Scientists Solve a 1,300-Year-Old Mystery
An art museum collaborates with expert chemists to investigate a Tang dynasty dancing horse. In order to solve a 1,300-year-old mystery, the Cincinnati Art Museum…
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Using DNA To Convert Carbon Dioxide Into Valuable Products
MIT Assistant Professor Ariel Furst and her colleagues are looking to DNA to help guide the process. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant product of…
New Compound Fights Off Over 300 Drug-Resistant Bacteria
The drug candidate, called fabimycin, was shown to be potent against over 300 drug-resistant clinical isolates. Because the bacteria that cause urinary tract infections are…
MIT Chemists Discover How a Shape-Shifting Receptor Influences Cell Growth
New insight into the way the EGF receptor sends signals into cells could help researchers design new cancer drugs that target this protein. Receptors found…
Accomplishing the Impossible: New, Simple Method Can Destroy “Forever” Chemicals
A new method beheads PFAS, causing it to break down into benign end products. The term “forever chemicals” refers to a group of manufactured chemicals…
Tiny, Touch-Based Sensor Could Help Patients Stay on Top of Their Medications
If taken in just the right amount, lithium can alleviate the symptoms of bipolar disorder and depression. Too little won’t work, while too much can…
Researchers Cook Up Mealworms Into a Tasty, Protein-Rich, “Meat-Like” Seasoning
Most people consider Beetle larvae, such as mealworms, to be creepy, crawly nuisances. However, these insects are edible and could be a healthful alternative to…
Exposing What’s in Tattoo Ink – You Might Be Surprised
Tattoos are a true art form, featuring everything from life-like faces to elaborate nature scenes. People have decorated their bodies for millennia for ceremonial and…
New Plastic Upcycling Technology: From Waste To Fuel for Less
New technology could divert problem plastics from landfills and convert them into fuel sources. A plastics recycling innovation that does more with less simultaneously increases…
Extending the Shelf Life of Vaccines – Like “Tupperware” for Proteins
Nearly half of all vaccines produced go to waste. This is because transporting them to diverse regions of the world involves many logistical challenges. Another…
A New Source of Renewable Energy: Breaking Down Plant Matter
These chemical tools can access plant-based renewable energy, which might reduce our reliance on fossil fuels. There has never been a more pressing need for…
Not Just Bread and Beer: Microbes Can Ferment Carbon Dioxide To Make Fuel
Scientists Mapped Out a “Bicyclic Carbon Fixation” Pathway for Speeding Up Gas Fermentation in Specialized Bacteria Bakers ferment the dough for a well-risen loaf of…
Decades in the Making – New Catalyst Could Make Hydrogen Fuel Cells Affordable
The commercialization of eco-friendly fuel has been stalled for decades by the high cost of platinum, but a study indicates that the low-cost catalyst may…
Synthetic Polymers Promote Biofilm Formation and Increase Efficiency of Biocatalysis
Scientists from the University of Birmingham have revealed a new method to increase efficiency in biocatalysis. Their method is described in a paper published today…
World’s Most Durable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Paves Way for Wider Application of Green Energy
A new hydrogen fuel cell has been developed by scientists at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). Not only is it the…
Primordial Soup: Scientists Discover New “Origins of Life” Chemical Reactions
The reaction generates the building blocks of proteins and DNA: amino acids and nucleic acids. Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than…
DeepMind AI Powers Major Scientific Breakthrough: AlphaFold Generates 3D View of the Protein Universe
AI-powered predictions of the three-dimensional structures of nearly all cataloged proteins known to science have been made by DeepMind and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)….
New Method Allows Scientists To Remove 95% of Nanoplastics
Scientists Use Apples To Remove Nanoplastics Ecosystems are known to accumulate microplastics, and the breakdown of microplastics produces nanoplastics. Nanoplastics are plastic particles that are…
