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Environment
A Science Sampler From Philly
Highlights include algae biofuel factories, hunting neutrinos, and more
September 1, 2008
| A version of this story appeared in
Volume 86, Issue 35
MORE THAN 14,000 CHEMISTS met in Philadelphia last month at the American Chemical Society national meeting. The City of Brotherly Love didn't disappoint. Attendees were treated to a technical program bursting with more than 8,000 papers. The following is a small sample of the latest research advances that were offered.
ACS Meeting News Highlights
- » Introduction: A Science Sampler From Philly
- Highlights include algae biofuel factories, hunting neutrinos, and more
- » Algae Pump Out Hydrocarbon Biofuels
- When it comes to biofuels, ethanol from corn gets all the press, but redirecting the photosynthetic process to produce hydrogen or hydrocarbons is another potential source of biofuels
- » Untangling Hair Dynamics
- Experimental setup lets researcher tease out tresses' subtle interactions
- » Metal-Organic Liquids Detect Neutrinos
- Chemists have developed new metal-organic liquids to help study the chargeless elementary particles known as neutrinos
- » Tiny Devices Get A Grip
- Tetherless grippers grab and move wee objects
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