How Molecular Clusters in the Cell Nucleus Interact With Chromosomes
A new study finds the clusters form small, stable droplets and may give the genome a gel-like structure. A cell stores all of its genetic…
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Revealing Failure Mechanisms of Energy Storage Devices
Ultrafast Polaronic Exciton Dissociation Mechanism in 2D Perovskites
Atomic Disorder in Surface Materials Is Key to Better Hydrogen Storage
MIT Chemists Get Quantum Dots To Stop Blinking
New Electrocatalyst Produces Liquid Fuels From Carbon Dioxide
New Ultrahard Diamond Glass Synthesized Using Carbon Buckyballs
Modern-Day Alchemy: Transforming Sugar Into Hydrocarbons To Power Future Cars
New Dental Bleaching Gel: Whiter Teeth, Without the Burn
Replacing Carbon Fuel With Nitrogen: Chemists Discover New Way To Harness Energy From Ammonia
A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through a process that could be…
There’s $700 Trillion Worth of Gold in Seawater! Can We Extract It? [Video]
The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700 TRILLION DOLLARS worth of gold! In this episode of Reactions,…
Revolutionary Chemistry: 120-Year-Old Reaction Turned On Its Head
A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler, and more environmentally…
Scientists Go “Inside” the COVID-19 Viral Protein To Attack a Weak Point
Virtual reality (VR) technology enables scientists to create 3-D models of an object and then virtually go “inside” to look around to better understand its…
Light-Powered Catalyst Mimics Photosynthesis To Improve the Yield of Reactions
The new molecule can improve the yield of reactions for generating pharmaceuticals and other useful compounds. By mimicking photosynthesis, the light-driven process that plants use…
Indoor Air Purifiers Fall Short on Removing Volatile Organic Compounds – And Produce Their Own Pollutants
Comparison of four oxidation-based cleaners suggests the devices produce their own pollutants and vary in effectiveness. Consumer-grade air cleaners that promise to reduce indoor levels…
First Observation of Inhomogeneous Electron Charge Distribution on an Atom
Until now, observing subatomic structures was beyond the resolution capabilities of direct imaging methods, and this seemed unlikely to change. Czech scientists, however, have presented…
Photocatalysis Evaluation: Proton Transfer Between Titania Surface and Dye Observed
A temporal change in the titania surface chemical state during the UV light irradiation is not observable through conventional methods such as regular FTIR or…
Are There Disinfection Byproducts in That Cup of Tea? Many Unknown DBPs With Uncertain Health Effects
Surpassed only by water, tea is the second most consumed beverage worldwide. When boiled tap water is used to brew tea, residual chlorine in the…