News articles tagged with 'chemical' (Page 2)
'Junk food' moms have 'junk food' babies
— 28 Mar 2011 17:12 | HealthA new research report published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.faseb.org) suggests that pregnant mothers who eat high sugar and high fat diets have babies who are likely to…
The drive toward hydrogen vehicles just got shorter
— 21 Mar 2011 15:47 | TechnologyResearchers have revealed a new single-stage method for recharging the hydrogen storage compound ammonia borane. The breakthrough makes hydrogen a more attractive fuel for vehicles…
Hopkins researchers use light to move molecules
— 17 Mar 2011 20:29 | HealthUsing a light-triggered chemical tool, Johns Hopkins scientists report that they have refined a means of moving individual molecules around inside living cells and sending them to exact…
Finding of long-sought drug target structure may expedite drug discovery
— 15 Mar 2011 21:02 | HealthResearchers have solved the three-dimensional structure of a key biological receptor. The finding has the potential to speed drug discovery in many areas, from arthritis to respiratory…
Monash scientists uncover a new understanding of male puberty
— 14 Mar 2011 20:48 | HealthScientists from Monash University have uncovered a new understanding of how male puberty begins…
New method could improve economics of sweetening natural gas
— 11 Mar 2011 15:55 | ChemistryNatural gas extracted from the nation's coal beds and methane-rich geologic features must first be purged of hydrogen sulphide before it can be used as fuel. Until now, processing methods…
Iowa State, Ames Lab researcher hunts for green catalysts
— 8 Mar 2011 12:59 | ChemistryL. Keith Woo is searching for cleaner, greener chemical reactions. Woo, an Iowa State University professor of chemistry and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory,…
Trouble with the latest dance move? GABA might be to blame
— 4 Mar 2011 15:39 | HealthIf you tend to have trouble picking up the latest dance moves or learning to play a new piano piece, there might be an explanation. A new study published online on March 3rd in Current…
Highly precise nanostructuring using ultrasound: New procedure to produce porous metals
— 4 Mar 2011 15:00 | TechnologyThey are corrosion resistant, mechanically strong and withstand exceedingly high temperatures. With such characteristics, porous metals are generating a growing interest in numerous…
UCI researchers find new light-sensing mechanism in neurones
— 4 Mar 2011 14:47 | HealthA UC Irvine research team led by Todd C. Holmes has discovered a second form of phototransduction light sensing in cells that is derived from vitamin B2. This discovery may reveal new…