Sentences with phrase «ion transport processes»

Dr. Rosso's current projects include the following: (1) characterizing the kinetics and mechanisms of elementary charge and ion transport processes in redox transformation of iron oxide minerals, (2) predicting molecular - scale electron transfer kinetics in microbially - mediated reduction of bioavailable iron in subsurface environments, (3) studying mechanisms of heterogeneous reduction of contaminant U (VI) and Tc (VII) by Fe (II)- bearing minerals, (4) simulation of coupled charge and ion transport in transition metal oxide electrodes for advanced materials applications, (5) probing mechanisms and kinetics of mineral transformation to metal carbonates for geological carbon sequestration, and (6) studying mechanisms of uptake and retention of uranium in sediments.

They did it by designing a new polymer binder that actively regulates key ion transport processes within a lithium - sulfur battery, and have also shown how it functions on a molecular level.

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They control both the transport of ions inside the cell itself and to the outside, all in complicated processes necessary to make the muscle able to contract,» explains Sørhus.

The transport of calcium ions to the site of the growing skeleton is one feature for characterizing the controlled process of coral calcification.

Magnesium also plays a role in the active transport of calcium and potassium ions across cell membranes, a process that is important to nerve impulse conduction, muscle contraction, and normal heart rhythm [3].