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Entries from January 30th, 2009

Chemistry breakthrough

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

Dr. Rich Carter founded a new “organocatalyst” . Making drug development much easier. Not only inexpensive but eco friendly too. This new break through is not only cheaper, but more efficient. Quote “It provides solubility that’s more than 10 times higher than related compounds now being used”.

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Gold Can Get Harder, Not Softer, When Heated to High Temperatures

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

A team of researchers lead by Toronto chemistry and physics professor R.J. Dwayne Miller has demonstrated that gold gets harder, not softer, when heated to high temperatures. The scientists heated the gold at greater than one billion degrees per second. Mr. Miller stated “The gold was heated at rates too fast for the electrons absorbing [...]

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Global Warming Solution Debunked?

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

It has long been hypothesized by scientists that a solution to global warning would be in plankton. Plankton are known for their ability to absorb large amounts of carbon. Iron helps plankton grow quickly, so the idea was to stimulate the plankton population with iron in order to get rid of carbon dioxide in the [...]

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Chemistry Can Have Cool Results

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

In December of 2008, scientists in China developed a coating to put on aluminum foil that would protect it from water. It is a superhydrophobic coating. That means that it is very afraid of water, or that it acts like a raincoat.  The superhydrophobic coating protects the foil from corrosion. It is not perfect yet, because the [...]

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Silicate performs strongly at bone regeneration

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Chemistry

Calcium phosphates were developed over 20 years ago as alternatives to polymer-based cements for mending damaged bones. Their chemical similarity to bone means that they are good repair materials and they are less toxic and more fracture-resistant than polymer cements. However, the absence of silicon – thought to be an important trace element in the [...]

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Think your ugly? You could have a disorder.

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

   Almost every person is not content with themselves. Body dysmorphic disorder is a problem people have to where they are obsessed with flaws that only they see and no one else.  The typical “flaws” one focuses on is the face,body odor, and hair.This disorder can even affect ability to work, attend school, or even be [...]

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Foam Hybrid

January 30th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Chemistry

DEADLY FOAM EXPLOSION !!!! when a plastic foam is crated it is light and flexible however metal based foam is heavy , strong and not flexible. scientists have developed a process in which they can make a hybrid of both for more strategic engineering purposes. It is significant because its a new way to use [...]

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Scientists Take off on Historic Mission to Measure Greenhouse Gases

January 30th, 2009 · No Comments · Chemistry

Scientists plan to take the High-performance Instrumented Airborne Platform for Environmantal Research, HIAPER for short. This HIAPER is planned to travel around the world from the Antarctic and Arctic. These scientist, traveling on this well equipped plane, are going to cover over 24,000 miles all the while taking samples of the atmosphere in the most inaccessible [...]

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New Genetic Model Predicts Plant Flowering in Different Environments

January 25th, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

At Brown University, scientists created a model that charts the genetic and environmental signals that show the life cycle of Arabidopsis thaliana, a weed closely related to canola and cabbage. They planted the weed in 5 cities all over Europe and carefully studied it from the time of it’s planting to when it started to [...]

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Living with females

January 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · Biology

New studies conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine showed that the fertility rate in male mice increased by up to six months just by living with a female partner, compared to a “loner” mouse who lived by himself. Poor guy. However, once that fertility rate started to fall in the two [...]

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