PLASMA!!!!!

With plasma combustion can last longer and through harsher conditions rather than just regular combustion. This could planes soar at higher altitudes. Scientists do not know exactly what reactions and what species of catalysts are starting to form when plasma is introduced to the regular combustion ingredients. To understand these things better scientists are doing experiments and creating computer models. This could really change things i believe. This finding will help with things that maybe we were not thought possible until now



 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131126134630.htm

Iorn is used to make greener, cheaper, drugs and perfumes

Scientists from Toronto discovered a way to make safer, better catalysis with iron. These catalysts help with the production of alcohol and amines that  help produce alcohol and perfumes.  These productions are usually more environmentally friendly than using any other metals that are toxic. Since iron is the 5th most abundant metal found on the earth it is easier to use it. The metals they used to use were really expensive to obtain and some where toxic. Iron is really inexpensive and can not be toxic. It is good that they are finding ways to make the production of things greener. I think this will really help the environment.

 http://phys.org/news/2013-11-iron-based-greener-cheaper-safer-drug.html

strengthening the bond

Scientist have found out that under very high pressure not only the valiance electron can bond but the inner electrons can bond too. When Fluorine was put under very high pressure along with Cesium not only the outer most electrons started to bond but the inner ones started to bond too. It breaks the rule that states that inner electrons cannot react. They can react and as science advances i believe that we can maybe even be able to see the exact location of an electron if we had the right equipment.




http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=chemical-bonds-inner-shell-electrons

Nano Particles!

Scientists found a way to use nano particles in glass so that it has the same properties as the nano particles. Nano particles are very important and is used in many different ways. They could bring many advancements to the medical optical, and electrical field which would be good. By adding nano particles to glass they could maybe even be able to see into the brain, or use less energy power for light. That way people could study more in depth about the brain while using lower energy light bulbs to help them. With nano particles we could be even more advanced than we are today which would not necessarily be a good thing but it might help that we advance in the medical field maybe.



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/11/131121103613.htm

Storing Co2 Under Ground

People are saying that it would be good to capture Co2 and place it deep under ground. This idea is a good thing to make the air cleaner and such but it would cost a boat load of money to maintain and start.  Almost 10 billion dollars would be the cost of putting it under ground. The method they would use would be to inject the Co2 into a brine and send that brine under ground. That is what would make up most of the expenses. The storage could also be used to  generate electricity potentially. I feel that this would really help the environment, even though maybe after a while it would have to much of a build up. For now it would be an awesome idea.

Zinc is used to help cure many diseases

Streptococcus pneumoniae is one of the many diseases that cause people to die each year. Researchers published that zinc is used to block a protein channel that is crucial for the bacteria to get magnesium. If the bacteria does not get the magnesium then it cannot survive and will die. Zinc has been used before to prevent infections but this is the first time that scientists have found out that it is very helpful in killing the bacteria. Zinc is very helpful and  maybe it could be used to cure other things as well. This could really be a big break through for the medical industry.  

"peanut" particles.

"peanut" can be used to build micro sized factories. The peanuts are propelled by light and steered by magnets. They are able to carry cargo that is really heavy and transport it. This could also be used to create artificial muscles. These peanut particles are called colloidal particles. This is made from hematite which is a magnetic iron oxide. they can come in many shapes but scientist focused on the peanut ones. To make them respond better to light the scientists etched them and made them have a rough outside. In the experiment the scientists put the particle in a solution with hydrogen peroxide. When a blue light was shined on it they particles got up to the surface. With magnetic fields they were able to steer the particle in the direction they wanted to go. The scientists said that when the light was shined the hydrogen peroxide turned into water and oxygen creating unbalanced osmotic pressure which makes a flow that propels the particle. This could potentially be used to make robotic arms and other machines to be used in factories.      

aluminum is really important

Aluminum is really important to many things that we do in our every day lives. It is almost as important as iron. Aqueous aluminum is also used in many things as well. Professors of Oregon state university or the university of Oregon have found a way to study aqueous aluminium. It is the most abundant metal in the earth's crust but it is usually never found in its natural state. One thing they found  was that it can be used for solar energy and such things. Researchers say that "green" could be less costly because of this. thus making solar panels and other earth friendly things affordable for a school or a home owner to buy and then save money for themselves.