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ASU Scientists Have Reported Advances Toward Perfecting a Functional Artificial Leaf
Mar 3, 2014In a recent early online edition of Nature Chemistry, ASU scientists, along with colleagues at Argonne National Laboratory, have reported advances toward perfecting a functional artificial leaf. Designing an artificial leaf that uses ...
Tags: Chemicals, Nature Chemistry, Hydrogen
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Researchers Have Developed Spiral Ribbons Made of Molecules
Feb 18, 2014Researchers of the University of Twente's MESA+ research institute have developed spiral ribbons made of molecules, that are able to convert light into complex macroscopic motion. Therefore, they managed to amplify molecular motion and ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
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For The First Time, Chemists Have Successfully Produced an Artificial Cell
Jan 16, 2014For the first time, chemists have successfully produced an artificial cell containing organelles capable of carrying out the various steps of a chemical reaction. This was done at the Institute for Molecules and Materials (IMM) at Radboud ...
Tags: Plastic Cell, Consumer Electronics
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The Study Was Published Online in Nature Chemistry on DEC. 15.
Jan 2, 2014Roughly 40 percent of all medications act on cells' G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). One of these receptors, beta 2 adrenergic receptor site (B2AR), naturally transforms between two base configurations; knowing the precise location of ...
Tags: G protein-coupled receptors, beta 2 adrenergic receptor site
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Future Oleds Would Use Less Electricity
Oct 8, 2013One problem in developing more efficient organic LED light bulbs and displays for TVs and phones is that much of the light is polarized in one direction and thus trapped within the LED. University of Utah physicists believe they have solved ...
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Quantum Dots Have Found a Prominent Role as Biological Markers
Jun 4, 2013Tiny particles of matter called quantum dots, which emit light with exceptionally pure and bright colors, have found a prominent role as biological markers. In addition, they are realizing their potential in computer and television screens, ...
Tags: MIT, Quantum Dots