Organic Chemistry News
April 22, 2024
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Apr. 17, 2024 A new hybrid layered perovskite featuring elusive spontaneous defect ordering has been found, report scientists. By introducing specific concentrations of thiocyanate ions into FAPbI3 (FA = ...
Apr. 8, 2024 A new molecular test method helps to prove the authenticity of works of art. The new method could also help to make passwords secure against quantum ...
Apr. 5, 2024 The active ingredient in many drugs is what's known as a small molecule: bigger than water, much smaller than an antibody and mainly made of carbon. It's tough, however, to make these molecules if they require a quaternary carbon -- a carbon atom ...
Apr. 2, 2024 Researchers are using semiconductors to harvest and convert the sun's energy into high-energy compounds that have the potential to produce environmentally-friendly ...
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Apr. 20, 2024 Inspired by what human liver enzymes can do, chemists have developed a new set of copper-catalyzed organic synthesis reactions for building and modifying pharmaceuticals and other molecules. The new ...
Apr. 16, 2024 A researcher who made color history in 2009 with a vivid blue pigment has developed durable, reddish magentas inspired by lunar mineralogy and ancient Egyptian ...
Apr. 12, 2024 The rise of RNA viruses like SARS-CoV-2 highlights the need for new ways to fight them. RNA-targeting tools like CRISPR/Cas13 are powerful but inefficient in the cytoplasm of cells, where many RNA ...
Apr. 11, 2024 New research is shedding light on one barrier to a clean energy future: corrosion. Using nanoscale imaging techniques, researchers have captured high-resolution videos of tiny crystals of ruthenium ...
Apr. 10, 2024 Chemists show that a machine-based method prevents widespread 'bias' in chemical ...
Apr. 1, 2024 Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used in fertilizer, dyes, explosives and many other products ranks second only ...
Mar. 28, 2024 Analysing the diversity of organic compounds dissolved in freshwater provides a reliable measure of ecosystem health, say ...
Mar. 25, 2024 Researchers have successfully transformed CO2 into methanol by shining sunlight on single atoms of copper deposited on a light-activated material, a discovery that paves the way for creating new ...
Mar. 21, 2024 A new way to make an important ingredient for plastics, adhesives, carpet fibers, household cleaners and more from natural gas could reduce ...
Mar. 20, 2024 Scientists have demonstrated the selective conversion of carbon dioxide (CO2) into methanol using a cascade reaction strategy. The two-part process is powered by sunlight, occurs at room temperature ...
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Apr. 11, 2024 While there's no regulation in the U.S. for what's in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe or environmentally friendly. However, these 'clean' ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Once thrown away, disposable diapers and sanitary pads can take hundreds of years to decompose, because they contain plastics and other synthetic polymers. But now, researchers are replacing these ...
Mar. 19, 2024 At first glance, Rabih Al-Kaysi's molecular motors look like the microscopic worms you'd see in a drop of pond water. But these wriggling ribbons are not alive; they're made from ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Researchers have made very fast and very precise images of excitons -- in fact, accurate to one quadrillionth of a second and one billionth of a meter. This understanding is essential for developing ...
Mar. 19, 2024 Water pollution from dyes used in textile, food, cosmetic and other manufacturing is a major ecological concern with industry and scientists seeking biocompatible and more sustainable alternatives to ...
Mar. 18, 2024 A new report uncovers how hydrogen gas, the energy of the future, provided energy in the past, at the origin of life 4 billion years ago. Hydrogen gas is clean fuel. It burns with oxygen in the air ...
Mar. 18, 2024 In a first for the condensate field, researchers have figured out how nucleolar sub-structures are assembled. This organization gives rise to unique pH profiles within nucleoli, which they measured ...
Mar. 15, 2024 A printable organic polymer that assembles into chiral structures when printed has enabled researchers to reliably measure the amount of charge produced in spin-to-charge conversion within a ...
Mar. 15, 2024 Automated insulin dosing systems combine low-cost blood-glucose monitors with insulin pumps that use precision dosing to continuously regulate blood-sugar and hold it steady. Synthetic biologists ...
Mar. 14, 2024 A recent scientific breakthrough has emerged from the work of researchers aiming to combat SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19. The study focuses on the design and development of a novel ...
Mar. 14, 2024 Research has found a less expensive and easier to use test to learn more about forensic touch DNA. This research has important implications for forensic investigations and being able to identify DNA ...
Mar. 13, 2024 Hitting targets embedded within the cell membrane has long been difficult for drug developers due to the membrane's challenging biochemical properties. Now, chemists have demonstrated new ...
Mar. 12, 2024 A protein engineering method using simple, cost-effective experiments and machine learning models can predict which proteins will be effective for a given purpose, according to a new ...
Mar. 12, 2024 Researchers found a way to screen cancer-linked gene mutations much more easily and quickly than existing approaches, using a variant of CRISPR genome-editing known as prime ...
Mar. 8, 2024 For the first time, scientists have developed artificial nucleotides, the building blocks of DNA, with several additional properties in the ...
Mar. 7, 2024 Researchers have used machine learning to create a model that simulates reactive processes in organic materials and ...
Mar. 6, 2024 An updated method for directly observing physical interactions between cells, could allow scientists to one day map every possible cell ...
Mar. 6, 2024 A type of nanoparticle called a metal organic framework (MOF) could be used to deliver vaccines and act as an adjuvant. Researchers find these particles provoke a strong immune response by activating ...
Mar. 5, 2024 Chemists are closing in on a new tool for tackling the global problem of weedkiller-tainted ...
Mar. 5, 2024 A nanotechnology pioneer has uncovered a transformative approach to harnessing the catalytic power of aluminum nanoparticles by annealing them in various gas atmospheres at high ...
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Is Food Waste the Key to Sustainable, Plastic-Free Diapers and Sanitary Pads?
- Molecular Crystal Motors Move Like Microbes When Exposed to Light
- Spectroscopy and Theory Shed Light on Excitons in Semiconductors
- Sustainable Solution for Wastewater Polluted by Dyes Used in Many Industries
Monday, March 18, 2024
Friday, March 15, 2024
- Printed Polymer Allows Researchers to Explore Chirality and Spin Interactions at Room Temperature
- Breakthrough Could Make Automated Dosing Systems Universal
Thursday, March 14, 2024
- New Bioengineered Protein Design Shows Promise in Fighting COVID-19
- New Simpler and Cost-Effective Forensics Test Helps Identify Touch DNA
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Tuesday, March 12, 2024
- A Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineering
- Scientists Develop a Rapid Gene-Editing Screen to Find Effects of Cancer Mutations
Friday, March 8, 2024
Thursday, March 7, 2024
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
- Universal Tool for Tracking Cell-to-Cell Interactions
- New Type of Nanoparticle Makes Vaccines More Powerful
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
- Key Advance Toward Removing Common Herbicide from Groundwater
- Aluminum Nanoparticles Make Tunable Green Catalysts
- Using Light to Precisely Control Single-Molecule Devices
- 'Like a Lab in Your Pocket' -- New Test Strips Raise Game in Gene-Based Diagnostics
- Researchers Closing in on Genetic Treatments for Hereditary Lung Disease, Vision Loss
Friday, March 1, 2024
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
- How Molecular 'handedness' Emerged in Early Biology
- Researchers Develop Novel Method to Photosynthesize Hydrogen Peroxide Using Water and Air
- Light Stimulates a New Twist for Synthetic Chemistry
- Nanocarrier With Escape Reflex
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
- New Disease Testing Component Facilitates Lower-Cost Diagnostics
- AI-Driven Lab Speeds Catalysis Research
- Low-Temperature Plasma Used to Remove E. Coli from Hydroponically Grown Crops
Monday, February 26, 2024
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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
- Chemists Decipher Reaction Process That Could Improve Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Improving Fuel Cell Durability With Fatigue-Resistant Membranes
Monday, February 5, 2024
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Wednesday, January 24, 2024
- A New Design Improves Water Decontamination Via Plasma Jet
- New Study Unveils How Plants Control the Production of Reactive Oxygen Species
Monday, January 22, 2024
- New Sustainable Method for Creating Organic Semiconductors
- Groundbreaking Discovery Enables Cost-Effective and Eco-Friendly Green Hydrogen Production
Thursday, January 18, 2024
- Physical Processes Can Have Hidden Neural Network-Like Abilities
- Chemical Synthesis: New Strategy for Skeletal Editing on Pyridines
- Lighting the Path: Exploring Exciton Binding Energies in Organic Semiconductors
- Next-Generation Batteries Could Go Organic, Cobalt-Free for Long-Lasting Power
- Cobalt-Free Batteries Could Power Cars of the Future
- Machine Learning Method Speeds Up Discovery of Green Energy Materials
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
- Study Reveals a Reaction at the Heart of Many Renewable Energy Technologies
- Cryo-Microscopy Reveals Nano-Sized Copy Machine Implicated in Origin of Life
Monday, January 15, 2024
Friday, January 12, 2024
- Core-Shell 'chemical Looping' Boosts Efficiency of Greener Approach to Ethylene Production
- Capturing Greenhouse Gases With the Help of Light
- Spying on a Shape-Shifting Protein
Thursday, January 11, 2024
- Catalytic Combo Converts CO2 to Solid Carbon Nanofibers
- Making an Important Industrial Synthesis More Environmentally Friendly
- Researchers Step Closer to Mimicking Nature's Mastery of Chemistry
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
- Dry-Cleaning Fluid Becomes a Synthetic Chemist's Treasure
- Scientists Discover How Ultraviolet Light Degrades Coronavirus
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
- Inspired by Greek Mythology, This Potential Drug Shows Promise for Vanquishing Parkinson's RNA in Early Studies
- Chemists Develop New Approach to Inserting Single Carbon Atoms
Monday, January 8, 2024
Thursday, January 4, 2024
- Engineers Invent Octopus-Inspired Technology That Can Deceive and Signal
- High-Performance Stretchable Solar Cells
Tuesday, January 2, 2024
- Using Electricity, Scientists Find Promising New Method of Boosting Chemical Reactions
- New Method Illuminates Druggable Sites on Proteins
- Aptamers: Lifesavers; Ion Shields: Aptamer Guardians
Friday, December 29, 2023
- Breakthrough in Organic Semiconductor Synthesis Paves the Way for Advanced Electronic Devices
- Molecules Exhibit Non-Reciprocal Interactions Without External Forces
Friday, December 22, 2023
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
- New Strategy Reveals 'full Chemical Complexity' Of Quantum Decoherence
- Unveiling Molecular Origami: A Breakthrough in Dynamic Materials
Monday, December 18, 2023
- First Observation of How Water Molecules Move Near a Metal Electrode
- For This Emergent Class of Materials, 'solutions Are the Problem'
Friday, December 15, 2023
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Friday, December 8, 2023
- First Observation of Structures Resulting from 3D Domain Swapping in Antibody Light Chains
- A Fork in the 'rhod': Researchers Unveil Comprehensive Collection of Rhodamine-Based Fluorescent Dyes
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
- Chemists Create Organic Molecules in a Rainbow of Colors
- From Infamy to Ingenuity: Bacterial Hijack Mechanisms as Advanced Genetic Tools