Analytical chemistry
Scientists Reveal How Dissolution of Salt in Water Happens at Atomic Level
TEHRAN (ANA)- Chinese scientists, in collaboration with their counterparts from the Republic of Korea, have observed the dissolution process of salt in water at the atomic level for the first time using a single-ion control technique and successfully controlled this process.
Iranian Researchers Produce Specific Powder to Tackle Rat Problem
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at a knowledge-based company in Iran have produced a non-toxic powder that stiffens in the stomachs of rats and other vermin and kill them without the need for chemicals.
Iranian Researcher Produces Pharmaceutical Compounds for PET Imaging
TEHRAN (ANA)- Iranian researchers produced over five new effective pharmaceutical compounds, specially the Trudate compound, which is used for PET (positron emission tomography) scanning of the patients with Parkinson's disease.
New MIT Model Predicts Transition States with Unprecedented Speed
TEHRAN (ANA)- MIT chemists have developed a computational model that can rapidly predict the structure of the transition state of a reaction, if it is given the structure of a reactant and product.
Study Uncovers Hidden Ingredients in 83% of Tattoo Inks, Raising Concerns
TEHRAN (ANA)- While 32 percent of adults in the United States have at least one tattoo, many of the inks in the United States today used to decorate people's skin are more of a motley mixture than a precise blend, a new study has found.
Iranian Researchers Produce Hydrophobic Polymer Powder to Make Clay, Cement Mortars Waterproof
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers at a technological company in Iran have managed to produce a 100% hydrophobic polymer powder to reduce the penetration of water into clay and cement structures.
We May Finally Know How 1st Cells on Earth Formed
TEHRAN (ANA)- Researchers may have come to an explanation of how bubbles of fat came to form the membranes of the very first cells.
Scientists Unravel Mystery of Orange Juice Off-Flavor
TEHRAN (ANA)- A team from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich has uncovered the source of a previously unidentified clove-like off-taste in orange juice and the study proves for the first time that the undesirable flavor note is due to the odorant 5-vinylguaiacol.
Iranian Knowledge-Based Company Produces Anti-Sticking Agent for Dairy Industry
TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company in Iran has for the first time in the country succeeded in producing an anti-stick agent used in the dairy industry.
Knowledge-Based Company in Iran Produces Chemicals with Medicinal Use
TEHRAN (ANA)- A knowledge-based company in Iran succeeded in indigenizing chemicals used for production of different medicine.
