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Climate change project in Kansas tackled by K-State
The $20 million project funded through the National Science Foundation is one of the few funded projects looking at both climate and energy.
5 hrs ago | PhysOrg Weblog
Scientist explore future of high-energy physics
Superconducting radio frequency cavities are a key technology for next-generation accelerators and the future of particle physics.
9 hrs ago | WVNY
'Third-hand smoke' could be troublesome, too
Tobacco smoke residue found on indoor surfaces -- so-called "third-hand smoke" -- can interact with airborne compounds to form new, potentially cancer-causing substances, research suggests.
14 hrs ago | Laboratory Network .com
ABC Laboratories Announces Expanded Large Molecule Drug...
Recognizing an increased industry need for outsourced biopharmaceutical drug development services, Analytical Bio-Chemistry Laboratories has expanded its offering to include comprehensive support for large molecule development.
18 hrs ago | The New Zealand Herald
Sweet, sour, salty, bitter ... and now it's the fifth taste, in a paste
Parmesan cheese is among the foods said to display umami characteristics. Shrink Parmesan cheese is among the foods said to display umami characteristics.
Study reveals new details on the dangers of third-hand smoke
In tests at Berkeley Lab of celluose surfaces contaminated with nicotine residues from third-hand smoke, levels of newly formed TSNAs rose 10 times following a three hour exposure to nitrous acid.
Why the 2010 Toyota Prius Doesn't Have a Lithium-Ion Battery
Many reviewers, including our own AllAboutPrius.com, lauded the new, third generation 2010 Toyota Prius hybrid when it launched last spring--but wondered why it didn't use a lithium-ion battery, rather than 15-year-old nickel-metal-hydride technology.
Sunday Perspective: An atomic awakening is at hand
OVER THE last century, burning coal has been a sensible way to produce electrical power.
Revisiting The Premed Curriculum
In biochemistry lab, Johnson and Kate Willms watch their next move on one of the lab's iPods.
Better Loving Through Chemistry
IF finding true love were an exact science, we wouldn't need matchmakers, singles bars or, of course, online dating services.
Nobel prize winning author to speak at UWG
Sir Harold Kroto, a Nobel Prize winning chemist, will lecture on Feb. 19 at the Townsend Performing Arts Center on the University of West Georgia campus.
AstraZeneca still waiting for the upside to MedImmune acquisition
Almost overnight, Montgomery County's biggest biotech became a London pharmaceutical company's biggest bet.
Sweet! -- Sugar Plays Key Role In Cell Division
Using an elaborate sleuthing system they developed to probe how cells manage their own division, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered that common but hard-to-see sugar switches are partly in control.
Carbonate veins reveal chemistry of ancient seawater
Calcium carbonate veins are common in upper ocean crust, where they precipitate from low temperature hosted at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton .
Open-source science takes on neglected disease
Chemist launches collaborative project to make more potent form of much-needed drug.
Acid Is More Than Just A Hallucinogen... - by Scott Reiner
One of the most important questions you can answer when trying to decide what wine to drink concerns acid.
Pfizer Muddies the Waters of Red Wine's Fountain of Youth
1--A key ingredient in red wine may not unlock the fountain of youth after all. Thata s the conclusion from a study by Pfizer Inc.
Nano imagining takes turn for the better
Stephan Link wants to understand how nanomaterials align, and his lab's latest work is a step in the right direction.
Few people spare a thought for nitrogen. But with every bite we take - of an apple, a chicken leg, a leaf of spinach - we are consuming nitrogen.
Candidates for Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Judge, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 RepublicansCandidate: Lawrence 'Larry' Meyers, incumbentAge:Residence: Fort WorthOccupation: Judge, Texas Court of Criminal AppealsBackground: Meyers was elected to the court in 1992 after serving as an associate justice on the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth from 1989 to 1992.
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