Chemistry
A simple and robust method to add functional molecules to peptides
Peptides are short strands of amino acids that are increasingly used therapeutically, as biomaterials and as chemical and biological probes....
Complex chemistry in the cold depths of space (video)
WASHINGTON, March 11, 2024 — For years, scientists thought some complex molecules could only be formed on Earth. But what...
Preventing magnet meltdowns before they can start
The particle accelerators that enable high-energy physics and serve many fields of science, such as materials, medical, and fusion research,...
Would the highly sensitive transparent ultrasound transducer revolutionize biomedical imaging technology?
The ‘ultrasound-photoacoustic dual-modal imaging system’ combines molecular imaging contrast with ultrasound imaging, and it can visualize molecular and structural information...
Combined microscopy technique catches light-driven polymers in the act
Osaka, Japan – Expanding our scientific understanding often comes down to getting as close a look as possible at what...
UNIST students honored with 2024 ASAN Foundation Scholarship
Four exceptional UNIST graduate students have been honored with the prestigious 2024 Asan Foundation Medical Bioscience Scholarship, a distinguished accolade bestowed...
Scientists design bifunctional catalyst to solve environmental pollution problems
A team of researchers from Bohai University in China have designed and synthesized a bifunctional catalyst that can solve the...
Breakthrough in nanostructure technology for real-time color display
A groundbreaking technology that enables the real-time display of colors and shapes through changes in nanostructures has been developed. This...
Leonid Sazanov wins Schrödinger Award
At school, he was inspired by Schrödinger´s book ‘What is Life?’. Now, several decades later, Leonid Sazanov is awarded the...
Land or sea? Scientists reveal effect of land conditions on Asian monsoon climate
Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used numerical simulations to show how conditions on land impact weather...
What heat can tell us about battery chemistry: using the Peltier effect to study lithium-ion cells
Batteries are usually studied via electrical properties like voltage and current, but new research suggests that observing how heat flows...
How water guides the assembly of collagen, the building block of all humans
Water determines life: humans are three-quarters water. An international research team led by the University of Amsterdam (UvA) has now...
Series of important achievements in the scientific investigation of the Yarlung Tsangbo Grand Canyon
The Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP) established a scientific expedition team for the water vapor channel...
Unlocking the impact of solvents on catalytic C–H bond oxidation by copper(II)–alkylperoxo complex
A groundbreaking discovery in the field of catalysis has emerged from the laboratories of Professor Jaeheung Cho and his team...
Two-dimensional bimetallic selenium-containing metal-organic frameworks and their calcinated derivatives as electrocatalysts for overall water splitting
Transition metal selenides have been considered to be a good choice for electrocatalytic water splitting. In addition, Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have...
An increase in the number of extreme cold days in North China during 2003–2012
How extreme weather and climate events change is an intriguing issue in the context of global warming. As IPCC AR6...
New technique may help scientists stave off coral reef collapse
In a bit of biological magic, some tiny, jellyfish-like creatures learned eons ago how to weave seawater into durable, life-sustaining,...
NJIT Chemist wins Wallace H. Coulter Award for Career Achievements
NJIT Distinguished Professor of Chemistry Wunmi Sadik has recently been honored with the prestigious Wallace H. Coulter Lectureship during a...
Mapping chemical footprints in European streams
Many pesticides, industrial chemicals, and pharmaceuticals as well as their degradation products end up in streams and rivers after use....
Optically trapped quantum droplets of light can bind together to form macroscopic complexes
Scientists from CNR Nanotec in Lecce and the Faculty of Physics at the University of Warsaw used a new generation...
