Perspectives in Chemistry

Scientists at the University of Texas at Dallas have developed a new artificial muscle made of carbon nanotubes. Carbon nanotubes can withst...

When I was searching for Emory’s initiatives to go green on campus, I began to search for how Emory’s buildings are green. Well, some of Emo...

So for my last blog I decided to go light. I really enjoyed nanotechnology and wished we have looked at its effects on health and biomedical...

A University of Manchester student has found a way of spinning biodegradable nanofibers into a 'fabric' that could be used in the bo...

A synchrotron is a cyclic particle accelerator that uses an electric field to accelerate the particles to high speed and a magnetic field to...

A report came out today that was published on multiple news sites discussing a new chemical find in space. Scientists from the Max Planck In...

Earlier this month, researchers at MIT successfully engineered viruses to build lithium-ion batteries. One of the genetically engineered vir...

Here is an interesting article on a new development in the world of nanotechnology: A new atomic clock has been developed that is more than ...

In May of 2008, German researchers used heat as a method to try and kill cancerous cells in animals. Using a metallic iron in nanoparticles ...

Chemists from Caltech and University of California, Berkeley recently reported a direct, Ru-based catalytic procedure for synthesizing organ...

To follow up on art forgeries I found an interesting article about a new computer program that can identify the artworks of different arti...

In our green chemistry section, we learned that one way green chemists make mechanisms greener is by using less toxic solvents. In this stud...

An aspect of nano-tech that we havent covered as much is nano-mechanical and nano-mechanoelectrical(Piezo-electric technology). Nano scale ...

Scientists have observed the capabilities of fish to change their coloring. One group, led by George Bachand, has developed a simpler method...

Here is a really cool video about nano-tex fabric. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD8sFVf626g If you want to know more about Nano-Tex visit:...

NN-Labs has created new and environmentally friendly quantum dots. They are indium phosphide-based quantum dots, and they are a high-perform...