The University of Surrey has built an artificial intelligence (AI) model that identifies chemical compounds that promote healthy aging — paving the way towards pharmaceutical…
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Dalian Coherent Light Source revealing strong isotope effects in water photochemistry. Credit: DICP Recently, a research group led by Prof. YUAN Kaijun and Prof. YANG…
A new study finds that viscoelastic bubbles that are neither perfectly liquid nor oil resemble blooming flowers when they pop, as shown in this photo…
Frog eggs like those pictured here release zinc when fertilized, much like mammalian eggs do. Credit: Image by Tero Laakso/licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 Scientists…
Bitumen surface imaged with different microscopic techniques: AFM (topography image) and AFM-IR (chemical distribution — IR absorption at 1262 cm-1). Credit: TU Wien Although the…
A flexible polymer membrane incorporating nanoparticles of PAF selectively absorbs nearly 100% of metals such mercury, copper or iron during desalination, more efficiently producing clean,…
Several critical challenges were overcome to develop the new type of polymer that has great potential for next-generation biosensors. Credit: © 2021 KAUST; Xavier Pita…
Children are always going to find cunning ways to bunk off school, and the latest trick is to fake a positive COVID-19 lateral flow test…
MIT researchers have found a way to achieve high yields of ethanol with different types of cellulosic feedstocks, including switchgrass, wheat straw, and corn stover.…
Some of the complex structural arrangements of catalysts;left is known as branched structure and the right as cage structure. Credit: Professor Anna Klinkova of the…
Wine grapes are particularly finicky when it comes to their environment. For instance, heatwaves and droughts lead to earlier berry ripening and lackluster wine. And…
Artistic rendering of the propane dehydrogenation process taking place on the novel single atom alloy catalyst, as predicted by theory. The picture shows the transition…
Plastic is practical, cheap and incredibly popular. Every year, more than 350 million metric tons are produced worldwide. These plastics contain a huge variety of…
Other than a spicy night snack, the crayfish has been endowed with greater significance. Prof. ZHU Xifeng’s team from University of Science and Technology of…
Gamma-cyclodextrin’s water-soluble, doughnut-shaped structure allows it to trap other molecules and makes it useful in the production of pharmaceuticals, food, and household products. Credit: Figure…
Credit: Top image adapted from Journal of Physical Chemical Letters. Bottom image, Kara Ng, Nature Chemistry 2020 Inspired by nature, researchers at The City College…
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by University of California Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove…
Artist rendering of the basic structures of Deuterium atom. A family of people often consists of related but not identical individuals. Elements have families as…
Chemistry is helping us figure out how life got started on Earth and is giving us molecules to look for on other planets. In this…