Tag Archives: crystal structure

Chemical happenings

Posted by David Bradley on December 23, 2010 Comments Off

These are the Reactive chemistry news links up to 15:25: Chemical happenings on the web – This week, the Alchemist hears how starfish mucus could be the next lead in anti-inflammatory drug research, while chromatography uses macrocyclic starch molecules to …

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Hydrogen storage, red wine, forensics

Posted by David Bradley on December 1, 2010 Comments Off

Crystal clear hydrogen storage – Solid materials rich in hydrogen, such as ammonia borane could help solve the gas storage problem for vehicle fuel cells. Now, a crystal structure of an alternative material, DADB, offers new hope of a stable …

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Carbon Dioxide Solution

Posted by David Bradley on May 18, 2009 19 comments

Have you heard of the Stenger Wasas Process (SWAP)? Apparently, it’s an exothermic reaction (produces heat) that takes place between carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide and “eliminates” both. It operates over a secret heterogeneous catalyst that is apparently readily available …

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Nicotine high hinges on sugar molecule

Posted by spinneret on July 27, 2007 Comments Off

When nicotine binds to a neuron, how does the cell know to send the signal that announces a smoker’s high? A recently determined crystal structure of a key player in the process suggests that a sugar molecule has a simple …

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Steve Bryant

Posted by David Bradley on March 1, 2006 Comments Off

Stephen Bryant graduated from the University of Virginia with a BA in 1976, having majored in Chemistry and English. He completed his PhD in 1981 at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, in the Department of Biophysics under Mario Amzel …

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