Emilie Bigorgne of the Université Paul Verlaine – Metz and colleagues suggest that the increasing production of nanomaterials will in turn increase the release of nanosized by-products to the environment. Whether or not these particles will accumulate or be degraded …
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Six Slinn Picks – chemical news
Posted by Robert Slinn
on May 4, 2011
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Rutgers Offers Hope in New Treatment for Spinal Cord Injuries – Scientists at the W.M. Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience at Rutgers University and Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. have developed a chemically synthesized siRNA molecule that allows regeneration of nerve cells. …
Slinn Pickings latest 10
Posted by Robert Slinn
on February 22, 2011
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Reprogrammed stem cells hit a roadblock – An international study shows that reprogramming cells leads to genomic aberrations. Blocking enzyme cut cancer spread – Scientists at the UK's Institute of Cancer Research have prevented breast cancer spreading to other organs …
Sunday Slinn Pickings
Posted by Robert Slinn
on February 20, 2011
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Stanford researchers develop new technology for cheaper, more efficient solar cells – Applying an organic layer less than a nanometer thick improves the efficiency of certain solar cells three-fold. The technology could lead to cheaper, more efficient solar panels. Manipulating …
Molecular news
Posted by Robert Slinn
on February 1, 2011
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Tuning graphene film so it sheds water – Windshields that shed water so effectively that they don't need wipers. Ship hulls so slippery that they glide through the water more efficiently than ordinary hulls.<br /> These are some of the …
Slinn Pickings – chem news
Posted by Robert Slinn
on January 31, 2011
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Extreme oxygen isotope anomaly with a solar origin detected in meteoritic organics – Analysis of micrometre-sized grains of acid-insoluble organic matter from a carbonaceous chondritic meteorite recovered in Antarctica shows that the organic matter has the highest 18 O/16 O …
