Chemistry

Simulating Yeast Metabolism To Understand Changes During Wine Fermentation

Rubén Martínez, a graduate in Biology and Biochemistry at Elhuyar Fundazioa, and colleagues have developed a new methodology that makes it possible to know what physiological state the yeast is in at each point in the wine fermentation process.  This know ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 8 2014 - 11:41am

Plastic, Heal Thyself

Self-healing materials can repair themselves by restoring their initial molecular structure after the damage and scientists from Evonik Industries and the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed a chemical crosslinking reaction that ensures good ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 13 2014 - 11:49am

After The Blood Moon: Do Some Post-Apocalypse Science

Since the Blood Moon- whatever that is, it sounds Biblical- was last night, and it spells the beginning of our doom, according to a guy trying to sell some books, it's time to start prepping for the days of ultimate holy war. That means no more Southe ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Apr 15 2014 - 3:33pm

Unstable Singlet Oxygen: A Stable Model For An Unstable Target

Singlet oxygen is an electronically excited state of oxygen that is less stable than normal oxygen. Its high reactivity has enabled its use in photodynamic therapy, in which light is used in combination with a photosensitizing drug to generate large amoun ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 14 2014 - 10:44am

Antifungal Drug Amphotericin: Potent, Puzzling And Now Less Toxic To Humans

Invasive fungal infections kill about 1.5 million people in 3 million cases each year, more than are killed by malaria or tuberculosis. That half of the patients who enter a hospital with an invasive fungal infection in their blood die anyway makes it a m ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 15 2014 - 6:30pm

Polyester- Now Made From Cork

On the scale of earth-friendly materials, most people don't think of polyester but scientists are figuring out how to extract a natural, waterproof, antibacterial version of it from...cork. Writing in  Biomacromolecules, Cristina Silva Pereira and co ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 16 2014 - 11:16am

Mantis Shrimp: Cool Eyes, And Stronger Than Airplanes

Inspired by the fist-like club of a mantis shrimp, researchers have developed a design structure for composite materials that is more impact resistant and tougher than the standard used in airplanes. The peacock mantis shrimp, or stomatopod, is a 4- to 6- ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 22 2014 - 6:58pm

Water Testing- Now In A Pullulan Pill

Water testing can  be a cumbersome process, with labs and delays and waiting.  Chemical engineers from McMaster University have reduced the sophisticated chemistry required for testing water safety to a simple pill, by adapting technology found in...a bre ...

Article - News Staff - Apr 28 2014 - 3:44pm

Edible Pullulan Films Improve The Microbiological Safety Of Meat

You won't see these in a Whole Foods any time soon, but science has a way to improve the microbiological safety of meat; antimicrobial agents incorporated into edible films. As a bonus, they seal in flavor, freshness and color, according to researche ...

Article - News Staff - May 1 2014 - 11:10am

Redo Your Periodic Table: Superheavy Elements In The Island Of Stability

The periodic table of the elements is about to get crowded on the heavy side. Evidence for the artificial creation of element 117 was recentlyobtained at the GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, an accelerator laboratory located in Darm-stadt, Ger ...

Article - News Staff - May 2 2014 - 1:59pm