Chemistry

April 17, 2026

Tracking down the mystery of matter

Credit: Paul Scherrer Institute/Mahir Dzambegovic Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have measured a property of the neutron more...

SUWA: A hyperstable artificial protein that does not denature in high temperatures above 100°C

Say goodbye to power outages, says UBC Okanagan engineer

Researchers shine a light on ways to keep the energy flowingCredit: UBCO With the goal of eliminating brownouts and blackouts,...

Anomalies in structure of polyvalent metal melts explained

A paper was published in Physical Chemistry Chemical PhysicsCredit: Kazan Federal University Metals and their alloys are the main structural...

Stress-relief substrate helps OLED stretch two-dimensionally?

Credit: Professor Kyung Cheol Choi, KAIST Highly functional and free-form displays are critical components to complete the technological prowess of...

Astronomy student discovers 17 new planets, including Earth-sized world

Credit: Michelle Kunimoto University of British Columbia astronomy student Michelle Kunimoto has discovered 17 new planets, including a potentially habitable,...

Polymers get caught up in love-hate chemistry of oil and water

Credit: Credit: Michelle Lehman/Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the University...

Revving habits up and down, new insight into how the brain forms habits

Credit: Image provided by study co-authors Each day, humans and animals rely on habits to complete routine tasks such as...

Genetic ‘fingerprints’ implicate gut bacterium in bowel cancer

Credit: Cayetano Pleguezuelos-Manzano, Jens Puschhof, Axel Rosendahl Huber, ©Hubrecht Institute. A common type of bacteria found in our guts could...

SNIPRs take aim at disease-related mutations

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University A typo appearing in the draft of a novel is no great...

Team deciphers how myotonic dystrophy generates lethal heart dysfunctions

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Roughly 80% of people with myotonic dystrophy - a common form...

A new strategy to prevent the most aggressive tumors from generating resistance to chemotherapy

This strategy can open new avenues to improve the effectiveness of therapies in thousands of patients who are currently being...

How cardiorespiratory function is related to genetics

Credit: Lancaster University How high altitudes affect people's breathing and its coordination with the heart beat is due to genetic...

Astronomers detect biggest explosion in the history of the Universe

Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/Naval Research Lab/Giacintucci, S.; XMM:ESA/XMM; Radio: NCRA/TIFR/GMRTN; Infrared: 2MASS/UMass/IPAC-Caltech/NASA/NSF Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the...

Shaping the future of machine learning for active matter

Credit: Malin Arnesson Now researchers are presenting guidelines for how active matter, such as cells and microorganisms, can best be...

Novel photocatalytic method converts biopolyols and sugars into methanol and syngas

Credit: WANG Min A research group led by Prof. WANG Feng from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the...

Researchers combine advanced spectroscopy technique with video-rate imaging

Imaging technology poised to enhance spectral analysis for food, agricultural and pharmaceutical applicationsCredit: Pedro Martín-Mateos, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid...

Tying up molecules as easily as you tie up your laces

UNIGE researchers have succeeded in tying molecules together, thereby modifying their intrinsic mechanical propertiesCredit: © UNIGE Knots are all around...

Risk of recurrent fractures lowered by new care routines

Credit: Photo by Elin Lindstrom Older people's risk of recurrent fractures decreases by 18 percent if the care they receive...

Existing drugs may offer a first-line treatment for coronavirus outbreak