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Using data from the Venus Monitoring Camera (VMC) instrument aboard the European Space Agency's (ESA) Venus Express orbiter, scientists have recently determined that the geology present at the planet's equator is more geochemically advanced than researchers first suspected.
This is the first scientific st... |
23 May 2012
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Studies published thus far have provided sufficient arguments that life as we know it would have the highest chances of emerging on planets located in their star's habitable zones. These are areas around each star where temperatures are right to support liquid water. A new study now shows that chemistry also pla... |
2 February 2012
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Though we are now consuming more drugs and chemicals than ever before, we know just as much about the broader health impacts they have on our bodies as we did decades ago. In order to rectify this error, a group of researchers is about to start conducting a new investigation on the issue.
Using a $2 million grant f... |
18 January 2012
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Producing a whole subclass of organic compounds called nitrogen-containing heterocycles should now be a lot easier for scientists, thanks to a team of experts based at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), in Pasadena. Experts here developed a new method for creating complex molecules.
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17 January 2012
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At the beginning of a new year, many homeowners feel tempted to redecorate their cribs. Nowadays, design trends can be followed while using sustainable materials, for optimal results. Changing the wallpaper is always a major first step, improving the aesthetics of our homes and safeguarding our health at the same t... |
3 January 2012
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A system designed to signal the presence of chemicals such as pathogens, explosives, disease-related biomarkers or toxins through a visual glow has been developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), in Cambridge.
The instrument has a variety of applications in numerous fields of resea... |
14 December 2011
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A group of experts at the American space agency announce the development of a new technology for measuring air quality, as well as for detecting hazardous chemicals in the environment. The new sensors will be able to function while powered by a simple smartphone.
The tool was showcased on September 28 in Los Ange... |
1 October 2011
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Supernova blasts are well known for their ability to seed the Universe with heavy chemical elements such as iron. Recently, a new set of observations focused on the Carina Nebula revealed that the cosmic structure is producing numerous such events.
The blasts contribute to spreading the elements in the surrounding a... |
25 May 2011
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Geological studies of the planet's rocks seem to point at the idea that vital chemical elements life uses today were not indigenous to Earth, but were rather brought here by extraterrestrial raining seasons. Hydrogen, carbon and phosphorous are all elements without which life on this planet would be impossible. ... |
19 April 2011
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Determining when and how life first developed in the Universe is one of the key questions in science, and three European experts now propose a new method for establishing how the earliest life-enabling chemicals formed. The team says that understanding the time onset and conditions that prevailed in the Cosmos at the... |
31 January 2011
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Over the past few years, the number of monitoring, imaging and detection technologies based on lasers have increased considerably. Princeton University experts are now proposing a new one, that could help bomb squads detect explosive devices, or climate scientists measure pollutant levels in the air. Engineers at the... |
30 January 2011
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Studies conducted on water contaminated with oil last year show that the chemical dispersants used to break apart the material that was ejected from the bottom of the sea lingered in the waters until at least last SeptemberWhen the Deepwater Horizon semi-submersible oil rig exploded and sunk into the Gulf of Mexico i... |
28 January 2011
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A new University of California, San Francisco, concluded that pregnant women carry a serious amount of chemicals within their bodies, including some that are banned since 1970. The researchers analyzed a sample of 268 pregnant women from the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) 2003-2004, a na... |
14 January 2011
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One would be tempted to think that if we use a technology, then we must understand how it works. This is sadly not true all of the time, as evidenced by the fact that we have been using DVDs for years, without knowing how exactly the storage mechanism functions. A new study finally clears that up. Putting your favo... |
10 January 2011
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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that precious chemical elements were brought to the Earth, Moon, Mars, and potentially other places in the solar system as well, by massive collisions between space bodies. Astronomers now generally agree that the Moon was formed after a two ... |
10 December 2010
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A new research paper published in the latest issue of the esteemed journal Nature shows that lighter chemical elements such as sulfur and oxygen tend to gather at the edge of our planet's core. The data were derived following an ultrasound analysis-like study of Earth, experts say.Seismology experts say that the... |
9 December 2010
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Nitrogen is one of the most important chemicals on our planet, providing for example the backbone of our atmosphere. But it can be a real burden to take it out of the environment when excess concentrations develop, and this is why experts are always looking for new technologies to do so.This substance can be found in... |
2 November 2010
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The general public arguably had little knowledge that rare-Earth elements (REE) existed until a few weeks ago, when China began tightening export regulations for the material, essentially stopping all shipments to the United States, the European Union and Japan.The move caused quite a stir, considering the important ... |
29 October 2010
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According to investigators at Caltech and JPL, it would appear that existing air-quality model are distorting the reality as far as atmospheric ozone concentrations go. The team explains that the existing simulations may in fact be downplaying the significance that these chemicals are having in the atmosphere, and ad... |
29 October 2010
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Physicists in the US announce the discovery of six new isotopes, which belong to a group of superheavy chemical elements numbered 104 through 114. This achievement will lead to a better understanding of the nuclear shell structure theory, scientists say.The work was conducted at the US Department of Energy's (DO... |
27 October 2010
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Investigators have found in a new study that certain areas of the Moon are wetter than locations on Earth. A polar crater on the natural satellite was found to contain more water ice than the Sahara desert. The Cabeus crater was the primary target of an investigation that was carried out last year, in October. The Lu... |
22 October 2010
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According to new data obtained by researchers in Spain, it would appear the chemical element selenium can protect the human organism against bladder cancer. In other words, selenium is very efficient in reducing people's risks of developing this condition. The chemical can be found naturally in trace amount... |
23 September 2010
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Rare-Earth elements, as the name implies, are extremely valuable, useful and difficult-to-come-by chemicals. Identifying deposits has thus become a lucrative business, with far-reaching consequences.The United States does not have some many areas where it can extract this class of elements from, and is exceeded in pr... |
20 September 2010
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The images and datasets sent back by the NASA Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) show that the Moon is in fact a lot more complex from a geological standpoint than anyone first thought.This has prompted experts to call for a continuation of these investigations, in the hopes that one day the lunar mystery will be unt... |
17 September 2010
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Scientists from a group of universities in the United States are currently working on developing a new technology for identifying bombs and improvised explosive materials inside shielding materials. The method would ensure that even components that are very carefully hidden could be detected by using sound and radio ... |
15 September 2010
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Experts recognize that getting rid of addictions of any sort is indeed possible, given the right condition. They say that doing is however not as easy as everyone thinks, and that a lot of time is needed.For example, many believe that spending only 30 days in a rehabilitation clinic or program doesn't mean anyth... |
8 September 2010
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In an achievement that could change the way the electronics industry runs, experts at an American university managed to develop the first two-terminal memory chips made entirely out of silicon.The accomplishment could have far-reaching implications for the electronics industry, as well as for mamoelectronic manufactu... |
1 September 2010
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Whenever chemicals combine and react inside a solution, the outcome of their interactions is dictated by the molecular “spectators” that are closest to the site of the action. This layer has now been finally observed. Chemists have known about the existence of the first solvation shell for decades, but li... |
1 September 2010
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A team of experts has recently developed a new chemical compound, that could in the near future be used to bin chloride ions, but with a twist.According to its creators, while the new molecule is especially suited at engulfing the ions, it can also be made to release them upon demand, by simply shining ultraviolet (U... |
30 August 2010
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In spite of being located no less than 93 million miles away from Earth, the Sun appears to be influencing the decay of radioactive elements inside research labs on the planet.The conclusion belongs to a new investigation, which was carried out by experts at the Purdue University and the Stanford University. The prob... |
25 August 2010
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Even though all animals have some sort of chemical sense, evolution has differentiated it depending on the eating habits of each species.Taste and smell are the oldest chemical senses and they are crucial as they help knowing if something is good to eat or not.Smell detects chemicals at a distance and can make many d... |
12 August 2010
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Scientists from the University Joseph Fourier (UJF), in Grenoble, believe that our planet's solid core may be caught in an endless loop of melting and liquefying. The processes partially affect the innermost, solid core, in the sense that the entire structure is moving through the mantle. As it does so, the team... |
5 August 2010
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Canadian researchers analyzed the water and fish from two rivers in the South Saskatchewan River Basin: The Red Deer and Oldman rivers, in southern Alberta. The University of Calgary scientists published their results in the journal Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.The water from the two rivers was tested for m... |
30 July 2010
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For many years, neuroscientists have known that the hormone oxytocin plays an important part in fostering social bonds, such as the ones between mother and their children. This is why the chemical was dubbed “the love hormone.” But new investigations now appear to suggest that the name may have been given... |
11 June 2010
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Between May 22-28, the University of South Florida (USF) dispatched its R/V Weatherbird II to the Gulf of Mexico, in order to follow up on the devastation produced by the explosion and sinking of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. The investigators there collected samples from three locations across the Gulf, including 4... |
9 June 2010
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For many years, experts believed that the Earth and the Moon formed some 4.537 million years ago. This is the equivalent of 30 million years after the creation of the early solar system. But new data comes to shed doubts on this conclusion, instead proposing that the planet and its natural satellite in fact formed as... |
8 June 2010
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Whenever we get hungry, this feeling is being recognized by the brain on account of the actions the hunger-signaling hormone ghrelin takes. The chemical is essential for our well-being, as it alerts us whenever we need nourishment. But researchers have recently found that it also plays an important role in controllin... |
7 June 2010
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Since July 1, 2004, when the Cassini spacecraft first achieved orbital insertion around Saturn, one of its primary targets has been the peculiar moon Titan. The space rock is covered by a thick, hazy atmosphere, and features lakes of liquid hydrocarbons (such as methane and ethane) at its north and south poles. All t... |
4 June 2010
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Abiogenesis is the term used in the international scientific community to refer to the process through which life emerged from inanimate matter several billion years ago. Research groups around the world have provided explanations for it through theories, but the issue is that several of these attempts collide head-o... |
26 May 2010
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Chemical attacks of a terrorist nature, aimed against the civilian population, are among the most dastardly and effective means of causing the desired effect on a target. British authorities managed to avoid an attack of major proportions in 2004, when they arrested Dhiren Barot, UK citizen of Indian descent. The man... |
21 May 2010
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Scientists believe that the chemical magnesium holds great promise for the future. Over the past few years, as people have begun waking up and realizing that they are harming the planet, much more emphasis has been placed on discovering alternative energy sources and materials. There are many goals in this effort, in... |
21 May 2010
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In a groundbreaking new discovery, scientists from the United States managed to unlock one of the enduring mysteries surrounding the way the human brain functions. The investigators, based at the Iowa State University (ISU), were recently able to find out that a single protein, called synaptotagmin1 (Syt1), is in cha... |
10 May 2010
11:47 GMT |
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One of the few things you can absolutely be certain about in this world is a sane mother's affection towards her child. There are little things mothers wouldn't do to protect their small ones, and keep them out of harm's way. The famous Greek philosopher Aristotle at one point argued that women tend to... |
8 May 2010
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Many astrobiologists believe that one of Saturn's moons may contain signs of life. The planet's largest natural satellite, Titan, captured the imagination of astronomers and other scientists when the first data of its surface began to come in. Researchers used data sent back by various spacecraft to determi... |
12 April 2010
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In a finding that again demonstrates the global nature of pollution, researchers discovered that the massive amount of pollution being emitted from developing Asian nations, especially India, was being carried up into the atmosphere. During the monsoon season, vast amounts of harmful chemicals and pollutants are bein... |
26 March 2010
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is now one of the most scrutinized chemicals in the world. Various research groups have determined that it can have negative effects on the human body when ingested, and more work is currently underway to determine whether that is indeed true or not. But the chemical does resemble the hormone e... |
25 March 2010
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Uranium is the heaviest element that Mother Nature has to offer. At 92 protons, it is fairly massive and large, and its possible applications are no longer a secret to anyone. But physicists, and scientists in general, have never been satisfied with what nature has to offer, and have always tried to get more. Over th... |
13 March 2010
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A group of experts from the Henri Mondor Hospital and the Avicenne Hospital (HP), working together with colleagues from Inserm, have recently proven the effectiveness of a new molecule in combating lice. While mostly eradicated in civilized countries, where people care a lot about their personal hygiene, the problem ... |
12 March 2010
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Rare-Earth minerals (REM) are chemicals used throughout the high-tech industry today, from making wind turbines and hard drives to creating magnets for speakers and hybrid or electric cars. But the main problem with these compounds is, as the name dictates, that they are very rare. At this point, China is the country... |
9 March 2010
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Alaskan glaciers and their surrounding land arguably produce some of the most beautiful sights in the world, with limbs of ice spiraling downwards from mountaintops. Researchers swarm to various locations every single year, taking measurements, collecting core samples, looking for fossils, or establishing the impact ... |
6 March 2010
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