Archive for October, 2011

Gold: Faraday Discussion 152 now published!

Gold front coverFaraday Discussion 152: Gold has now  been published online.

Take a look at this exciting volume which covers the following themes:

  • Gold catalysis at the gas solid interface
  • Gold catalysis and materials science
  • Theoretical insights on gold catalysis
  • Gold catalysis and enhanced selectivity

In the volume you can find all the papers and exciting discussion from the conference held in Cardiff, UK, in July. These are just some of the highlights:

Role of perimeter interfaces in catalysis by gold nanoparticles
Masatake Haruta
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00107H

A periodic DFT study of the activation of O2 by Au nanoparticles on α-Fe2O3
Kara L. Howard and David J. Willock
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00026H

A paradigm for predicting selective oxidation on noble metals: oxidative catalytic coupling of amines and aldehydes on metallic gold
Bingjun Xu, Cynthia M. Friend and Robert J. Madix
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00012H

Oxidative coupling of alcohols on gold: Insights from experiments and theory
Bingjun Xu and Cynthia M. Friend
DOI: 10.1039/C1FD00015B

You can purchase this volume as an individual book through our website.

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Call for abstracts: Lipid and Membrane Biophysics

Lipid and Membrane Biophysics
Faraday Discussion 161
11 – 13 September 2012
Burlington House, London, UK

Deadline for Oral Abstracts: 18 November 2011

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Lipid and Membrane Biophysics: Faraday Discussion 161 will consider recent developments in the study of biomembrane structure, ordering and dynamics, with particular emphasis on the roles of lipids in these phenomena. This meeting will focus on the following themes:

• Lipid self-assembly
• Structure, ordering and dynamics of membranes
• Lateral segregation, trans-bilayer coupling and microdomains
• Membrane curvature, micromechanics and fusion
• Lipid-protein interactions: two-way coupling
• Interactions of signalling lipids and other molecules with membranes
• Biomedical and technological applications of lipid membranes

Confirmed invited speakers:

Professor John Nagle (Introductory), Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Professor Evan Evans (Closing), Boston University, USA
Dr Olaf Sparre Andersen, Cornell University, USA
Professor Alfred Blume, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, Germany
Professor Markus Deserno, Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Professor Dr Reinhard Lipowsky, MPI of Colloids and Interfaces, Germany
Professor David Needham, Duke University, USA
Professor Thomas Schmidt, Leiden Institute of Physics, The Netherlands
Professor Dr Petra Schwille, TU Dresden, Germany
Professor Håkan Wennerström, University of Lund, Sweden

We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral presentation by 18 November 2011.

We hope that this conference is of interest and that you will attend this exciting Faraday Discussion next year. For further information on attending Faraday Discussion 161, please visit www.rsc.org/FD161.

Lipid and Membrane Biophysics Faraday Discussion 161 11-13 Saptember 2012 Burlington House, London, UK

Please keep Faraday Discussions’ sister journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) in mind. PCCP brings you content of the highest quality in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. With high-impact research, and a truly international readership, PCCP is the ideal place to publish. We invite you to submit your research to PCCP today.

Recent PCCP Perspective review articles in this area include:

Lipidology and lipidomics––quo vadis? A new era for the physical chemistry of lipids
Ole G. Mouritsen
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP22484K

Porous biomimetic membranes: fabrication, properties and future applications
Bin Zhu, Jingjian Li and Dongsheng Xu
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02757J

Functional liposomes and supported lipid bilayers: towards the complexity of biological archetypes
Debora Berti, Gabriella Caminati and Piero Baglioni
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP02400G

Multiscale modeling of emergent materials: biological and soft matter
Teemu Murtola, Alex Bunker, Ilpo Vattulainen, Markus Deserno and Mikko Karttunen
DOI: 10.1039/B818051B

Scoring functions and their evaluation methods for protein–ligand docking: recent advances and future directions
Sheng-You Huang, Sam Z. Grinter and Xiaoqin Zou
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP00151A

British Biophysical SocietyWe would like to thank the British Biophysical Society for their co-sponsorship support of this discussion meeting.

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Call for abstracts: Ion Specific Hofmeister Effects

Ion Specific Hofmeister Effects
Faraday Discussion 160
3 – 5 September 2012
Queens’ College Oxford, UK

Deadline for Oral Abstracts: 11 November 2011

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Ion Specific Hofmeister Effects: FD160 aims to respond to the emerging situation in which science has matured enough to be able to provide answers about the molecular nature of ion specific effects. The meeting will address the following themes:

• Solvation of ions in the aqueous bulk and at interfaces
• Ion-ion interactions in water
• Interactions between ions and biomolecules (proteins, nucleic acids, membranes, etc.) in water
• Specific Hofmeister effects of ions and osmolytes on protein association, precipitation, folding/unfolding, and activity

Confirmed invited speakers:

Professor Thomas Record (Introductory), University of Wisconsin – Madison, USA
Professor Robert Baldwin (Closing), Stanford University, USA
Professor Colin Bain, University of Durham, UK
Professor Chris Dempsey, University of Bristol, UK
Professor Angel Garcia, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
Professor Daniel Harries, Hebrew University Jerusalem, Israel
Professor Werner Kunz, University of Regensburg, Germany
Professor Mikael Lund, Lund University, Sweden
Dr Phil Mason, Cornell University, USA
Professor Douglas Tobias, University of California, Irvine, USA

We invite you to submit an abstract for an oral presentation by 11 November 2011

We hope that this conference is of interest and that you will attend this exciting Faraday Discussion next year. For further information on attending Faraday Discussion 160, please visit www.rsc.org/FD160.

Ion Specific Hofmeister Effects Faraday Discussion 160 3-5 September 2012 Queens College Oxford, UK

Please keep Faraday Discussions’ sister journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP) in mind. PCCP brings you content of the highest quality in physical chemistry, chemical physics and biophysical chemistry. With high-impact research, and a truly international readership, PCCP is the ideal place to publish. We invite you to submit your research to PCCP today.
Recent PCCP Perspective review articles in this area include:

Hofmeister effects: interplay of hydration, nonelectrostatic potentials, and ion size
Drew F. Parsons, Mathias Boström, Pierandrea Lo Nostro and Barry W. Ninham
DOI: 10.1039/C1CP20538B

Aggregation behavior of gemini surfactants and their interaction with macromolecules in aqueous solution
Yuchun Han and Yilin Wang
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01196G

Interactions and dynamics in electrolyte solutions by dielectric spectroscopy
Richard Buchner and Glenn Hefter
DOI: 10.1039/B906555P

Protein–water electrostatics and principles of bioenergetics
David N. LeBard and Dmitry V. Matyushov
DOI: 10.1039/C0CP01004A

Or you can browse the recently published PCCP themed issue on Water in biological systems.

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