyces to either veg out or get busy
- Fluorescent sensor developed for detecting nitric oxide, a molecule related to many diseases
- Ketamine acts as antidepressant by boosting serotonin
Spectroscopy
Picture this: Graphene brings 3-D holograms clearer and closerFrom mobile phones and computers to television cinema and wearable devices the display of full colour wide angle 3D holographic images is moving ever closer to fruition thanks to international research featuring Griffith University Led ...
- Scientists invent new way to control light, critical for next gen of super fast computing
- Light as puppeteer: Controlling single, micron-sized particles with light
- Direct evidence of gadolinium deposition in brain tissues following contrast-enhanced MRI exams
- Frequency combs in molecular fingerprint region
- Switching superconductivity by light
Crystallography
Rodeo in liquid crystal: Unprecedented level of control over defectsScientists have achieved an unprecedented level of control over defects in liquid crystals that can be engineered for applications in liquid matter photonics Sitting with a joystick in the comfort of their chairs scientists can ...
- Second natural quasicrystal ever found in ancient meteorite
- Liquid crystal as lubricant
- Definitive evidence of how zeolites grow: Tracking crystal growth in real time
- Researchers grow liquid crystal 'flowers' that can be used as lenses
- Plasmonic crystal alters to match light-frequency source: Device is like a photonic crystal, but smaller and tunable
Mechanochemistry
There's a revolution brewing in the technology kitchen: Imagine technology that is good enough to wear, safe enough to eatTechnology innovation specialists at Lancaster University are working on a project to design a range of wide reaching sensing devices for people suffering with anxiety This follows work undertaken by the School of Computing and ...
Astrochemistry
Rare-earth innovation to improve nylon manufacturingThe Critical Materials Institute a U S Department of Energy Innovation Hub led by the Ames Laboratory has created a new chemical process that makes use of the widely available rare earth metal cerium to ...
Chemical Thermodynamics
Virtual vehicle testing: Modeling tires realisticallyManufacturers conduct virtual tests on vehicle designs long before the first car rolls off the assembly line Simulation of the tires has remained a challenge however The software tool CDTire 3D from Fraunhofer researchers now ...
Immunochemistry
New technique efficiently turns antibodies into highly tuned 'nanobodies'Antibodies in charge of recognizing and homing in on molecular targets are among the most useful tools in biology and medicine Nanobodies antibodies' tiny cousins can do the same tasks for example marking molecules for ...
Natural Product Chemistry
Some mushrooms glow, and here's whyDid you know that there are mushrooms that actually glow Aristotle was aware of this intriguing fact more than 2 000 years ago He also was the first person to ask a simple question in ...
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