Tag Archives: oil

Algae burn for you

Posted by David Bradley on January 16, 2012 Comments Off

Finding sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels that would both solve the problem of dwindling supplies of oil and cut the net carbon dioxide emissions from vehicles running on hydrocarbon fuels is a cause high on the environmental agenda. The use …

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Down to earth with nanotechnology

Posted by David Bradley on July 18, 2011 Comments Off

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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Unnatural chemicals

Posted by Robert Slinn on July 8, 2011 Comments Off

‘Unnatural’ chemical allows Salk researchers to watch protein action in brain cells – Researchers at the Salk Institute have been able to genetically incorporate "unnatural" amino acids, such as those emitting green fluorescence, into neural stem cells, which then differentiate …

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Six Slinn Picks – chemical news

Posted by Robert Slinn on March 23, 2011 Comments Off

Two Queen’s University Belfast chemists ‘top in UK’ – Scientists from Queen's University, Belfast, have taken the first and second slots in a list of top chemists. Professor Ken Seddon, a director of the QUB's Ionic Liquids Laboratory (QUILL), came …

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A chemical decathlon

Posted by Robert Slinn on March 1, 2011 Comments Off

Fish oil fights weight loss due to chemotherapy – A new analysis has found that supplementing the diet with fish oil may prevent muscle and weight loss that commonly occurs in cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy. Published early online in …

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Slinn Pickings latest 10

Posted by Robert Slinn on February 22, 2011 Comments Off

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 …

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