(Click image for full view.) A Korean research team has succeeded in developing next-generation high-capacity cathode material for lithium-ion batteries. It’s stabilizing the surface of…
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For more than 40 years, scientists have hypothesized the existence of enzyme clusters, or “metabolons,” in facilitating various processes within cells. Using a novel imaging…
Re-attachable and flexible rechargeable batteries available to use in next-generation flexible/wearable devices. Credit: Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER) A joint research team from KIER,…
Edmond Becquerel, Solar spectra, 1848, photochromatic images. Credit: Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône. A palette of colors on a silver plate: that is what the world’s…
An image of how the 126-dimensional wave function tile is cross-sectioned into our 3-dimensions 42 times, once for each electron. This shows the domain of…
Constantly being told to wash your hands? Us, too. So we’re diving into the chemistry behind why soap is so effective against viruses like the…
MIT chemists have designed a peptide that can bind to part of the coronavirus spike protein, which they hope may prevent the virus from being…
University of Massachusetts Amherst chemists and materials scientists have advanced understanding of zeolite catalyst structure and vibrations to help lead to new materials for clean…
Most scorpions glow a blue-green color when illuminated by ultraviolet light or natural moonlight. Scientists aren’t sure how this fluorescence benefits the creatures, but some…
Safer and more effective anti-mosquito products may be possible with insights gained from x-ray imaging of natural mosquito-targeting toxin produced by bacteria. X-ray Imaging Reveals…
This film derived from fish scales could someday be used in flexible electronic devices. Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2020, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b09880 Flexible temporary electronic…
Detailed analysis has estimated a LEGO brick could survive in the ocean for as many as 1,300 years. Credit: Andrew Turner, University of Plymouth A…
The new electron-accepting molecule TACIC can maintain its excited state 50 times longer than a conventional one. Credit: Illustration by Mindy Takamiya Molecular changes could…
York University researchers have discovered a way to make Lithium-powered batteries more environmentally friendly while retaining performance, stability and storage capacity. Their latest breakthrough is…
A new family of chemical compounds has been discovered that could revolutionize fuel cell technology and help reduce global carbon emissions. Researchers from the University…
Biomedical engineers Bruce Lee and Saleh Akram Bhuiyan test catechol-containing adhesives to make underwater smart glue. Credit: Sarah Bird/Michigan Tech *:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)” data-ae_styles=”display;block;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>With a small zap…
Crafting a new and efficient way of producing hydrogen from organic waste. Credit: Tokyo University of Science Scientists identify a new and efficient way of…
Researchers reporting have designed compounds that block the replication of coronaviruses similar to COVID-19, as well as other disease-causing viruses, in the lab. New compounds…
Chemists Young-Jin Lee and Paige Hinners may have found a way to determine when a fingerprint was left behind. Credit: Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University Fingerprints…
Eco superglue demonstration. Credit: Aalto University In a study published in Advanced Materials, researchers at Aalto University, the University of Tokyo, Sichuan University, and the…