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How Can New States of Matter Be Generated on a Theoretical Level?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
The theory of materials science investigates the electronic and structural properties of advanced materials, nano-structures and bio-molecules. In the study explained in this video, the researchers present a novel theoretical method to describe, design and control how molecules and materials in combination with ph...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 12 mins
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The theory of materials science investigates the electronic and structural properties of advanced materials, nano-structures and bio-molecules. In the study explained in this video, the researchers present a novel theoretical method to describe, design and control how molecules and materials in combination with photons may lead to new states of matter with novel emerging properties. The research aims to theoretically find and define new states of...
The theory of materials science investigates the electronic and structural properties of advanced materials, nano-structures and bio-molecules. In the study explained in this video, the researchers present a novel theoretical method to describe, design and control how molecules and materials in combination with photons may lead to new states of matter with novel emerging properties. The research aims to theoretically find and define new states of matter and potential uses for this new phenomenon, in which atoms, electrons and photons are all entangled. ANGEL RUBIO elucidates why this phenomenon is special for chemistry, for materials science and for the more general concept of finding new quasi particles. The research on new states of matter might be relevant not only for practical applications but also for opening new fundamental research in materials science. A practical application in (bio)chemistry would be to target specific cell-reactions; in materials science, one long term perspective would be to develop more energy efficient devices.
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Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Angel Rubio, 1965-
Person Discussed
Angel Rubio, 1965-
Topic / Theme
Physics, Chemistry, Physicists
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How Can the Enantiomers of a Chiral Molecule be Separated More Effectively?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 20 mins
Chiral molecules are molecules that behave as image and mirror image to each other; these are also called enantiomers. There is a demand in pure enantiomers, which can be created for the use of a variety of industries, such as drugs for the pharmaceutical industry or herbicides for agrochemistry. ANDREAS SEIDEL-MO...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 20 mins
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Chiral molecules are molecules that behave as image and mirror image to each other; these are also called enantiomers. There is a demand in pure enantiomers, which can be created for the use of a variety of industries, such as drugs for the pharmaceutical industry or herbicides for agrochemistry. ANDREAS SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN and his research team investigate access to these pure enantiomers. To achieve this, they work on separating the two enantiom...
Chiral molecules are molecules that behave as image and mirror image to each other; these are also called enantiomers. There is a demand in pure enantiomers, which can be created for the use of a variety of industries, such as drugs for the pharmaceutical industry or herbicides for agrochemistry. ANDREAS SEIDEL-MORGENSTERN and his research team investigate access to these pure enantiomers. To achieve this, they work on separating the two enantiomers, complementing alternative approaches devoted to synthesize just one of them. For this, they use racemic mixtures – which contain equal amounts of left- and right-handed enantiomers of a chiral molecule – and then split these racemates. The separation process they managed to develop for this, as is described in this video, allows them to produce larger quantities of pure enantiomers from cheap available mixtures than was possible before. This means that these can now also be produced more effectively in industrial contexts.
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Science
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Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, 1956-
Person Discussed
Andreas Seidel-Morgenstern, 1956-
Topic / Theme
Chemistry, Scientific research, Drugs and pharmaceuticals
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How Did the Three-Dimensional Structures of Proteins Evolve in Nature?
(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 14 mins
Proteins mediate a vast array of functions in the body, like fighting invaders or transporting oxygen. Their remarkable properties are due to their three-dimensional structure which is acquired by a simple chain of molecules, a polypeptide, folding into a complex structure, the protein. This folding process is sti...
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(Germany: Latest Thinking, 2017), 14 mins
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Proteins mediate a vast array of functions in the body, like fighting invaders or transporting oxygen. Their remarkable properties are due to their three-dimensional structure which is acquired by a simple chain of molecules, a polypeptide, folding into a complex structure, the protein. This folding process is still not fully understood and hence also difficult to replicate in a laboratory. To learn more about how it works the research presented...
Proteins mediate a vast array of functions in the body, like fighting invaders or transporting oxygen. Their remarkable properties are due to their three-dimensional structure which is acquired by a simple chain of molecules, a polypeptide, folding into a complex structure, the protein. This folding process is still not fully understood and hence also difficult to replicate in a laboratory. To learn more about how it works the research presented by ANDREI N. LUPAS in this video looked into the evolution of folded proteins. By comparing protein sequences, they identified common ancestors and found simple processes, such as repetition, are instrumental in allowing these to yield folded proteins: By repeating peptides in molecule chains, the researchers managed to create polypeptides that folded into proteins with a high success rate.
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Science
Content Type
Instructional material
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Latest Thinking
Speaker / Narrator
Andrei Lupas, 1963-
Person Discussed
Andrei Lupas, 1963-
Topic / Theme
Biology, Evolution, Chemistry, Scientific research
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Phosphorus
presented by Rosanna Kleemann, fl. 2015; produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
This thesis examines how too much phosphorus in water causes many problems. However, it is an important and dwindling compound. This research looks at how Thames Water is the first to recover the waste phosphorus from water sludge and return it into fertilizer.
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presented by Rosanna Kleemann, fl. 2015; produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2015), 3 mins
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This thesis examines how too much phosphorus in water causes many problems. However, it is an important and dwindling compound. This research looks at how Thames Water is the first to recover the waste phosphorus from water sludge and return it into fertilizer.
Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
University of Surrey
Author / Creator
Rosanna Kleemann, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
University of Surrey
Topic / Theme
Water supply, Scientific research
ORCID
0000-0001-9002-8960
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Why don’t rabbits wear glasses? Treating blindness using natural plant compounds
produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2017), 3 mins
People's Choice winner of the 2017 University of Surrey competition.
People's choice winner of the 2017 University of Surrey competition. This thesis identifies naturally occurring compounds that can be used to help treat blindness, focusing on those conditions caused by retinopathy using Homoisoflavonoids.
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produced by University of Surrey (Surrey, England: University of Surrey, 2017), 3 mins
Description
People's choice winner of the 2017 University of Surrey competition. This thesis identifies naturally occurring compounds that can be used to help treat blindness, focusing on those conditions caused by retinopathy using Homoisoflavonoids.
Field of Study
Science
Content Type
Lecture/presentation
Contributor
University of Surrey
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
University of Surrey
Topic / Theme
Medical treatments and procedures, Blindness, Scientific research
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