Chemistry
Solvent-bridged electrolytes enable high-energy lithium-ion batteries in extreme conditions
High-capacity silicon anodes are among the most promising routes to boost the energy density of lithium-ion batteries. Yet their appeal...
Ultrafast Discovery of a Photoinduced Hidden State in Metal-Organic Frameworks
A team of researchers in Japan has observed an ultrafast electronic drama unfolding inside a metal–organic framework (MOF) in just...
Researchers Find Natural Substitute for Artificial Food Dyes
University of Missouri researchers are testing a corn-based approach to replace synthetic food dyes with a pigment package drawn from...
Smart Hydrogel Speeds Wound Healing by Adapting to Tissue Changes
A routine cut can heal quickly, but deep wounds often become a battlefield: invading bacteria and a surge of reactive...
University of Tennessee Establishes Governor’s Chair in Nuclear Medicine
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has appointed radiopharmaceutical scientist Carolyn J. Anderson as a UT–Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Governor’s...
Texas A&M Joins Genesis Mission to Use Artificial Intelligence for Science
Texas A&M University has joined the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Genesis Mission, a national initiative designed to create a...
Researchers Study Membranes to Improve Future Energy Devices
Next-generation energy devices—from fuel cells to water electrolyzers—rely on ion-exchange membranes that pass water and selected ions while blocking everything...
Full-Dimensional Quantum Study Deciphers Infrared Spectrum of Hydrated Proton
A new study published in Nature Chemistry is peeling back one of chemistry’s most elusive fingerprints: the infrared (IR) spectrum...
Real-Time Laser Ablation Monitoring Detects Wafer Penetration via Recoil Force
Laser dicing is the backbone of making semiconductor chips, but it comes with an industrial reality: the process must be...
Tension Builds as Nucleus Escapes Under Pressure
Cells in stretched epithelia don’t simply endure stress—they remodel themselves. In a new study published in Nature Physics, researchers at...
Large-scale crystals may transform next-generation OLED display technology
Crystalline order is rewriting what we thought was possible for organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). Since Tang and VanSlyke’s landmark OLED...
Ytterbium Thrives as Researchers Celebrate Breakthrough in Science
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam and the University of New South Wales have resolved a long-standing question in atomic...
Fabric Enables Multiple Stable Shapes Using Snap-Like Structural Design
Knitting has evolved beyond comfort wear. In a new study from Harvard SEAS, researchers demonstrate how ordinary weft knitting can...
Highly chemoselective access to alkyl-sulfur compounds via N2 extrusion of alkyl hydrazines
Sulfur(VI)-containing functional groups, such as sulfonamides, sulfinates and sulfonyl fluorides, are ubiquitous in pharmaceuticals, where they confer unique physicochemical properties...
CRISPR Guides Bacteria’s Backup Defenses Like a Commanding Officer
Bacteria rely on CRISPR-Cas systems to survive attacks from bacteriophages, viruses that infect and hijack bacterial cells. Beyond its well-known...
KAIST Finds Molecular Switch Activating Cell Growth Signaling for Anticancer Therapy
Cells have internal “growth switches” that respond to nutrient availability—especially amino acids. When food is plentiful, cells accelerate protein synthesis...
Can sparkling water be gentler on your teeth than other drinks?
Sparkling water is often positioned as a soda alternative, but a new experimental study suggests the details matter: unsweetened sparkling...
Versatile On-Support Phosphitylation Enables Efficient Oligonucleotide Functionalization
A new chemical toolkit unveiled in Nature Chemistry could make it easier to customize DNA and RNA molecules for diagnostics,...
UW Chemists Develop New Approach to Improve Electron Transfer Selectivity
Chemists have long used single-electron transfer to activate tough molecules and link them into more complex structures. But a stubborn...
Researchers Enhance Hydrogen Production with Single-Element Dual-Site Substitution
A new kind of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) catalyst is drawing attention for hydrogen production, using a “dual-site” concept to overcome...