Singapore Beaches hounded by microplastics with pathogenic bacteria

CHEMISTRY 02.15.2019 07:58 AM

Bacterial scare on the beaches of Singapore National University of Singapore scientists have discovered a biodiverse bacteria thriving on microplastics across Singapore's beaches and coastal regions.

Waste brine from desalination: A useful source of chemicals

02.14.2019 08:33 AM

Desalination results to waste products that can be used to produce useful chemicals The world's arid coastal regions utilize desalination in producing water they need for drinking and for agriculture.

Swiss scientists developed probes designed to reveal the physical forces inside living cells

02.12.2019 07:35 AM

The detection of physical forces is one of the most complex challenges facing science. Although Newton's apple has long solved the problem of gravity, imaging the physical forces that act in living cells remains one of the main mysteries of current biology. Considered to play a decisive role in many biological processes, the chemical tools to visualize the physical forces in action do not exist.

Fashion Breakthrough: Adaptive Clothing Material Dependent on the Environment

02.11.2019 07:44 AM

A group of researchers discovered fabric that adjusts to the environment Humans are under the mercy of the environment especially when it comes to temperature.

Cooking chemistry minus heat equals new non-toxic adhesive

01.31.2019 08:40 AM

A new soy-based, non-toxic adhesive could be used in organic food packaging and some speciality food items.

Self-assembling nanomaterial offers pathway to more efficient, affordable harnessing of solar power

01.24.2019 16:58 PM

The new materials produce a singlet fission reaction that creates more and extends the life of harvestable electronic charges

Scientists discover new 'architecture' in corn

01.21.2019 09:15 AM

New research on the US's most economically important agricultural plant -- corn -- has revealed a different internal structure of the plant than previously thought, which can help optimize how corn is converted into ethanol.

Viennese scientists develop promising new type of polymers

01.14.2019 11:25 AM

S-PPV polymers are suitable for use in a wide range of applications, from solar cells through to medicine but, until recently, they were almost impossible to produce. Now, a new synthetic method has been patented.

Fort McMurray homes have normal levels of indoor toxins, U of T Engineering study reveals

01.14.2019 11:23 AM

In the aftermath of the Fort McMurray wildfire, chemical engineering professor Arthur Chan and his team reveal results from dust collected in more than 60 homes

Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells

12.11.2018 21:51 PM

Lethal combination: Drug cocktail turns off the juice to cancer cells A widely used diabetes medication combined with an antihypertensive drug specifically inhibits tumor growth - this was discovered by researchers from the University of Basel's Biozentrum two years ago.

Researchers develop a new method to detect nucleation

07.26.2018 15:29 PM

IP Publishing provides the most accurate and efficient method for detecting crystal nucleation to date.

Computing power solves molecular mystery

07.25.2018 13:57 PM

Researchers had to study almost 100,000 simulation images of this type before they were able to identify what triggers the water molecules to split. Lots of computing power went into those simulations.

New Antibiotic Discovered Against Drug-Resistant Pathogens In Microbes From Italian Soil

06.25.2017 03:43 AM

Microbes from Italian soil are the sources of the new antibiotic discovered by researchers from Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The new drug will kill antibiotic resistant pathogens.

Genes That Have Resistance To Last Resort Antibiotics Spreads Further Than Prediction

06.16.2017 10:08 AM

A gene that was found to induce resistance to the last resort antibiotics in farm animals last year has spread further than anticipated.

Biodegradable Plastics Using Carbon Dioxide & Sugar Degrades Back To Original State By Soil Bacteria Enzymes

06.16.2017 09:17 AM

Biodegradable plastics will soon be replacing plastics made from petrochemicals. It took chemists a 100 years til the breakthrough to produce plastics from a sustainable source.