Scientists at Yale University are studying new ways to make insect repellents. These repellents can reduce the spread of infectious diseases and damage many important crops. They have found that there is a group of genes that insects have that determine smells. The discovery of this can help researchers create a repellent to put on crops and [...]
Entries from September 30th, 2010
Fruit Flies Help Scientists Sniff Out New Insect Repellents
September 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Biology, Chemistry
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Sparkling Drinks Spark Pain Circuits
September 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology, Chemistry
Did you know that carbon dioxide in fizzy drinks sets off the same sensors in the nasal cavity as mustard and horseradish, according to University of Southern California? We all have felt noxious tingling sensation when soda goes down your throat too fast, right? That burning sensation comes from a system of nerves that respond to [...]
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“And then, there was Light.”
September 30th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Chemistry
Chemists at Indiana University–Bloomington enhanced a new molecule that can release ions in the ultraviolet life. The Chemists understand how the molecule works, and know how it is specifically designed, which one chemist says is predictable and fulfills it’s purpose. Chloride (as http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloride) is explained as is formed when the element chlorine picks up one [...]
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Health Risks of Multi-Vitamins
September 30th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry
Many people take muilti-vitamins on a daily basis suspecting that they will benefit their body and help them lead a healthier life. However, recent studies have shown that this may not be true and that many vitamin labels may be misleading. Calcium and lead react similarly to other chemicals making lead hard to detect with [...]
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Artificial Spider Silk
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
A recent study in silk worms has led to an amazing scientific breakthrough in spider silk. Spider silk can be used in medical and non-medical fields. The research in silkworms led to a scientific breakthrough. They saw that the silk spun by silkworms is not as strong or elastic as spider silk. The spider silk [...]
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Many Plants Threatened with Extinction
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
New research by the Royal Botanic Gardens show that over twenty percent of all plants are threatened with extinction. The main cause of this is human induced habitat loss. Scientists are trying to think of new ways to slow down the extinction and hopefully reverse it. This loss of plants would cause the loss of [...]
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Nanocatalyst Is a Gas
September 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry
A nanoparticle based catalyst can help give your cars a little more power. This will increase efficiency of production and be better for the environment. this process makes higher octane and better burning gasoline. To read more, click here. This new discovery is very important because it can save money while producing better fuel. It also uses less energy [...]
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“Gold” Fish Thrives, Cancers Die
September 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry
The effect of plasmonic nanobubble with a laser pulse, can detect and destroy cancer cells in vivo by creating tiny, shiny vapor bubbles that reveal the cells and selectively explode them. There’s a new way of preventing cancer by the discover of Dmitri Lapotko. It allows their function to combine and help people preventing cancer [...]
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Animal Populations Increase in Ugandan National Parks.
September 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Biology
In Uganda, recent reports show that the population of many species has doubled since 1999. Some of these animals include buffaloes, giraffes and elephants, hippopotamuses, waterbucks, zebras and the impala. Statistics have shown that the impala has increased the most over the past decade. The number of impala has increased to 35,000, from around 1,600 since 1999. Uganda [...]
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Unusual Electrons Go with the Flow
September 27th, 2010 · No Comments · Chemistry
Electrons are subatomic, negatively charged particles. Electrons are found in a cloud that surrounds the nucleus of an atom. They are bound to the nucleus by an electromagnetic force. Scientists have recently been trying to find new states of matter. During this quest they discovered an unusual type of electron that would bounce off obstacles [...]
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