Chemistry
Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as “qubits”
In principle, quantum-based devices such as computers and sensors could vastly outperform conventional digital technologies for carrying out many complex...
Back to the time of the first Homo Sapiens with a futuristic clock, the new Radiocarbon 3.0
It is called Radiocarbon 3.0: it is the newest method developments in radiocarbon dating, and promises to reveal valuable new...
Astrophysicists discover the perfect explosion in space
When neutron stars collide they produce an explosion that, contrary to what was believed until recently, is shaped like a...
Bifunctional sulfonated covalent polymers as modulator for oriented and highly reversible zinc plating during whole cycling process
This study is led by Prof. Xian-Xiang Zeng (School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hunan Agricultural University) and Prof. Xiong-Wei...
Reduced energetic disorder enables over 14% efficiency in organic solar cells based on completely non-fused-ring donors and acceptors
Non-fused-ring organic photoactive materials have attracted broad attention in recent years due to their low synthetic cost. Different from the...
Mashing molecules: An innovative solution towards greener pharmaceuticals
The European Commission has awarded IMPACTIVE almost €7.7 million to reinvent and reinforce the pharmaceutical supply chain. Currently, the production...
The food of the future will come through polyphenols applications
All strategies to redesign, rethink, and reshape food and beverages in order to fit and adapt to our modern-day needs...
Let’s talk to a moth about sex: Polish chemists have ‘made a deal’ with a butterfly threatening pine forests
Beyond the seven mountains and forests, a hungry beast was stealing away. Does this sound like a fairy tale? In...
The perfect pour: model predicts beer head features
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2023 – From creating drinks with distinctive looks to providing aromas for connoisseurs, beer foam is big...
When the light is neither “on” nor “off” in the nanoworld
Whether the light in our living spaces is on or off can be regulated in everyday life simply by reaching...
Four classes of planetary systems
In our solar system, everything seems to be in order: The smaller rocky planets, such as Venus, Earth or Mars,...
Leonardo da Vinci’s forgotten experiments explored gravity as a form of acceleration
Engineers from Caltech have discovered that Leonardo da Vinci’s understanding of gravity—though not wholly accurate—was centuries ahead of his time.Credit: Caltech...
Coral reefs in the Eastern Pacific could survive into the 2060s, new study finds
Scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science found that some reefs in the...
Method found for analysing complex, tiny crystals
When analysing crystal structure, the combination of electron microscopy and synchrotron radiation – particularly intense X-rays generated using a special...
Scientific AI’s ‘black box’ is no match for 200-year-old method
HOUSTON – (Feb. 13, 2023) – One of the oldest tools in computational physics — a 200-year-old mathematical technique known...
The surprising similarities of packed particles
The ways in which particles, such as sand or liquid droplets, behave during various mechanical processes is well studied. Typically,...
International Journal of Molecular Sciences (Int. J. Mol. Sci.); open-access
Targeted Covalent Inhibitors (TCIs), such as aspirin (Bufferin®), have a long history of more than 120 years, and most of...
UTokyo Professor Hiroaki Suga wins 2023 Wolf Prize in chemistry
Professor Hiroaki Suga of the University of Tokyo has been awarded the 2023 Wolf Prize in chemistry, in an announcement...
Mapping molecular funnels with X-rays: precise timings of non-adiabatic excited state dynamics
Time-resolved spectroscopy is a tool that provides access to the time-scale of chemical reactions as they happen. With the help...
Celebrating big and open data at ICIQ: a new milestone for ioChem-BD
Tarragona (Spain), February 10th 2023 – The software fosters the pioneering role of the Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia...
