26-03-2013

A comprehensive study of the mechanism by which electrochemical water splitting occurs on gold surfaces has been carried out by scientists. The researchers used in-situ surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS), on-line electrochemical mass spectrometry and density functional theory (DFT) ...

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29-05-2012

In many biological and pathological processes, glycosidase enzymes attack glycosidic bonds in carbohydrates, glycoproteins, and glycolipids. The ability to modify or block these processes by specific glycosidase inhibitors forms the basis for their potential use in the treatment of viral ...

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Structure of artificial light harvesting antenna determined

01-07-2009

An international team of researchers has modified chlorophyll from an alga so that it resembles the extremely efficient light antennae of bacteria. The team was then able to determine the structure of these light antennae. This is the first step to converting sunlight into energy using an ...

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06-07-2004

Belgian researcher Filip Frederix won the first prize in the International DSM Awards for Chemistry and Technology. An international jury selected Filip Frederix, a doctoral student at the Catholic University of Louvain, for his research in the field of biosensors. His work involved the ...

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