News articles tagged with 'sulphide'
Garlic oil component may form treatment to protect heart
— 16 Nov 2011 21:39 | HealthA component of garlic oil may help release protective compounds to the heart after heart attack, during cardiac surgery, or as a treatment for heart failure…
Frozen comet had a watery past, University of Arizona scientists find
— 6 Apr 2011 15:46 | AstronomyFor the first time, scientists have found convincing evidence for the presence of liquid water in a comet, shattering the current paradigm that comets never get warm enough to melt…
New method could improve economics of sweetening natural gas
— 11 Mar 2011 15:55 | ChemistryNatural gas extracted from the nation's coal beds and methane-rich geologic features must first be purged of hydrogen sulphide before it can be used as fuel. Until now, processing methods…
Oxygen-free early oceans likely delayed rise of life on planet
— 11 Jan 2011 16:32 | Geology and palaeontologyGeologists at the University of California, Riverside have found chemical evidence in 2.6-billion-year-old rocks that indicates that Earth's ancient oceans were oxygen-free and, surprisingly,…
A new twist for nanopillar light collectors
— 18 Nov 2010 10:51 | TechnologySunlight represents the cleanest, greenest and far and away most abundant of all energy sources, and yet its potential remains woefully under-utilised. High costs have been a major…
Geologists revisit the Great Oxygenation Event
— 20 Aug 2010 10:27 | Geology and palaeontologyIn 'The Sign of the Four' Sherlock Holmes tells Watson he has written a monograph on 140 forms of cigar-, cigarette-, and pipe-tobacco, 'with coloured plates illustrating the difference…
McMaster researcher leads development of promising drug for inflammation
— 31 Mar 2010 10:40 | HealthAspirin, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) remain the most common treatment to relieve symptoms of arthritis and other inflammatory disorders. But despite…
New picture of ancient ocean chemistry argues for chemically layered water
— 13 Feb 2010 20:25 | EnvironmentA research team led by biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has developed a detailed and dynamic three-dimensional model of Earth's early ocean chemistry that can…
Freshly crushed garlic better for the heart than processed
— 29 Jul 2009 18:03 | HealthA new study reports what scientists term the first scientific evidence that freshly crushed garlic has more potent heart-healthy effects than dried garlic. Scheduled for the 12 August…
Stuff of stink bombs investigated for role in pregnancy
— 20 Jul 2009 17:24 | HealthScientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how the stuff of stink bombs and flatulence could play a critical role in the human reproductive system…