Scorpion venom yields novel alkaloid
Most scorpion venom compounds are peptides, so alkaloid comes as a surprise (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 13, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Emma Hiolski, special to C & EN Source Type: research
Chemistry in Pictures: What lies beneath
(Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alexandra Taylor Source Type: research
Court orders EPA to ban chlorpyrifos
9th Circuit Court of Appeals directs agency to finalize Obama-era proposal (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 10, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Britt E. Erickson Source Type: research
New nuance in thalidomide ’s mechanism revealed
Drug degrades transcription factor involved in limb development, but animal studies are still needed to determine how it causes birth defects (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 9, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Cici Zhang Source Type: research
Organic solar cell smashes performance record
With help from computer modeling, researchers designed and built an organic photovoltaic device nearly as efficient as commercial silicon cells (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 9, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Katherine Bourzac Source Type: research
Invista building $1 billion Chinese adiponitrile plant
The company says it will be the first large new plant for the nylon 6,6 raw material in 35 years (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 9, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alex Tullo Source Type: research
Machine learning predicts electronic properties at relatively low computational cost
Algorithm aims for the accuracy of more computationally intensive approaches (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 9, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Sam Lemonick Source Type: research
Cleaned pollen shells ready for drug delivery
A modified protocol can remove proteins and other allergenic material from pollen grains (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 8, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alla Katsnelson, special to C & EN Source Type: research
Drug stockpiling builds as Brexit approaches
Lack of EU-U.K. trade deal has companies scrambling (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 8, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Alex Scott Source Type: research
Preservatives challenge awards cash prizes
Seven winners selected in competition to develop novel green preservatives (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 8, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Marc S. Reisch Source Type: research
Bubbles burst prevailing theory about volcano chemistry
Hot gases within bubbles vary in composition, potentially affecting forecasting (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 8, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Katharine Sanderson, special to C & EN Source Type: research
白酒是什么以及它独特的风味从何而来？
科学家和酒精饮料生产者正在研究蕴含在中国白酒里的化学 (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 7, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Cici Zhang Source Type: research
What ’s baijiu, and where does its unique flavor come from?
Scientists and spirit producers are learning more about the chemistry of the Chinese liquor (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 7, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Cici Zhang Source Type: research
U.S., China, each disclose new tariff proposals
Escalation of trade war would affect some critical materials, including rare earths (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 7, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Jean-Fran çois Tremblay Source Type: research
Akouos raises $50 million to develop gene therapies for hearing loss
The Boston start-up is the latest to raise major funds in the growing hearing loss field (Source: NanoFocus)
Source: NanoFocus - August 7, 2018 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Ryan Cross Source Type: research
