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Heparin, grad students, a clinical revolution and giving credit where it's due
The story of a grad student who overcame remarkable odds only to be denied his moment of glory, or a tale of dark deceit and devilish doings? The story of heparin is as complicated as the chemistry itself
The story of a grad student who overcame remarkable odds only to be denied his moment of glory, or a tale of dark deceit and devilish doings? The story of heparin is as complicated as the chemistry itself
Health
Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 04, 2013, 8:00am
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Source: TheGuardian
Posted on: Wednesday, Sep 04, 2013, 8:00am
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Lava lamps: 50 years old and still groovy
Call them '60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday. A British company began marketing their original creation as an "exotic conversation piece" in 1963.
Call them '60s relics or hippy home accessories, lava lamps have been casting their dim but groovy light on interiors for half a century, having hit British shelves 50 years ago on Tuesday. A British company began marketing their original creation as an "exotic conversation piece" in 1963.
Chemistry
Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013, 8:17am
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Source: NBCnews
Posted on: Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013, 8:17am
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Evidence for new element boosted
Scientists present new evidence for the existence of an element with the atomic number 115.
Scientists present new evidence for the existence of an element with the atomic number 115.
Chemistry
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013, 8:20am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 28, 2013, 8:20am
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How to Spot Crappy Coffee
Researchers develop way to distinguish world’s most expensive cup from its imitators
Researchers develop way to distinguish world’s most expensive cup from its imitators
Chemistry
Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Aug 23, 2013, 9:36am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Friday, Aug 23, 2013, 9:36am
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What’s Inside: Powdered Glass Helps These Matches Strike Anywhere
So we've told you what gives coffee its buttery taste and how the people who brought you Play-Doh keep kids from eating it by the handful. This week, What's Inside heats things up with an inside look at what makes ...
So we've told you what gives coffee its buttery taste and how the people who brought you Play-Doh keep kids from eating it by the handful. This week, What's Inside heats things up with an inside look at what makes ...
Chemistry
Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: Wired
Posted on: Wednesday, Aug 07, 2013, 8:26am
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What’s Inside: Play-Doh — It’s Like Bread, But With More Amylopectin
On this week's What's Inside, let's get nostalgic for Play-Doh! Learn the magic formula inside that classic yellow tub. Hint: There’s more to it than flour and water.
On this week's What's Inside, let's get nostalgic for Play-Doh! Learn the magic formula inside that classic yellow tub. Hint: There’s more to it than flour and water.
Study: Gold came from colliding dead stars
Wearing gold jewelry? Lead researcher says you're walking around with "a little tiny piece of the universe" from billions of years ago
Wearing gold jewelry? Lead researcher says you're walking around with "a little tiny piece of the universe" from billions of years ago
Chemistry
Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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Source: CBSNews
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 18, 2013, 8:25am
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BPA-Free Plastics Going On Trial In Texas
The case focuses on a line of plastic resins made by Eastman Chemical. The resins don't contain BPA, but may indeed act like estrogens, two other chemical companies allege. Eastman is suing.
The case focuses on a line of plastic resins made by Eastman Chemical. The resins don't contain BPA, but may indeed act like estrogens, two other chemical companies allege. Eastman is suing.
Musical argon is most accurate thermometer ever
A noisy ball of argon gas takes us maddeningly close to redefining the unit of absolute temperature, the kelvin, in terms of a fundamental constant
A noisy ball of argon gas takes us maddeningly close to redefining the unit of absolute temperature, the kelvin, in terms of a fundamental constant
Chemistry
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Thursday, Jul 11, 2013, 8:26am
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Exploding The Mystery Of Blue Fireworks
Audie Cornish speaks with John Conkling, technical director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, about why it's so difficult to achieve the color blue in fireworks.
Audie Cornish speaks with John Conkling, technical director of the American Pyrotechnics Association, about why it's so difficult to achieve the color blue in fireworks.
Quantum mechanics enables 'impossible' space chemistry
Quantum chemistry explains the presence of a molecule that shouldn't exist in space – and suggests that a slew of complex organics could be made there
Quantum chemistry explains the presence of a molecule that shouldn't exist in space – and suggests that a slew of complex organics could be made there
Physics
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jul 01, 2013, 8:13am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jul 01, 2013, 8:13am
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Researchers ID Thousands of Organic Materials for Use in Solar Cells
Using computers to virtually test new molecules could lead to new types of solar cells.
Using computers to virtually test new molecules could lead to new types of solar cells.
Chemistry
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Tuesday, Jun 25, 2013, 8:07am
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Another Way to a Clear View
Sugar marinade turns tissues see-through
Sugar marinade turns tissues see-through
Chemistry
Source: Science
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Source: Science
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Delicate nano-flowers coaxed from simple seeds
A riotous garden of tiny structures will spring up in a few hours just by making slight changes to liquid in a glass beaker
A riotous garden of tiny structures will spring up in a few hours just by making slight changes to liquid in a glass beaker
Chemistry
Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Source: New Scientist
Posted on: Monday, Jun 24, 2013, 8:46am
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Green Chemists Synthesise Vanillin From Sawdust
An environmentally-friendly way of making vanillin from the lignin in wood pulp could change the economics of this flavouring industry
An environmentally-friendly way of making vanillin from the lignin in wood pulp could change the economics of this flavouring industry
Chemistry
Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Jun 17, 2013, 8:12am
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Source: Technology Review
Posted on: Monday, Jun 17, 2013, 8:12am
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The Surprising History and Science of Tear Gas
Technically a chemical weapon, tear gas is once again in the news: This time, it's seeing heavy use in Turkish protests.
Technically a chemical weapon, tear gas is once again in the news: This time, it's seeing heavy use in Turkish protests.
Chemistry
Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Source: National Geographic News
Posted on: Thursday, Jun 13, 2013, 10:56am
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Let Them Eat Wood! (If It's Turned Into Starch)
A scientist has developed a technology to turn the cellulose in nonfood plants like trees and grasses into edible starch. Sounds zany, but guess what? Cellulose products are already commonly used as food additives in hundreds of processed and fast food items.
A scientist has developed a technology to turn the cellulose in nonfood plants like trees and grasses into edible starch. Sounds zany, but guess what? Cellulose products are already commonly used as food additives in hundreds of processed and fast food items.
With Chemical Tweaks, Cement Becomes A Semiconductor
With the right chemistry, cement can take on some of the properties of a metal, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Chris Benmore, a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, explains why a semiconducting cement might be useful.
With the right chemistry, cement can take on some of the properties of a metal, researchers report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Chris Benmore, a physicist at Argonne National Laboratory, explains why a semiconducting cement might be useful.
Imaging Breakthrough: See Atomic Bonds Before and After Molecular Reaction
Using atomic force microscopy, scientists have imaged a molecule at single-atom resolution, caught in the act of rearranging the bonds connecting its 26 carbon atoms.
Using atomic force microscopy, scientists have imaged a molecule at single-atom resolution, caught in the act of rearranging the bonds connecting its 26 carbon atoms.
Magnetic fingerprints of superfluid helium-3 
With their SQUIDs, low-temperature specialists of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have made it possible for the magnetic moments of atoms of the rare isotope 3He (helium-3) to be measured with extreme sensitivity.
With their SQUIDs, low-temperature specialists of the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have made it possible for the magnetic moments of atoms of the rare isotope 3He (helium-3) to be measured with extreme sensitivity.
Chemistry
Source: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00pm
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Source: Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB)
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 1:00pm
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Detecting mirror molecules
Harvard physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures – greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important, though time-consuming, processes in analytical chemistry.
Harvard physicists have developed a novel technique that can detect molecular variants in chemical mixtures – greatly simplifying a process that is one of the most important, though time-consuming, processes in analytical chemistry.
Chemistry
Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:15pm
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RNA capable of catalyzing electron transfer on early earth with iron's help, study says
A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth.
A new study shows how complex biochemical transformations may have been possible under conditions that existed when life began on the early Earth.
Chemistry
Source: Georgia Institute of Technology
Posted on: Monday, May 20, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: Georgia Institute of Technology
Posted on: Monday, May 20, 2013, 10:00am
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Beautiful 'flowers' self-assemble in a beaker
"Spring is like a perhaps hand," wrote the poet E. E. Cummings: "carefully / moving a perhaps / fraction of flower here placing / an inch of air there... / without breaking anything."
"Spring is like a perhaps hand," wrote the poet E. E. Cummings: "carefully / moving a perhaps / fraction of flower here placing / an inch of air there... / without breaking anything."
Chemistry
Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:15pm
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Source: Harvard University
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:15pm
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Vicious cycle: Obesity sustained by changes in brain biochemistry
With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the story by reporting the discovery of a molecular chain of events in the brains of obese rats that undermined their ability to suppress ap
With obesity reaching epidemic levels in some parts of the world, scientists have only begun to understand why it is such a persistent condition. A study in the Journal of Biological Chemistry adds substantially to the story by reporting the discovery of a molecular chain of events in the brains of obese rats that undermined their ability to suppress ap
Neuroscience
Source: Brown University
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:00pm
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Source: Brown University
Posted on: Friday, May 17, 2013, 12:00pm
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Bacterium counteracts 'coffee ring effect'
Ever notice how a dried coffee stain has a thicker outer rim, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled? This 'coffee ring effect' also occurs in other materials. Researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at KU Leuven have now discovered how to counteract coffee rings with 'surfactants', i.e. soap. The key to the discovery was not a kitchen towel, but a bac
Ever notice how a dried coffee stain has a thicker outer rim, while the middle of the stain remains almost unsoiled? This 'coffee ring effect' also occurs in other materials. Researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at KU Leuven have now discovered how to counteract coffee rings with 'surfactants', i.e. soap. The key to the discovery was not a kitchen towel, but a bac
Microbiology
Source: KU Leuven
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:00am
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Source: KU Leuven
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 11:00am
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Scientists uncover the fundamental property of astatine, the rarest atom on Earth
An international team of scientists, including a University of York researcher, has carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (Z=85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Astatine (At) is of significant interest as its decay properties make it an ideal short-range radiation source for targeted alpha therapy in cancer treatment. The
An international team of scientists, including a University of York researcher, has carried out ground-breaking experiments to investigate the atomic structure of astatine (Z=85), the rarest naturally occurring element on Earth. Astatine (At) is of significant interest as its decay properties make it an ideal short-range radiation source for targeted alpha therapy in cancer treatment. The
Chemistry
Source: University of York
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 10:00am
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Source: University of York
Posted on: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 10:00am
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Scientists demonstrate pear shaped atomic nuclei
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that some atomic nuclei can assume the shape of a pear which contributes to our understanding of nuclear structure and the underlying fundamental interactions.
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that some atomic nuclei can assume the shape of a pear which contributes to our understanding of nuclear structure and the underlying fundamental interactions.
Chemistry
Source: University of Liverpool
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:15am
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Source: University of Liverpool
Posted on: Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:15am
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Restless legs syndrome, insomnia and brain chemistry: A tangled mystery solved?
Johns Hopkins researchers believe they may have discovered an explanation for the sleepless nights associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a symptom that persists even when the disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge to move the legs is treated successfully with medication.
Johns Hopkins researchers believe they may have discovered an explanation for the sleepless nights associated with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a symptom that persists even when the disruptive, overwhelming nocturnal urge to move the legs is treated successfully with medication.
Neuroscience
Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 12:30pm
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine
Posted on: Wednesday, May 08, 2013, 12:30pm
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Scientists uncover relationship between lavas erupting on sea floor and deep-carbon cycle
Scientists from the Smithsonian and the University of Rhode Island have found unsuspected linkages between the oxidation state of iron in volcanic rocks and variations in the chemistry of the deep Earth. Not only do the trends run counter to predictions from recent decades of study, they belie a role for carbon circulating in the deep Earth. The team's research was published May 2 in Science
Scientists from the Smithsonian and the University of Rhode Island have found unsuspected linkages between the oxidation state of iron in volcanic rocks and variations in the chemistry of the deep Earth. Not only do the trends run counter to predictions from recent decades of study, they belie a role for carbon circulating in the deep Earth. The team's research was published May 2 in Science
Geology
Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 1:15pm
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Source: Smithsonian
Posted on: Friday, May 03, 2013, 1:15pm
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'White graphene' to clean up spills
A material called boron nitride - originally touted as useful for next-generation electronics - turns out to be a high-performance pollutant "sponge".
A material called boron nitride - originally touted as useful for next-generation electronics - turns out to be a high-performance pollutant "sponge".
Chemistry
Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 10:01am
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Source: BBC News
Posted on: Wednesday, May 01, 2013, 10:01am
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