Short -term inhibition of enzyme could lead to a treatment for cognitive decline associated with old age
Memory Enzyme
Well Technology Licensed
Exxon Mobil licenses multi-zone stimulation technology well treatment process to Canyon Technical Services, Calgary, Canada
Time–Temperature Indicators
Nanoplates with time-temperature dependant UV/Vis spectra could have future in monitoring transportation and storage of food
Atmospheric Dioxane Degradation
Mechanism of the radical-initiated oxidation of 1,3-dioxane helps explain the role of ethers in the atmosphere
One-Phase for Biodiesel
Using ionic liquids for biodiesel production overcomes miscibility problem and allows recycling over several cycles
Startled by Addiction Research
Clue to drug addiction emerges from studies of episodic withdrawal from morphine and its effects on psychomotor sensitization
From Super to Hyper
Use of superhalogens as building blocks gives a new class of highly electronegative species: hyperhalogens
Frequency Comb Spectroscopy
Molecular fingerprinting technique picks out traces of hydrogen-containing and other molecules at ppb levels in a gas in 30 s or less
Soaking Up Synthesis
A 21-step synthesis of (−)-nakadomarin A from the simple starting material D-pyroglutamic acid has been achieved
Built-in Flaw Identified
New fabrication methods that provide smaller structures and sharper interfaces needed to increase solar cell efficiency