Chemistry
Brent Shanks studies chemical catalysts in Iowa State University's Sweeney Hall. Just a few buildings to the north, Basil Nikolau studies biological catalysts.
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Two chemistry professors and a graduate student from University of the Pacific have developed a quick and easy way to determine if homes contain contaminated drywall made in China.
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Flasks, beakers and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer
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Ohio State University researchers have developed a new method for making extremely pure, very small metal-oxide nanoparticles.
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Scientists at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN) have succeeded in unlocking the potential of carbon dioxide a common greenhouse gas by converting it into a more useful product.
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On 9 January 2009, Xu and 83-year-old brain surgeon Wang Zhongcheng of Beijing Tiantan Hospital were awarded the 5 million Yuan (US$730,000) prize by Chinese president Hu Jintao at the annual national S&T awards conference. Xu won the prestigious award for his research into rare earth extraction and its industrial application, and becomes the second chemist to receive the prize since its debut in 2000.
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Fast and simple enabling technology being offered to the world on open basis
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Electrolyzed water cleans, degreases -- and treats athlete's foot. The solution is replacing toxic chemicals.
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Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have discovered a fundamental property of mixture behavior that might help extend the life of many things including vaccines, food and library booksand save money while doing it.
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President Barack Obama's pursuit of energy independence promises to accelerate research and development for alternative energy sources -- solar, wind and geothermal power, biofuels, hydrogen and biomass, to name a few.
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Extraction of oils and flavors from natural products is traditionally accomplished with either organic solvents or by steam distillation. Both of these methods have significant drawbacks.
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Researchers may be able to "freeze" water into a solid, not by cooling but by confining it to narrow spaces less than one-millionth of a millimeter wide, according to new results from an interdisciplinary team of scientists and engineers.
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