News articles tagged with 'ammonia'
BUSM researchers identify new syndrome
— 15 Mar 2010 09:07 | HealthResearchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have identified a new syndrome affecting potentially thousands of hospital inpatients. Coined SHAKE (Supplement-associated…
Kansas scientists probe mysterious possible comet strikes on Earth
— 14 Dec 2009 08:34 | AstronomyIt's the stuff of a Hollywood disaster epic: A comet plunges from outer space into the Earth's atmosphere, splitting the sky with a devastating shock wave that flattens forests and…
Planet's nitrogen cycle overturned by 'tiny ammonia eater of the seas'
— 1 Oct 2009 11:44 | EnvironmentIt's not every day you find clues to the planet's inner workings in aquarium scum. But that's what happened a few years ago when University of Washington researchers cultured a tiny…
Hydrogen storage gets new hope
— 2 Sep 2009 13:55 | TechnologyA new method for 'recycling' hydrogen-containing fuel materials could open the door to economically viable hydrogen-based vehicles…
Surface features on Titan form like Earth's, but with a frigid twist
— 7 Aug 2009 09:51 | Astronomy'It is really surprising how closely Titan's surface resembles Earth's,' says Rosaly Lopes, a planetary geologist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, who…
New clues about a hydrogen fuel catalyst
— 6 Aug 2009 09:53 | ChemistryTo use hydrogen as a clean energy source, some engineers want to pack hydrogen into a larger molecule, rather than compressing the gas into a tank. A gas flows easily out of a tank,…
Saturn's moon shows evidence of ammonia
— 23 Jul 2009 17:24 | AstronomyData collected during two close flybys of Saturn's moon Enceladus by Cassini add more fuel to the fire about the icy world containing sub-surface liquid water…
How the moon got its stripes
— 16 Jul 2009 03:11 | AstronomyA new study has revealed the origins of tiger stripes and a subsurface ocean on Enceladus- one of Saturn's many moons. These geological features are believed to be the result of the…
Hepatic encephalopathy and prehepatic portal hypertension rat model
— 29 Jun 2009 14:03 | HealthA research article published 21 June in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question. The research team lead by Dr Gabriela Beatriz Acosta, observed that the activity…
Glutamine supplements show promise in treating stomach ulcers
— 16 May 2009 13:12 | HealthNearly 20 years ago, it was discovered that bacteria known as Helicobacter pylori were responsible for stomach ulcers. Since then, antibiotics have become the primary therapy used to…