These are the Reactive chemistry news links up to 15:25: Chemical happenings on the web – This week, the Alchemist hears how starfish mucus could be the next lead in anti-inflammatory drug research, while chromatography uses macrocyclic starch molecules to …
Tag Archives: crystal structure
Hydrogen storage, red wine, forensics
Posted by David Bradley
on December 1, 2010
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Crystal clear hydrogen storage – Solid materials rich in hydrogen, such as ammonia borane could help solve the gas storage problem for vehicle fuel cells. Now, a crystal structure of an alternative material, DADB, offers new hope of a stable …
Carbon Dioxide Solution
Posted by David Bradley
on May 18, 2009
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Have you heard of the Stenger Wasas Process (SWAP)? Apparently, it’s an exothermic reaction (produces heat) that takes place between carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and “eliminates” both. It operates over a secret heterogeneous catalyst that is apparently readily available …
Nicotine high hinges on sugar molecule
Posted by spinneret
on July 27, 2007
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When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker’s high? A recently determined crystal structure of a key player in the process suggests that a sugar molecule has a simple …
Steve Bryant
Posted by David Bradley
on March 1, 2006
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Stephen Bryant graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in 1976, having majored in Chemistry and English. He completed his PhD in 1981 at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in the Department of Biophysics under Mario Amzel …
