Chemistry

A new study finds that the type of lactic acid bacteria inoculant and ambient temperature jointly determine fermentation quality, aerobic...

A self-assembled resorcinarene capsule, an ammonium iodide salt, and hydrochloric acid together catalyze the metal-free semihydrogenation of nine aromatic alkynes,...

A one-season field trial in South Korea found that combining mineral fertilizer with compost raised methane and nitrous oxide emissions...

A multi-year field experiment in China shows that biogas slurry topdressing alters the content, composition and vertical distribution of soil...

A new review links neonicotinoid insecticides to persistent environmental residues, risks to pollinators and aquatic life, and tightening global regulations.

A chemically synthesized cerium–curcumin coordination complex formulated as a 2% topical ointment achieved complete wound closure in mice by day...

A triterpenoid isolated from an Algerian desert plant inhibited several Candida species in vitro and showed stable computed binding to...

Ceramics underpin technologies ranging from electronics and solid-state batteries to aerospace components, but the researchers note that traditional sintering at...

Researchers report Hi-APEX, a hydrogen peroxide-independent APEX2 labeling system that enabled protein and RNA proximity mapping in tumor xenografts and...

Physicists have directly visualized Landau-Zener-Majorana transitions in graphene, showing electrons tunneling across energy gaps with up to one hundred percent...

A combined bibliometric, patent and PRISMA-based systematic review finds that fully bio-based active and intelligent packaging remains an emerging field...

A new study finds that moisture absorption and coaxial measurement limitations, not the fillers, dominated the dielectric response of epoxy...

Optica has elected 116 members from 23 countries to its 2027 Fellow Class after a record 287 nominations were reviewed.

A new review details how self-regenerating catalysts that reversibly restructure their active metals could dramatically extend industrial catalyst lifetimes.

Cyclotron experiments confirmed that 14 MeV protons on natural boron targets, especially boron nitride, yield high-purity carbon-11 for PET.

Scientists have optimized, automated, and validated a cGMP-compliant loop radiosynthesis of the NOP receptor PET radioligand NOP-1A on a commercial...

A newly synthesized Sm-BiVO4-ZnWO4-SrGO nanocomposite removed 81.3% of Eu(III) from a 50 mg/L synthetic solution in 240 minutes, outperforming its...

A statistical review of published optimization studies identifies ozone dose and pollutant concentration as the key drivers of ozonation, with...

Brazilian researchers show that mild hydrogen peroxide bleaching at 40 degrees Celsius preserves the nanofiber structure of kombucha-derived bacterial cellulose...

Researchers report that binding copper(II) ions to one of two designer peptides containing non-canonical amino acids markedly increased its cytotoxic...