Artificial Membranes on Silicon
WASHINGTON D.C. September 9, 2014 — Artificial membranes mimicking those found in living organisms have many potential applications ranging from detecting bacterial contaminants in food to toxic […]
Mysterious Molecules in Space
WASHINGTON D.C., July 29, 2014 – Over the vast, empty reaches of interstellar space, countless small molecules tumble quietly though the cold vacuum. Forged in the fusion […]
Directly Visualizing Hydrogen Bonds
WASHINGTON D.C., July 15, 2014 – Using a newly developed, ultrafast femtosecond infrared light source, chemists at the University of Chicago have been able to directly visualize […]
Water Caged in Buckyballs
WASHINGTON D.C. May 20, 2014 — In a new paper in The Journal of Chemical Physics, produced by AIP Publishing, a research team in the United Kingdom […]
Predator-Prey Made Simple
WASHINGTON D.C. May 6, 2014 — A team of U.K. researchers has developed a way to dramatically reduce the complexity of modeling “bistable” systems which involve the […]
What Water Looks Like to DNA
WASHINGTON D.C. Nov. 19, 2013 — A team of biochemists and mathematicians have developed a sophisticated geometric model to predict how a biological molecule will interact with […]
Understanding DNA Damage
WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 25, 2013 — Every day, all day, our DNA gets beaten up by chemicals and radiation — but remarkably, most of us stay healthy. […]
Low-Priced Plastic Photovoltaics
WASHINGTON, D.C. Oct. 22, 2013 — Photovoltaic devices, which tap the power of the sun and convert it to electricity, offer a green — and potentially unlimited […]