Researchers have developed a method that converts cotton into sugar, which can then be turned into spandex, nylon, or ethanol. Many of us try to…
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Satisfyingly sweet and tangy, ketchup — or catsup — is a staple in many kitchens around the world. Originally a thin, fermented fish-based sauce from…
Illustration of the structure of monolayer polymeric C60. Credit: Ella Maru Studio Synthetic carbon allotropes are intriguing due to their exceptional properties and potential applications.…
MIT chemists have used nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to reveal how two different forms of the Tau protein mix to form the tangles seen…
A new technique offers a way to leapfrog the laborious process of building molecular structures, allowing scientists to quickly and easily produce new molecules of…
According to a new study, men can increase the diversity of their gut microbes by drinking either one alcoholic or non-alcoholic lager daily. Numerous studies…
A wide-spread soil mineral, alpha-iron-(III) oxyhydroxide, was found to become a recyclable catalyst for carbon dioxide photoreduction into formic acid. Credit: Professor Kazuhiko Maeda Converting…
Liquid gallium and three solid beads of platinum, demonstrating the dissolution process of platinum in gallium described in the research paper. Credit: Dr. Md. Arifur…
MIT chemists have designed a new type of photoredox catalyst that could make it easier to incorporate light-driven reactions into continuous flow manufacturing processes. The…
The membranes of infectious bacteria are no match for molecular machines developed at Rice University. The machines are activated by visible light and drill into…
A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous…
Tie-dyeing cotton fabric with acorn and rust solutions turns it brown, orange, blue, and black. Credit: Adapted from Journal of Chemical Education 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c00086…
A new synthesis method creates a belt-shaped molecular nanocarbon with a twisted Möbius band topology, i.e., a Möbius carbon nanobelt. Credit: Issey Takahashi Scientists have…
Visual of two variations of the catalyst, with a segment of the shell removed to show the interior. The white sphere represents the silica shell,…
Artist’s impression of a time-resolved circular dichroism measurement of a photoexcited spin-crossover complex. Credit: Ella Maru Studio, Inc. Chiral molecules exist in two forms known…
The crystal structure of a layer of graphyne, not to be confused with graphene. Credit: Yiming Hu CU Boulder scientists have successfully synthesized graphyne, which…
Scientists have found a biological mechanism that has never been described before, which may help explain the disturbed blood coagulation that has often been observed…
Are you a grade B maple syrup fan? For a lot of maple syrup connoisseurs, grade B was always the go-to syrup. It’s dark, caramelly,…
According to a new theory by LMU chemists led by Thomas Carell, it was a novel molecular species composed of RNARibonucleic acid (RNA) is a…