News articles – Pagina 8
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EnglishMaking lignin branches easier to visualise
Despite the fact that lignin has been analysed for quite some time, it is still a considerable challenge to map the branches properly.
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EnglishMeasuring polymer stress with mechanophores
Delft duo plots polymer stress at the molecular level.
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EnglishCowless cheese is a reality
Those Vegan Cowboys managed to make casein with precision fermentation.
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EnglishLet it Znow, let it Znow, let it Znow
Australian researchers have succeeded in synthesizing zinc crystals in a solution of liquid metal, resembling snow crystals.
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EnglishSulphonium salt radicalises C–H bonds
Specially designed sulphonium salt labels can be used as electron acceptors for radical formation in photoactive electron donor-acceptor complexes.
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EnglishChemical anchor sticks to drug
Nijmegen-based chemists show that Polyethylene glycol PEG coatings can be functionalized without prior chemical modification.
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EnglishDatabase for electroactive molecules
DIFFER researchers used artificial intelligence to create a database of 31,618 energy storage molecules and their properties.
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EnglishCobalt clusters increase catalytic activity
Eindhoven researchers circumvent structure sensitivity of cobalt catalysts in CO2 hydrogenation by clustering cobalt atoms.
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EnglishMass spectrometry identifies ancient battlefield
‘Metallurgical fingerprint’ points to location of legendary battle between Germans and Romans
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EnglishLeprosy-infection stimulates liver growth
A healthy increase in liver mass in leprosy-infected armadillos offers new insights into organ regeneration.
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EnglishBreakthrough in non-living materials for soft robots
Researchers from the Eelkema Lab at TU Delft discovered a reaction cycle that allows them to make hydrogels grow and shrink on command.
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EnglishMolecular motor gets flashing light
Ben Feringa’s Nobel Prize-winning molecular motors have received an update, allowing them to both emit light and rotate.
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EnglishERC Synergy Grants awarded
Four Dutch and Belgian chemists and life scientists receive ERC Synergy Grants.
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EnglishRepulsion stabilises carbocation
Alkyl groups around a carbon atom destabilise it, making the resulting carbocation relatively more stable. This fact is unjustly overlooked.
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EnglishProducing ammonia with light
Californian researchers developed a cleaner, more efficient method of producing ammonia through photocatalysis.
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EnglishAging brain exhibits decrease of protective lipids
A combination of lipidomics, expression analysis and chemical synthesis unravels new patterns in brain lipid metabolism.
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EnglishMolecular ratchet reads molecular tape
Using a biphenyl crown ether, you can read the programmed stereochemistry in a molecular tape like a kind of Turing machine.
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EnglishBrain in a dish plays Pong
A group of scientists from Melbourne shows how brain cells living in a petri dish can play the arcade game Pong.
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EnglishEnlightening nerves
Most biological cells are not very special to see unless you pass some fluorescent compounds through them. These brain cells also have an unusual shape.
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EnglishArtificial cell with compartments without membranes
DNA nanotech allows you to make artificial cells that divide into different compartments without the need for membranes.
