Researchers at Princeton University have reported new insights into the structure of an active component of the nickel oxide catalyst, known as β-NiOOH, using theoretical calculations.
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A team of researchers from Purdue University's Center for Direct Catalytic Conversion of Biomass to Biofuels, or C3Bio, has developed a process that uses a chemical catalyst and heat to spur reactions that convert lignin into valuable chemical commodities.
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Researchers at MIT clear hurdles toward a new kind of 2-D microchip using different electron properties.
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How do some proteins survive the extreme heat generated when they catalyze reactions that can happen as many as a million times per second? Work by researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the University of California Berkeley provides an explosive answer to this important question.
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Northwestern University researchers understanding of zinc’s role in healthy embryos could improve in vitro fertilization.
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Cornell University and Berkeley Lab reports on electric field switching of ferromagnetism at room temperature.
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New work from Carnegie's Ivan Naumov and Russell Hemley delves into the chemistry underlying some surprising recent observations about hydrogen, and reveals remarkable parallels between hydrogen and graphene under extreme pressures.
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The most complicated crystal structure ever produced in a computer simulation has been achieved by researchers at the University of Michigan.
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Researchers at Oregon State for the first time have developed a method to track through the human body the movement of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs, as extraordinarily tiny amounts of these potential carcinogens are biologically processed and eliminated.
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Scientists at Oregon State University may have solved a long-standing enigma known as the African Humid Period – an intense increase in cumulative rainfall in parts of Africa that began after a long dry spell following the end of the last ice age and lasting nearly 10,000 years.
Read more about Science Study Links Greenhouse Gases to African Rainfall
Using a new algorithm, Stanford engineers can design and build a prism-like silicon structure that can bend light at right angles. The goal is to transmit data faster and more efficiently via optical rather than electrical signals.
Read more about Stanford Engineers Take Big Step Toward Using Light Instead of Wires Inside Computers
An attractive alternate to regular paper, UC Riverside-developed technology helps address increasing problems in environment and resource sustainability.
Read more about Chemists Fabricate Novel Rewritable Paper
