Dec

26

More Testosterone Poisoning: ‘Humour Comes From Testosterone’

December 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Humour ‘comes from testosterone’. ‘Men are naturally more comedic than women because of the male hormone testosterone, an expert claims.
Men make more gags than women and their jokes tend to be more aggressive, Professor Sam Shuster, of Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, says.
The unicycling doctor observed how the genders reacted to his “amusing” hobby. Women [...]

Oct

10

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007: Studies of Chemical Processes on Solid Surfaces

October 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007 - “for his studies of chemical processes on solid surfaces”: Gerhard Ertl. ‘The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2007 is awarded for groundbreaking studies in surface chemistry. This science is important for the chemical industry and can help us to understand such varied processes as why iron rusts, how fuel [...]

Aug

18

Super Crystals in Organic Semiconductors

August 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment

UA Physicists Discover ‘Super Crystals’ in a Semiconductor. ‘University of Arizona physicists have discovered that “super crystals” - crystals which are hundreds to thousands times larger than conventional crystals - exist in certain organic semiconducting solids.
Pure super-crystalline organic semiconductors will conduct electricity much differently than conventional solids. Super-crystalline semiconductors, for example, could create splashes of [...]

Aug

14

Biofpr (Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining)

August 14, 2007 | 2 Comments

Biofpr (Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining). ‘Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining (Biofpr) is the definitive source of information on sustainable products, fuels and energy. There is an exciting blend of news, patent intelligence and feature articles on this web portal, as well as the publication of a peer-reviewed journal.
Both the web portal, biofpr.com, and the peer-reviewed scientific [...]

Aug

5

The Chemistry of Outer Space

August 5, 2007 | Leave a Comment

CSMonitor: The chemistry of space grows more complex. ‘The chemistry of outer space continues to amaze astronomers. After several decades of doubt, they know that chemical processes around and between stars produce complex molecules including precursors of organic life. But recent discoveries with a new observing technique show they have barely glimpsed what’s really going [...]

Jul

27

Graphene Oxide Paper

July 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Graphene Oxide Paper Could Spawn a New Class of Materials. ‘Nearly 2,000 years ago, the discovery of paper revolutionized human communication. Now researchers at Northwestern University have fabricated a new type of paper that they hope will create a revolution of its own - and while it won’t replace your notepad, this remarkably stiff and [...]

Jul

19

Hormone Sensitive Bacterias

July 19, 2007 | 1 Comment

Engineered E. coli may lead to new drugs, detect pollutants. ‘Bacteria that respond to human hormones - the body’s chemical messengers - may enable the discovery of new treatments for hormone-related medical problems, including thyroid disease and some forms of breast cancer. Developed by Princeton chemical engineers, the sensitive bugs also may detect hormone-mimicking pollutants, [...]

Jul

9

How to Make Biofuels From Anything Organic

July 9, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Boon For Biofuels - New projects seek to create energy from a range of renewable feedstocks. ‘Chemical and biotechnology companies have announced a flurry of initiatives aimed at creating fuels and other forms of energy from a wide variety of biomass sources.
The projects seek to turn everything from algae to manure to oil seeds into [...]

Jul

3

Polyurethane Plastics From Canola Oil

July 3, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Polyurethane plastics from canola oil. ‘An intensive world-wide effort to develop technology for manufacturing plastics from vegetable oil, rather then petroleum, has led researchers in Canada to a process for making polyurethane (PUR) plastic sheets from canola oil. In a study scheduled for publication in the July 9 issue of ACS’s Biomacromolecules, a monthly journal, [...]

Jun

3

Diethylene Glycol Found in Toothpastes: Which are the Risks?

June 3, 2007 | 1 Comment

FDA: Throw away toothpaste made in China. ‘The government warned consumers on Friday to avoid using toothpaste made in China because it may contain a poisonous chemical used in antifreeze. Out of caution, the Food and Drug Administration said, people should throw away toothpaste with labeling that says it was made in China. The FDA [...]

May

28

High-Strength Ultra-Light Carbon Nanotubes Aerogels

May 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Penn Physicists Develop a Carbon Nanotube Aeroegel Optimizing Strength, Shape and Conductivity. ‘Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have created low-density aerogels made from carbon nanotubes, CNTs, that are capable of supporting 8,000 times their own weight. The new material also combines the strength and ultra-light, heat-insulating properties of aerogels with the electrical conductivity [...]

May

25

The Wrecking of British Science According to Kroto

May 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment

The Wrecking of British Science. ‘If the world’s future lies in scientists’ hands, the answers are unlikely to come from the UK unless we reverse decades of political neglect, argues Nobel laureate Harry Kroto.
There is food for thought in the fact that, after a decade of Labour government and at the same moment that the [...]

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