Iron catalyst could make important chemical reactions cheaper and more eco-friendly
A catalyst is a key ingredient for many chemical reactions. It facilitates a molecule to change into another molecule, without ...
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Human-made iron inputs to the Southern Ocean ten times higher than previously estimated
Although it is important to control emissions of CO2 to mitigate global warming, atmospheric levels of the gas are also ...
Spinning is key for line-dancing electrons in iron selenide
HOUSTON – (May 23, 2022) – Rice University quantum physicists are part of an international team that has answered a ...
Aquatic plants can be effective in removing contamination of estuary by iron mine tailings, study shows
Credit: Hermano Melo Queiroz Brazilian researchers have analyzed the mechanisms by which estuarine plants absorb iron, and used ...
Treating tough tumors by exploiting their iron ‘addiction’
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, have successfully leveraged an FDA-approved drug to halt growth of tumors driven ...
Cancer cells’ iron addiction may enable specific drug targeting, study suggests
Researchers at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), have discovered that cells carrying the most common mutation found in ...
Rusting iron can be its own worst enemy
HOUSTON – (Jan. 21, 2022) – Iron that rusts in water theoretically shouldn’t corrode in contact with an “inert” supercritical fluid of ...
Millet bread and pulse dough from early iron age South India
□ Prof. Jennifer Bates and her coworkers, Kelly Wilcox Black and Prof. Kathleen Morrison, published a new archaeobotanical article, "Millet ...
Parkinson’s disease mutation misdirects iron in the brain
A common gene mutation for Parkinson’s disease drives mislocalization of iron in activated microglia, according to a new study publishing ...
Isotope analyses unlock Iron Age secrets
Elemental and lead isotope analyses of ancient copper ingots are unlocking secrets of Early Iron Age trade routes and how ...
Iron treatments reduce heart attacks in patients on dialysis
A new paper in Cardiovascular Research, published by Oxford University Press, indicates that iron treatments may reduce heart attacks in ...
Discovered: a nearby sub-Earth exoplanet as dense as pure iron
Roughly 9 parsecs, or 30 light-years, from Earth, a sub-Earth planet with a density close to pure iron orbits its ...
Researchers recreate deep-Earth conditions to see how iron copes with extreme stress
Far below you lies a sphere of solid iron and nickel about as wide as the broadest part of Texas: ...
A big leap forward in using iron catalysts for pharmaceuticals
If there were a classroom full of all the transition metals that could be used as catalysts for complex pharmaceutical ...
Research identifies proteins that support photosynthesis in iron deficient plants
Researchers have identified how iron deficient plants protect themselves from damaging light, according to a Dartmouth study.Credit: Image from PNAS ...
Iron supplements not linked to cognitive improvements for kids
A study in rural Bangladesh has concluded that preventive iron treatment has no impact on young children’s development.Credit: Image courtesy ...
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Famous Sterkfontein Caves deposit 1 million years older than previously thought
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nTIDE May 2022 COVID Update: Uncertainty about inflation tempers good news for people with disabilities
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CUNY Graduate Center wins National Science Foundation award to give graduate students a head start in bio-inspired nanotechnology
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Adult cancer survivors have higher risk of cardiovascular disease than those without cancer, study shows
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$5.3 million grant supports research into lung cancer recurrence
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Scientists find trigger that sets off metastasis in pancreatic cancer