Posts Tagged ‘chemical biology’
Organic semiconductors on fast track
STANFORD (US) — Researchers have created a new material for high-speed organic semiconductors in a way that may shorten the development timeline by months, if not years. Continue…
Wednesday, August 17, 2011 11:00 - 0 Comments
Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2011 11:31 - 1 Comment
For sun protection, slather on caffeine?
RUTGERS (US) — Coffee may be more than a great morning pick-me-up. Suntan lotion laden with caffeine might be an effective way to prevent harmful sun damage or skin cancer. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 7, 2011 13:15 - 0 Comments
White hat fungus fights off pathogens
TEXAS A&M (US) — A fungus that already has a good reputation is making a name for itself as a therapeutic agent for human and plant health. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2010 13:47 - 1 Comment
Light scattered via nanotubes
CORNELL (US) — Just as walkie-talkies transmit and receive radio waves, carbon nanotubes can transmit and receive light at the nanoscale. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 8, 2010 14:44 - 0 Comments
Faking out bacteria with molecules
YALE (US) — Scientists have engineered the cell wall of the Staphylococcus aureus bacteria, tricking it into incorporating foreign small molecules and embedding them within the cell wall. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 21, 2010 14:06 - 0 Comments
How hijacking HIV resists AZT
RUTGERS (US) — Researchers have discovered how the HIV-1 virus resists AZT, a drug widely used to treat AIDS. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 12, 2010 12:32 - 2 Comments
Jumpy proteins repair DNA ‘potholes’
U. PITTSBURGH (US)—Repair proteins appear to efficiently scan the genome for errors by jumping like fleas between DNA molecules, sliding along the strands and perhaps pausing at suspicious spots. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 12, 2009 14:57 - 0 Comments
Growing graphene without the mess
A conceptual illustration of an array of single atom-thick graphene transistors. Graphene is often hailed as potentially supplanting silicon in electronics, with its remarkable strength, despite its one atom-thick sheets, and its off-the-charts electrical properties. Researchers are experimenting with growing full-scale, four-inch graphene wafers. (Credit: Shivank Garg)
Science & Technology - Oct 26, 2009 15:12 - 0 Comments
Radiation’s no match for bulletproof bacterium
CORNELL—Listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as “the world’s toughest bacterium,” Deinococcus radiodurans can withstand harsh conditions, lack of nutrients, and a thousand times more radiation than a human being. Now researchers think they’ve identified the ace up its sleeve. (more…)
