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New type of liquid crystal promises to improve performance of digital displays

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Chemists at Vanderbilt University have created a new class of liquid crystals with unique electrical properties that could improve the performance of digital displays used on everything from digital watches to flat panel televisions.
T…

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Scripps scientists develop test providing new pathway for identifying obesity, diabetes drugs

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La Jolla, CA, September 15, 2010 — Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have designed a new molecular test that will allow researchers to look for potential drugs targeting a human metabolic enzyme believed to stimulate the appetite and pl…

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Electron switch between molecules points way to new high-powered organic batteries

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AUSTIN, Texas — The development of new organic batteries — lightweight energy storage devices that work without the need for toxic heavy metals — has a brighter future now that chemists have discovered a new way to pass electrons back and for…

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Misfolded neural proteins linked to autism disorders

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An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego, has identified misfolding and other molecular anomalies in a key brain protein associated with autism spectrum disorders.
Palmer Taylor, associate …

Categories Blog Entry, Brain & Behavior, Health

New American Chemical Society podcast: Economical biodiesel from sewage sludge

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WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2010 — Biodiesel fuel could be produced from municipal sewage sludge at a cost that is within a few cents a gallon of being competitive with conventional diesel refined from petroleum, according to the latest episode in the …

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Edible nanostructures

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Sugar, salt, alcohol and a little serendipity led a Northwestern University research team to discover a new class of nanostructures that could be used for gas storage and food and medical technologies. And the compounds are edible.
The porous crys…

Categories Blog Entry, Earth, Energy & Environment, Health, Physics & Mathematics, Technology
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