The same scientific quest for which Erika Edwards won recognition from President Obama on May 5 had two months earlier led her and 12 students up dusty mountainsides in the world’s driest desert. (more…)
That will be a respectful decision. Believe me.
I was always wondering about Elizabeth Holmes, and admiration, of course, I had for all what she achieved through her work: a blood-testing technology which is fast and comfortable than the tradional long-needle, founding of Theranos, then a rank in Forbes list. All within 30. That’s marvellous. A big woooow. Itelligent, hard- working and ambitious. And of course, very gifted and lucky. That’s how all my thoughts swirled around the founder of Theranos. (more…)
JBEI researchers use engineered bacteria to simplify biofuels production, potentially lowering cost
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have engineered a strain of bacteria that enables a “one-pot” method for producing advanced biofuels from a slurry of pre-treated plant material. (more…)
Der Maikäfer macht der Landwirtschaft oft schwer zu schaffen. Hermann Strasser vom Institut für Mikrobiologie bekämpft den Schädling mit einem ganz speziellen Pilz, der Melocont-Pilzgerste, die in den Boden ausgebracht werden kann. Die nachhaltige Bekämpfung des Schädlings wird vom Land Tirol gefördert. *Source: Universität Innsbruck
Berkeley Lab’s HiRES to provide new views of material changes, chemical reactions
A unique rapid-fire electron source—originally built as a prototype for driving next-generation X-ray lasers—will help scientists at the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) study ultrafast chemical processes and changes in materials at the atomic scale. This could provide new insight in how to make materials with custom, controllable properties and improve the efficiency and output of chemical reactions. (more…)
Micrometric and sub-micrometric contaminant particles — what most of us call “dust” — can cause big problems for art conservators, the electronics industry, aerospace engineers, and others. These nanoparticles can prevent a cellphone from working or rob the vitality of a painting’s colors. (more…)
A new catalyst combining copper nanoparticles with a special type of graphene could lead to a greener way of producing ethylene, a key commodity chemical.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — The world has more carbon dioxide than it needs, and a team of Brown University chemists has come up with a potential way to put some of it to good use. (more…)
