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Analysis of Galileo's Jupiter entry probe reveals gaps in heat shield modeling

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Jupiter, Microarrays, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry, Solar System, Space Exploration, Space Probes, Thermodynamics

The entry probe of the Galileo mission to Jupiter entered the planet's atmosphere in 1995 in fiery fashion, generating enough heat to cause plasma reactions on its surface. The data relayed about the burning of its heat shield differed from the effects predicted in fluid dynamics models, and new work examines what might have caused such a discrepancy. Researchers now report their findings from new fluid radiative dynamics models.

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Controlling the charge state of organic molecule quantum dots in a 2D nanoarray

October 15, 2019 0 Comments Chemistry, Energy Technology, Graphene, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Quantum Computing, Quantum Physics, Spintronics

Researchers have fabricated a self-assembled, carbon-based nanofilm where the charge state (ie, electronically neutral or positive) can be controlled at the level of individual molecules. Molecular self-assembly on a metal results in a high-density, 2D, organic quantum-dot array with electric-field-controllable charge state, with the organic molecules used as 'nano-sized building blocks' in fabrication of functional nanomaterials. Achieved densities are an order of magnitude larger than conventional inorganic systems.

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Unlocking the biochemical treasure chest within microbes

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Biotechnology, Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Chemistry, Engineering, Materials Science, Microbes and More, New Species, Organic Chemistry

An international team of scientists has developed a genetic engineering tool that makes producing and analyzing microbial secondary metabolites — the basis for many important agricultural, industrial, and medical products — easier than ever before, and could even lead to breakthroughs in biomanufacturing.

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Cheaper catalyst can generate hydrogen in a commercial device

October 14, 2019 0 Comments Alternative Fuels, Chemistry, Energy and Resources, Energy Technology, Engineering and Construction, Fuel Cells, Organic Chemistry, Petroleum

Researchers have shown for the first time that a cheap catalyst can split water and generate hydrogen gas for hours on end in the harsh environment of a commercial electrolyzer — a step toward clean, large-scale hydrogen production for fuel, fertilizer and industry.

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New material captures carbon dioxide and converts it into useful chemicals

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Air Quality, Chemistry, Climate, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, Materials Science, Nanotechnology, Organic Chemistry

The captured CO2 can be converted into useful organic materials.

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Physics: DNA-PAINT super-resolution microscopy at speed

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Biometric, Forensic Research, Microarrays, Nanotechnology, Optics, Organic Chemistry, technology

Recent advances in fluorescence microscopy allow researchers to study biological processes below the classical diffraction limit of light. Researchers have now developed DNA-PAINT, a variant of these so-called super-resolution approaches.

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Physics: An ultrafast glimpse of the photochemistry of the atmosphere

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Air Pollution, Atmosphere, Chemistry, Climate, Nature of Water, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Pollution

Researchers have explored the initial consequences of the interaction of light with molecules on the surface of nanoscopic aerosols.

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Powerful new genomics method can be used to reveal the causes of rare genetic diseases

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Diseases and Conditions, Gene Therapy, Genes, Human Biology, Microarrays, Organic Chemistry, Physics, Sports Science

The technique makes use of the fact that people inherit two copies or ''alleles'' of virtually every gene, one from the mother and one from the father. The new method compares activity levels of maternal and paternal alleles across the genome and detects when the activity of an allele lies far enough outside the normal range to be a plausible cause of disease.

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Physicists look to navigational 'rhumb lines' to study polymer's unique spindle structure

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Biochemistry, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Physics

A new study describes how spheres can be transformed into twisted spindles thanks to insights from 16th century navigational tools. Researchers show how polymers can contract into spiral structures, known as loxodromes, that have complex patterning ten times smaller than the width of a human hair.

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Scientists ask: How can liquid organelles in cells coexist without merging?

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, Genes, Genetics, Human Biology, Molecular Biology, Nature of Water, Organic Chemistry

New research may help to explain an intriguing phenomenon inside human cells: how wall-less liquid organelles are able to coexist as separate entities instead of just merging together.