The electrochemical oxidation of alcohols is a major focus of energy and chemical conversion efforts, with potential applications ranging from fuel cells to biomass utilization and fine-chemical synthesis. Small-molecule electrocatalysts for processes of this type are promising targets for further development, as demonstrated by recent advances in nickel catalysts for electrochemical production and oxidation of hydrogen. Complexes with tethered amines that resemble the active...
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Seattle TechHire program, aimed at expanding tech training, receives $3.8M grant
Three months after being designated as a TechHire community, partners involved in the Seattle-King County program have been awarded a four-year, $ 3.8 million grant from the Department of Labor. The grants were part...
Cooperative electrocatalytic alcohol oxidation with electron-proton-transfer mediators
The electrochemical oxidation of alcohols is a major focus of energy and chemical conversion efforts, with potential applications ranging from fuel cells to biomass utilization and fine-chemical synthesis. Small-molecule electrocatalysts for processes of this type are promising targets for further development, as demonstrated by recent advances in nickel catalysts for electrochemical production and oxidation of hydrogen. Complexes with tethered amines that resemble the active...
Amazon launches education content sharing service for K-12 teachers and schools
Amazon is launching a new site where K-12 teachers and schools can upload and access unlimited educational and classroom resources — lesson plans, videos, tests, projects, games and other content — in collaboration with their peers across the country, free of charge.
The...
.NET Core 1.0 released, now officially supported by Red Hat
Version 1.0 of .NET Core, the open source, cross-platform .NET runtime platform that was first announced in 2014, has been released today. .NET Core is arriving alongside ASP.NET Core 1.0, the open source, cross-platform version of Microsoft's Web development stack.
Microsoft picked an unusual venue to announce the release: the Red Hat Summit. One of the...
NASCAR starts using Microsoft app to monitor live data from track
NASCAR officials have started using a new Windows 10 app from Microsoft to monitor live video feeds and transponder data from cars, giving the control...
HIV-1 antibody 3BNC117 suppresses viral rebound in humans during treatment interruption
Interruption of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV-1-infected individuals leads to rapid viral rebound. Here we report the results of a phase IIa open label clinical trial evaluating 3BNC117, a broad and potent neutralizing antibody (bNAb) against the CD4 binding site of HIV-1 Env1, in the setting of analytical treatment interruption (ATI) in 13 HIV-1-infected individuals. Participants with 3BNC117-sensitive virus outgrowth cultures were enrolled....
Stop! Hammer time? Trulia turns to hip-hop icon to help stressed home buyers relax
Screwdriver. Pliers. Power drill. Get real. Homeowners know that the one tool you can’t live without is a hammer — MC Hammer?
If your walk-in closet doesn’t have enough baggy pants hanging in it, Trulia is apparently...
Unswayed by Axanar, CBS and Paramount offer 10 rules for fan film makers
CBS and Paramount, the two studios that own the rights to Star Trek, announced a list of 10 guidelines for fan film creators this week. The studios are saying that they “will not object to, or take legal action against” filmmakers that follow the new rules (although the studios added that “CBS and Paramount Pictures reserve the right to revise, revoke and/or withdraw these...
Q&A: AI2 researcher Peter Clark explains how the cloud is changing artificial intelligence
Peter Clark is a...