Chemistry

August 1, 2026

RUDN University chemist suggested synthesizing bioactive substances using a copper catalyst

Credit: RUDN University A chemist from RUDN University used a copper catalyst in the click reaction of triazole synthesis. Triazoles...

Turning streetwear into solar power plants

Ready-to-wear solar cellsCredit: EMPA Our hunger for energy is insatiable, it even continues to rise with the increasing supply of...

Oxygen can do a favor to synthesize metal-organic frameworks

Credit: IBS Metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, are composed of metal ions periodically surrounded by organic bridging molecules, and these hybrid...

Researchers develop simple way to capture high quality 3d images of live cells and organisms

New approach captures multifocus microscopy images with high speedsCredit: Sheng Xiao, Boston University WASHINGTON -- Researchers have developed a simple...

Simple actions can help people survive landslides

Credit: U.S. Navy/Wikipedia The March 2014 landslide in Oso, Washington, about 55 miles northeast of Seattle, became the deadliest landslide...

A promising discovery could lead to better treatment for Hepatitis C

Canadian researchers at INRS have identified a critical role played by a cellular protein in the progression of Hepatitis C...

Observed COVID-19 variability may have underlying molecular sources

UC Riverside-led study shows how variations in SARS-CoV-2 host gene expression can be linked to variations in COVID-19 susceptibility and...

How do snakes ‘see’ in the dark? Researchers have an answer

New insights explain how snakes convert infrared radiation into electrical signalsCredit: University of Houston Certain species of snake - think...

At our cores, we’re all strengthened by ‘dumbbells’

Rice University scientists ID structures of protein-encoding DNACredit: Illustration by Ryan Cheng/CTBP HOUSTON - (Oct. 21, 2020) - How life...

Hidden states of the COVID-19 spike protein

Computational and experimental research by joint UC Berkeley-ITU team seeks unknown vulnerabilities of coronavirusCredit: Ahmet Yildiz, University of California, Berkeleky;...

UCI materials scientists discover design secrets of nearly indestructible insect

Southern California's diabolical ironclad beetle can even survive being run over by carCredit: David Kisailus / UCI Irvine, Calif. -...

Legacy pollutants found in migratory terns in Great Lakes region

A study concludes that PCBs, PBDEs and metabolites of DDT threaten the terns throughout their lives, from the moment they...

Transcription factors may inadvertently lock in DNA mistakes

Binding to mismatched DNA takes less energy; may explain how regulatory mutations get locked inCredit: Maria Schumacher, Duke University DURHAM,...

Thermal vision of snakes inspires soft pyroelectric materials

Credit: Darbaniyan et al. /Matter Converting heat into electricity is a property thought to be reserved only for stiff materials...

OPD optical sensors that reproduce any color

Credit: POSTECH Photodiodes are optical sensors that convert the energy of light into electrical energy. Organic photodiodes (OPDs) respond quickly...

Researchers provide most detailed and complete record yet of Earth’s last magnetic reversal

Credit: NIPR/AIST/Ibaraki University Earth's magnetic fields typically switch every 200 to 300 millennia. Yet, the planet has remained steady for...

AI and photonics join forces to make it easier to find ‘new Earths’

Australian scientists' invention will decipher the 'twinkle' of starsCredit: NASA. Australian scientists have developed a new type of sensor to...

The new heavy isotope mendelevium-244 and a puzzling short-lived fission activity

Credit: Alexander Yakushev, GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung Gaining a better understanding of the limiting factors for the existence of stable,...

The highest heat-resistant plastic ever is developed from biomass

Credit: JAIST The use of biomass-derived plastics is one of the prime concerns to establish a sustainable society, which is...

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