Chemistry
Imaging the smallest atoms provides insights into an enzyme’s unusual biochemistry
Osaka, Japan – When your wounds heal and your liver detoxifies a poison such as histamine you ingested, you can...
NIH awards SMU chemistry professor and his team $3.5M to refine and test new tuberculosis treatments
DALLAS (SMU) – SMU chemistry professor John Buynak and his team have received a $3.5 million, 5-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to...
Precisely arranging nanoparticles
In the incredibly small world of molecules, the elementary building blocks – the atoms – join together in a very...
New project aims to study molecules to understand why you are exactly you
Most people know that DNA, our genetic material, plays a crucial role in our development, appearance, and susceptibility to diseases....
A mysterious blue molecule will help make better use of light energy
Researchers at IOCB Prague are the first to describe the causes of the behavior of one of the fundamental aromatic...
Electrons take flight at the nanoscale
RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- A study showing how electrons flow around sharp bends, such as those found in integrated circuits, has...
UT Dallas to lead $30 million battery initiative
As announced by the Department of Defense today, The University of Texas at Dallas will receive $30 million over three...
Sandia National Laboratories engineer named Scientist of the Year
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — “I was the only farm worker who had a calculus book in his car,” joked Sal Rodriguez...
Researchers use liquid metal and laser ablation to create stretchable miniature antennas
WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a new method for making tiny stretchable antennas from a hydrogel and liquid metal. The...
Oregon State receives $7.5 million grant to build state of the art zebrafish biomedical research facility
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has received a $7.5 million National Institutes of Health grant to modernize a lab...
DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
HOUSTON – (Sept. 18, 2023) – Two Rice University scientists have received a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy...
Harvesting wind energy in small countries with low wind speed and limited coastline
Does it makes business and economic sense to harvest energy in a densely-populated highly built-up land-scarce jurisdiction where high wind...
The team synthesized a 2D copper-based complex and expanded it into a 3D structure to explore its applications
Yao group has synthesized a 2D copper-based complex and expanded it into a 3D structure by adding H4SiW12O40 and rare...
USTC propose novel paradigm of metal electron-shuttle catalysis
Professor HUANG Hanmin's research team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of...
Improving the properties of sweeteners for enhanced thermal energy storage
As we seek more efficient utilization of waste thermal energy, use of “phase change materials (PCMs)” is a good option....
HKU scientists pioneer dual trojan horse approach to combat superbugs
In the relentless battle against antibiotic-resistant superbugs, science continues to unveil ingenious strategies to address their vulnerability. Like other bacteria,...
Chemistry Professor Holger Braunschweig receives Frederick Hawthorne Award
Holger Braunschweig can still remember very well the first scientific research lecture he ever heard. It was in 1984, in...
Supermassive black holes alter galactic chemistry
New research shows that the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy can have a direct impact on...
Purdue researcher awarded $1.3 million for malaria drug trials in Southeast Asia and Africa
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – A Purdue researcher is taking a giant leap forward in the fight against drug-resistant strains of...
Researchers find that millimeter structures improve liquid entrainment
In a study published in Science Advances, Chinese researchers have demonstrated the dynamics of liquid entrainment on solid surfaces with...
