Researchers confirm benzene-like electron delocalization of important molecule

UO team's findings could pave way for synthetic compounds useful in drug discovery and materials science

23-Jun-2008 - Researchers in the lab of University of Oregon chemist Shih-Yuan Liu have successfully synthesized and structurally characterized boron-nitrogen compounds that are isoelectronic and isostructural to the fundamentally important benzene molecule. Given the appearance of benzene derivatives in ...

Think green, UO's Hutchison says, to reduce nanotech hazards

03-Apr-2008 - The University of Oregon's Jim Hutchison, holding three patents in the emerging field of nanotechnology, embraces a strong call for exploring potential environmental and health implications, which he says could be many, and for designing new materials with reduced hazard. The available data, he ...

Ascenion mediates licensing contract between the Helmholtz Zentrum München and YXLON International

14-Jan-2008 - Researchers at the Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health, together with the University of Oregon, USA have developed a new image reconstruction system for computed tomography that produces greater image quality at a lower radiation dose compared with standard ...

Chemists perfect fast way to synthesize libraries of gold nanoparticles

07-Sep-2005 - University of Oregon chemist Jim Hutchison discovered a new way of rapidly generating libraries of tiny particles with great promise for research and development at the nanoscale. "We've discovered a method for generating a diverse library of functionalized gold particles quickly and easily," ...