Chemistry News
December 21, 2024
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Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer -- a fundamental process underpinning countless physical, chemical and biological processes. The study ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — Opening new doors for the development of nanotechnologies in medicine and other fields, scientists recreate and compare two natural mechanisms to better program the timescale of molecular communication and ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental ...
Dec. 19, 2024 — A team of chemists has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in many pharmaceuticals. The study combines biocatalytic carbon-hydrogen oxidation ...
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Dec. 17, 2024 — Engineers have reported a significant advancement in engineering biology and clean energy. A team of researchers has developed an innovative light-driven hybrid nanoreactor that merges natural ...
Dec. 17, 2024 — A team of researchers has created an innovative drug delivery system with outstanding potential to improve drug ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Researchers have developed microchips using field-effect transistors that can detect multiple diseases from a single air sample with high sensitivity. The technology enables rapid testing and could ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — New research has uncovered a potential unintended consequence of the electric vehicle transition in India and China, finding that sulfur dioxide ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Excited state dynamics are essential for understanding fluorescence properties in molecules, impacting their application in technologies. Recent ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Researchers have designed a new compound to remove nitrogen oxides, which constitutes a step towards the development of a system to purify the air ...
Dec. 16, 2024 — Scientists have developed a 3D concrete printing method that captures carbon, demonstrating a new pathway to reduce the environmental impact of the construction ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Street art takes many forms, and the vibrant murals on the Berlin Wall both before and after its fall are expressions of people's opinions. But there was often secrecy around the processes for ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Detection of nitric oxide (NO) is important for monitoring air quality because the NO released in the combustion of fossil fuels contributes to acid rain and smog. In medicine, NO is an important ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — A new prototype device demonstrates an innovative approach to producing ammonia -- a key component of fertilizer -- that could transform an industry ...
Earlier Headlines
Dec. 20, 2024 — Advances in solid-state battery research are paving the way for safer, longer-lasting energy storage solutions. A recent review highlights breakthroughs in inorganic solid electrolytes and their role ...
Dec. 13, 2024 — We might all be able to breathe a bit easier thanks to copper nanoclusters that can help us reduce carbon emissions through an electrochemical ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Household plumbing is alive with microbes; environmental engineers are working to study those ecosystems to ensure clean water flows in ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have synthesized new molecules able to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, an important tactic in climate change ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Ferrocene is a key molecule for developing molecular machines. However, it readily decomposes on the surface of flat noble metal substrates, marking a significant challenge. Now researchers have ...
Dec. 12, 2024 — Researchers have unlocked a new method for producing one class of 2D material and for supercharging its magnetic ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Scientists have leveraged fundamental features of chemical building blocks to transform chemical reaction analysis from minutes to ...
Dec. 11, 2024 — Industry -- particularly the pharmaceutical industry -- is deeply reliant on bacteria in their production. Now, researchers present a 'superman suit' to put on the bacteria, so that they ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — As the demand for lithium-ion batteries escalates with the proliferation of mobile phone, electric vehicles and even pacemakers, key components in these powerhouses, like cobalt, face significant ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — A new biotechnological process shows how to break down and remove the matrix from carbon fiber reinforced polymers so that recovered carbon fiber plies exhibit mechanical properties comparable to ...
Dec. 10, 2024 — New research has shown how the quantum mechanical principle of strong coupling opens unrivalled possibilities for designing optical ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers have developed an ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Consumers' real-world stop-and-go driving of electric vehicles benefits batteries more than the steady use simulated in almost all laboratory tests of new battery designs, a new study ...
Dec. 9, 2024 — Screens for TVs, smartphones or other displays could be made with a new kind of organic LED material. The material maintains sharp color and contrast while replacing the heavy metal with a new hybrid ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A research group has developed an innovative pesticide delivery system called nanopesticides. These tiny technologies could change how we use ...
Dec. 6, 2024 — A new way to produce fuels made from leftover fat can create biofuel as effective as diesel and 1000-times more efficiently than current methods a new study has ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — First-of-its-kind sensor monitors fluctuating proteins within the body in real time. In an animal study, device accurately tracked biomarkers of inflammation. Device also could track protein markers ...
Dec. 5, 2024 — The Horner--Wadsworth--Emmons (HWE) reaction is commonly used in organic chemistry to synthesize conjugated aldehydes. However, traditional HWE reaction methods sometimes have inconsistent (E)- and ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Researchers characterize the chemical makeup of 81 common household items. Researchers also evaluated the potential risk to ...
Dec. 4, 2024 — Large-scale production of organic solar cells with high efficiency and minimal environmental impact. In the study, the researchers studied molecule shape and interaction in organic solar ...
Friday, December 20, 2024
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Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Scientists Collect 'microbial Fingerprints' Found in Household Plumbing
- New Chemical Structures Show Vastly Improved Carbon Capture Ability
- Smallest Molecular Machine: Reversible Sliding Motion in Ammonium-Linked Ferrocene
- Researchers Develop New Methods to Generate and Improve Magnetism of 2D Materials
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- Universal Barcodes Unlock Fast-Paced Small Molecule Synthesis
- 'Superman' Bacteria Offer a Sustainable Boost to Chemical Production
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from 'junk' Materials
- Research Shows Feasting Fungi Could Revolutionize Carbon-Fiber Recycling
- 'Strong' Filters: Innovative Technology for Better Displays and Optical Sensors
Monday, December 9, 2024
- Nature Inspires Self-Assembling Helical Polymer
- Existing EV Batteries May Last Up to 40% Longer Than Expected
- Faster Organic Phosphorescence for Better Display Tech
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Shaking Sensor Continuously Monitors Inflammation
- A Method for Efficient Synthesis of Anti-Cancer Drugs
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Study Explores Risks of Chemical Exposure from Household Products
- How Non-Toxic and Efficient Solar Cells Can Be Produced
- A Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Record Efficiency: Tandem Solar Cells Made from Perovskite and Organic Material
- New Hydrogel Could Preserve Waterlogged Wood from Shipwrecks
- Combo-Drug Treatment to Combat Melioidosis
- Chemical Structure's Carbon Capture Ability Doubled
Monday, December 2, 2024
- How a Middle Schooler Found a New Compound in a Piece of Goose Poop
- Unlocking the Potential of Nickel: New Study Reveals How to Use Single Atoms to Turn CO2 Into Valuable Chemical Resources
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology
Thursday, November 28, 2024
- Chemical Replacement of TNT Explosive More Harmful to Plants, Study Shows
- Innovative Nanostructures Pave the Way for Advanced Robotics -- And Mini Dinosaurs
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
- In Major Materials Breakthrough, Team Solves a Nearly 200-Year-Old Challenge in Polymers
- Drug Research: Decoding the Structure of Nano 'gene Ferries'
Tuesday, November 26, 2024
- It Might Be Wrecking the Climate, but Carbon Dioxide Is Actually Good for Your Cells
- Improved Catalyst Turns Harmful Greenhouse Gases Into Cleaner Fuels, Chemical Feedstocks
- Simple Lab-Free Test to Detect Bacteria in Fluids from Water to Urine
- First Successful Synthesis of Naphthocyclinones Since Their Discovery 50 Years Ago
Monday, November 25, 2024
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Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Chemists Create World's Thinnest 'spaghetti'
- Stability of Perovskite Solar Cells Doubled With Protective Coating
- Engineering Nature's Blueprint: Dendron-Based Assemblies for Chlorophyll's Materials
- New Method for Designing Artificial Proteins
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Turning Carbon Emissions Into Methane Fuel
- Research Aims to Roll Back Contamination Caused by Toxic Tires
- An Innovative Antibiotic for Drug-Resistant Bacteria
- Light-Altering Paint for Greenhouses Could Help Lengthen the Fruit Growing Season in the UK
- New Approach to Breakdown PFAS, 'forever' Chemicals
- Real-World Chemists Are More Diverse Than Generative AI Images Suggest
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy
- Battery Research With X-Ray Microscope
- Researchers Develop Crystals to Harvest Water from Air, Inspired by Desert Life
- Building Roots in Glass, a Bio-Inspired Approach to Creating 3D Microvascular Networks Using Plants and Fungi
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- Machine Learning and Supercomputer Simulations Help Researchers to Predict Interactions Between Gold Nanoparticles and Blood Proteins
- Ytterbium Thin-Disk Lasers Pave the Way for Sensitive Detection of Atmospheric Pollutants
- New Oral Drug to Calm Abdominal Pain
Friday, November 15, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Novel Electro-Biodiesel a More Efficient, Cleaner Alternative to Existing Alternatives
- Scientists Use Math to Predict Crystal Structure in Hours Instead of Months
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
- Transforming Anion Exchange Membranes in Water Electrolysis for Green Hydrogen Production
- When Is a Hole Not a Hole? Researchers Investigate the Mystery of 'latent Pores'
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- 'Game Changer' In Lithium Extraction: Researchers Develop Novel Electrochemical Reactor
- Engineers Make Converting CO2 Into Useful Products More Practical
- On the Origin of Life: How the First Cell Membranes Came to Exist
- New Route to Fluorochemicals: Fluorspar Activated in Water Under Mild Conditions
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- Bioluminescent Proteins Made from Scratch Enable Non-Invasive, Multi-Functional Biological Imaging
- Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately
- New Solar Composition Ratios That Could Reconcile Longstanding Questions
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Research Team Successfully Produces Microbial Plastic to Replace PET Bottles
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- Two Hundred Times Better Catalysts Thanks to Carbon
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Friday, November 8, 2024
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Chemists Showcase Power of Pathbreaking Method to Make Complex Molecules
- How to Improve and Accelerate Testing of Chemicals
- PFAS Removal Process Aims to Stamp out Pollution Ahead of Semiconductor Industry Growth
- Microplastics Impact Cloud Formation, Likely Affecting Weather and Climate
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
- A Smart 'insect Screen' For Sun Protection and Cool Comfort
- Earthquake Prediction Techniques Lend Quick Insight Into Strength, Reliability of Materials
- Detecting Evidence of Lung Cancer in Exhaled Breath
- AI-Driven Mobile Robots Team Up to Tackle Chemical Synthesis
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
- Explaining Science Through Dance
- Ensuring a Bright Future for Diamond Electronics and Sensors
- Advancing the Science of Superconductivity
- AI-Powered System Detects Toxic Gases With Speed and Precision
Monday, November 4, 2024
Friday, November 1, 2024
- Fueling Greener Aviation With Hydrogen
- Microplastics Increasing in Freshwater, Directly Related to Plastic Production
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Violating Bredt's Rule: Chemists Just Broke a 100-Year-Old Rule and Say It's Time to Rewrite the Textbooks
- A Trick of Light: Researchers Turn Silicon Into Direct Bandgap Semiconductor
- The Silk Thread That Can Turn Clothes Into Charging Stations
- New Method Successfully Recycles Carbon Fiber Composite Into Reusable Materials
- Successful Development of a Perfect Diamagnetic Conducting Polymer