‘Dumbbell’ atomic pairs tackle decades-old ethanol chemistry problem
From perfumes and synthetic flavorings to plastics and resins, acetaldehyde is a chemical used to make countless everyday…
Blue LED lights help chemists build complex drug molecules
In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game. Chemists want molecules with increasingly…
China promotes cruise tourism as catalyst for economic growth
Travel & Leisure Easing overcrowding at tourist sites and boosting shipbuilding seen as added benefits Adora Magic City,…
Light-driven nanomotors improve multimodal breast cancer treatment efficacy
The nanomotor starts with bowl‑shaped mesoporous polydopamine (PDA) nanoparticles. These biocompatible bowls are loaded with two key payloads:…
Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis reportedly pushed back to early 2027
Following the release of Shadow of the Tomb Raider in 2021, Lara Croft went on a bit of…
Machine learning model predicts chemical reactions to accelerate drug discovery
Drug discovery is like molecular Tetris. Chemists snap atoms together, adjusting the pieces until everything fits and suddenly,…
Can recycled lab gloves capture carbon dioxide?
The world is facing a climate crisis and a plastic waste crisis. Aarhus University chemist Troels Skrydstrup…
Some 16 years after his death, NZ artist’s acclaimed exhibition rides again
Twenty years ago, a touring exhibition carved a path through the American Midwest, from Sioux City, Iowa to…
New atlas of brain lysosomes sheds light on neurodegenerative disorders
Functioning brain cells need a functioning system for picking up the trash and sorting the recycling. But when…
Peat turned into low-cost catalyst, could replace platinum in fuel cells
A team of researchers has demonstrated that well-decomposed peat could serve as a sustainable and highly efficient precursor…
Study provides a roadmap for how health systems can improve lung cancer screening rates
Lung cancer screening might be the best-kept secret in health care today. Only about 16 percent of those…