Chemistry

October 12, 2025

Understanding microbial communities in fractured shales goal of NSF-sponsored project

Taking a deep dive into metabolic pathways introduced undergroundCredit: Mike Wilkins/Colorado State University Many invisible microbes like bacteria, fungi and...

Researchers create molecules with strong anti-Zika virus potential

The finding might also have application in developing anti-parasite and antibacterial treatments New York, April 4, 2019 - The Zika...

Liquid jets break up more readily on a substrate

Using computational models to investigate how liquid drops behave on surfaces Whether we're aware of it or not, in day-to-day...

Vitamin B12 is identified as the inhibitor of a key enzyme in hereditary Parkinson’s disease

It could be used as a basis to develop new therapies to combat hereditary Parkinson's Parkinson's is the most common,...

Through machine learning, new model holds water

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory While water is perceived to be one of the simplest substances in the world, modeling its...

And the blobs just keep on coming

Credit: Tom Bridgman/NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio When Simone Di Matteo first saw the patterns in his data, it seemed too...

The chemistry behind color-changing birds (video)

Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, April 04, 2019 -- There are thousands of species of birds here on Earth,...

HZB contributions to special edition on ultrafast dynamics with X-ray methods

Credit: Royal Society Almost 350 years after Isaac Newton's ground-breaking paper "Theory of Light and Colors (1671)", the world's oldest...

Catalyst research for solar fuels: Amorphous molybdenum sulfide works best

Credit: HZB Sunlight not only can be used to generate electricity, but also hydrogen. Hydrogen is a climate-neutral fuel that...

Dye chemistry transferred to modern times

Credit: Ingo Peters / University of Wuerzburg "With your work, you have transferred dye chemistry to modern times." This praise,...

Photons trained for optical fibre obstacle course will deliver stronger cyber security

Researchers from the NUS-Singtel Cyber Security Research & Development Laboratory in Singapore demonstrate a way to improve quantum key distribution...

That’s ‘sew’ smart! Scientists invent threads to detect gases when woven into clothing

Equipment- and training-free textile detectors could be used in public health, workplace safety, military and rescue applicationsCredit: Rachel Owyeung, Tufts...

Researchers have invented a quieter airplane toilet

Now you can truly feel free to move about the cabin Airplane toilets are loud. For some, they are downright...

Study: Protein key to charcot-marie-tooth, other nerve diseases

Finding in laboratory mice also may shed light on Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and related disordersCredit: National Institute of Mental Health, National...

Scientists pioneer new low-temperature chemical conversion process

Credit: Argonne National Laboratory Chemists spend a great deal of time and energy trying to get chemical reactions to begin...

Patent-pending probiotic could disrupt Crohn’s disease biofilms

Probiotic found to help weaken stubborn microbial biofilm communities in the gut that can worsen symptomsCredit: Case Western Reserve University...

Computational model of a human kinase may provide insights for cancer treatment

Credit: Kimberly Sabsay Researchers have developed a computational model for human MEK1, a protein with potential as a drug target...

New family of glass good for lenses

Credit: Penn State EMS A new composition of germanosilicate glass created by adding zinc oxide has properties good for lens...

Unpaired 1 — A new candidate gene to contribute to lifespan regulation

Credit: Insilico Medicine Wednesday, April 3, 2019 - Alexey Moskalev, Ph.D., Head of the Laboratory of Geroprotective and Radioprotective technologies,...

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