Biochemistry News
July 6, 2025
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July 5, 2025 — Australian scientists have discovered a method to produce ammonia—an essential component in fertilizers—using only air and electricity. By mimicking lightning and channeling that energy through a small device, they’ve bypassed the traditional, ...
June 27, 2025 — At Flinders University, scientists have cracked a cleaner and greener way to extract gold—not just from ore, but also from our mounting piles of e-waste. By using a compound normally found in pool ...
June 27, 2025 — Scientists have developed a groundbreaking technique called RAVEN that can capture the full complexity of an ultra-intense laser pulse in a single shot—something previously thought nearly ...
June 20, 2025 — Researchers in South Korea have developed a powerful and affordable new material for producing hydrogen, a clean energy source key to fighting climate change. By fine-tuning boron-doping and phosphorus levels in cobalt phosphide nanosheets, the team ...
June 20, 2025 — Scientists have, for the first time, directly observed phonon wave dynamics within self-assembling nanomaterials unlocking the potential for customizable, reconfigurable metamaterials with applications ranging from shock absorbers to advanced ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...
June 7, 2025 — Scientists at Binghamton University are bringing a sci-fi fantasy to life by developing tiny batteries that vanish after use inspired by Mission: Impossible. Led by Professor Seokheun Choi, the team ...
June 3, 2025 — A new type of mRNA vaccine is more scalable and adaptable to continuously evolving viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and H5N1, according to a new ...
June 3, 2025 — Australia can reach net-zero emissions and still protect its natural treasures but only if everyone works together. New research from Princeton and The University of Queensland shows that the country ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers have synthesized a new compound called infuzide that shows activity against resistant strains of ...
June 2, 2025 — Scientists in Australia have developed a smart, bacteria-repelling coating based on resilin the ultra-elastic protein that gives fleas their legendary jumping power. When applied to surfaces like medical implants or surgical tools, the engineered ...
June 2, 2025 — Physicists have developed a lens with 'magic' properties. Ultra-thin, it can transform infrared light into visible light by halving the wavelength of incident ...
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July 6, 2025 — Deep in Chile’s Atacama Desert, scientists studied a green crystal called atacamite—and discovered it can cool itself dramatically when placed in a magnetic field. Unlike a regular fridge, this ...
July 3, 2025 — A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and ...
June 22, 2025 — A Rice University team discovered that bubbling CO₂ through a mild acid dramatically improves the lifespan and efficiency of electrochemical devices that convert CO₂ into useful fuels. This ...
June 17, 2025 — Smashing atomic nuclei together at mind-bending speeds recreates the fiery conditions of the early universe and scientists are finally getting a better handle on what happens next. A sweeping new ...
June 17, 2025 — Scientists have built detailed Milky Way simulations under strange new physical laws to probe dark matter, revealing how different versions of the universe might behave and helping us get closer to ...
June 14, 2025 — Scientists at the University of Michigan have unlocked a long-standing mystery about quasicrystals exotic materials that straddle the line between the orderly structure of crystals and the chaos of ...
June 8, 2025 — Physicists have managed to simulate a strange quantum phenomenon where light appears to arise from empty space a concept that until now has only ...
June 5, 2025 — Harvard and PSI scientists have managed to freeze normally fleeting quantum states in time, creating a pathway to control them using pure electronic tricks and laser ...
June 2, 2025 — Despite advances in machine vision, processing visual data requires substantial computing resources and energy, limiting deployment in edge devices. Now, researchers from Japan have developed a ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have recreated the world's oldest synthetic pigment, called Egyptian blue, which was used in ancient Egypt about 5,000 years ...
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June 2, 2025 — Researchers have engineered a laser device smaller than a penny that they say could power everything from the LiDAR systems used in self-driving vehicles to gravitational wave detection, one of the ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental ...
May 29, 2025 — Scientists have developed a powerful new tool for finding the next generation of materials needed for large-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computing. The significant breakthrough means that, for the ...
May 29, 2025 — SAVANA uses a machine learning algorithm to identify cancer-specific structural variations and copy number aberrations in long-read DNA sequencing data. The complex structure of cancer genomes means ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers gave participants face tattoos that can track when their brain is working too hard. The study introduces a non-permanent wireless forehead e-tattoo that decodes brainwaves to measure ...
May 29, 2025 — Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke ...
May 28, 2025 — Interactive robots should not just be passive companions, but active partners -- like therapy horses who respond to human emotion -- say ...
May 28, 2025 — A new study integrated mathematical modeling with advanced imaging to discover that the physical shape of the fruit fly egg chamber, combined with chemical signals, significantly influences how cells ...
May 28, 2025 — Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called ...
May 28, 2025 — A new method could soon unlock the vast repository of biological information held in the proteins of ancient soft tissues. The findings could open up a new era for palaeobiological ...
May 28, 2025 — Scientists have observed anyons -- quasiparticles that differ from the familiar fermions and bosons -- in a one-dimensional quantum system for the first time. The results may contribute to a better ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...
May 27, 2025 — Most people have witnessed -- or rather smelled -- when a protein enzyme called sulfite reductase works its magic. This enzyme catalyzes the chemical reduction of sulfite to hydrogen sulfide. ...
May 27, 2025 — Laser-based metal processing enables the automated and precise production of complex components, whether for the automotive industry or for medicine. However, conventional methods require time- and ...
May 27, 2025 — Persons with Parkinson's disease increasingly lose their mobility over time and are eventually unable to walk. Hope for these patients rests on deep brain stimulation, also known as a brain ...
May 27, 2025 — Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be ...
May 23, 2025 — In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists have now derived universal rules to enable the de novo design of optimal enzymes. As an example, they ...
May 23, 2025 — Researchers united insights from cellular biology, quantum computing, old-fashioned semiconductors and high-definition TVs to both create a revolutionary new quantum biosensor. In doing so, they shed ...
May 22, 2025 — Proteins catalyze life by changing shape when they interact with other molecules. The result is a muscle twitching, the perception of light, or a bit of energy extracted from food. The ability to ...
Monday, June 2, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Listening to Electrons Talk
- New Quantum Visualization Technique to Identify Materials for Next Generation Quantum Computing
- Machine Learning Algorithm Brings Long-Read Sequencing to the Clinic
- Electronic Tattoo Gauges Mental Strain
- A Cheap and Easy Potential Solution for Lowering Carbon Emissions in Maritime Shipping
- Does Outdoor Air Pollution Affect Indoor Air Quality? It Could Depend on Buildings' HVAC
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- Horses 'mane' Inspiration for New Generation of Social Robots
- Study Deepens Understanding of Cell Migration, Important for Potential Medical Advances
- Groundwork Laid for Designer Hybrid 2D Materials
- New Method Provides the Key to Accessing Proteins in Ancient Human Remains
- Observing One-Dimensional Anyons: Exotic Quasiparticles in the Coldest Corners of the Universe
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage and Delivery System for Next-Generation Aircraft
- Cryo-Em Freezes the Funk: How Scientists Visualized a Pungent Protein
- Machine Learning Simplifies Industrial Laser Processes
- How Brain Stimulation Alleviates Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease
- New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- An Artificial Protein That Moves Like Something Found in Nature
- New Atom-Swapping Method Applied to Complex Organic Structures
- 'Green' Ammonia Powered by Sunlight
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- When Lightning Strikes: Gamma-Ray Burst Unleashed by Lightning Collision
- Engineers Discover a New Class of Materials That Passively Harvest Water from Air
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- Nano-Engineered Thermoelectrics Enable Scalable, Compressor-Free Cooling
- A Leap Forward in Transparent Antimicrobial Coatings
- Picometric Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Molecules in Atomic-Scale Cavities
- Mind the Band Gap! -- Researchers Create New Nanoscale Forms of Elementary Semiconductor With Tunable Electronic Properties
- Extreme Weather Cycles Change Underwater Light at Lake Tahoe
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- How Membranes May Have Brought About the Chemistry of Life on Earth
- Scientific Breakthrough Brings CO2 'breathing' Batteries Closer to Reality
- Cool Science: Researchers Craft Tiny Biological Tools Using Frozen Ethanol
Monday, May 19, 2025
- More Donor Hearts by Extending the Preservation Time
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- How to Swim Without a Brain
- AI Chip Developed for Decentralized Use Without the Cloud
- Chemists Develop Compact Catenane With Tuneable Mechanical Chirality
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Researchers Find CRISPR Is Capable of Even More Than We Thought
- Hazardous Reactions Made Safer Through Flow Technology
- Log in to Your Computer With a Secret Message Encoded in a Molecule
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- A Novel Hybrid Charge Transfer Crystal With Reversible Color-Changing Property
- Focused Ultrasound Halts Growth of Debilitating Brain Lesions
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Successful Experiments at GSI/FAIR Uncover New Island of Asymmetric Fission
- Following the Folds -- With Quantum Technology
- New Nanoparticle Could Make Cancer Treatment Safer, More Effective
- Energy and Memory: A New Neural Network Paradigm
- 'Sweet Spot' For Focused Ultrasound to Provide Essential Tremor Relief
- MRI Scans Could Help Detect Life-Threatening Heart Disease
- Got Data? Breastfeeding Device Measures Babies' Milk Intake in Real Time
- New Hope Against Superbugs: Promising Antibiotic Candidate Discovered
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- Making Connections: A Three-Dimensional Visualization of Musculoskeletal Development
- Light-Driven Cockroach Cyborgs Navigate Without Wires or Surgery
- Understanding Carbon Traps
- Researchers Discover a More Eco-Friendly Approach to Study Light and Matter Interaction -- Could Revolutionize Development of Emerging Technologies
- New Study Offers Insights Into Designing Safe, Effective Nasal Vaccines
- Discovery of FLASH Effect Conditions Using Compact Carbon Ion Synchrotron Opens Door to Safer Cancer Therapy
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Enzymes from Scratch
- Researchers Develop Living Material from Fungi
- Scientists Define the Ingredients for Finding Natural Clean Hydrogen
- Robotic Hand Moves Objects With Human-Like Grasp
Monday, May 12, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
- World Record for Lithium-Ion Conductors
- A Smarter Way to Make Sulfones: Using Molecular Oxygen and a Functional Catalyst
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
- Stability Solution Brings Unique Form of Carbon Closer to Practical Application
- Urine, Not Water for Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- The Squid Galaxy's Neutrino Game Just Leveled Up
- Mercury Levels in the Atmosphere Have Decreased Throughout the 21st Century
- Bacteria: Recording Gene Activity More Efficiently
- Engineering an Antibody Against Flu With Sticky Staying Power
- Tiny Vibrations Have a Massive Impact: Transmitting Clear Signals Over Long Distances Using Nonlinear Math
- Harnessing Protein Power to Deliver Medicine
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- New Discovery Shows How Molecules Can Mute Heat Like Music
- A Pipette That Can Activate Individual Neurons
- Groundbreaking Device Instantly Detects Dangerous Street Drugs, Offering Hope for Harm Reduction
- Viruses Under the Super Microscope: How Influenza Viruses Communicate With Cells
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
- Physicists Snap the First Images of 'free-Range' Atoms
- Piecing Together the Brain Puzzle
- Cracking the Code: Deciphering How Concrete Can Heal Itself
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Study of Velvet Worm Slime Could Revolutionize Sustainable Material Design
- Okra, Fenugreek Extracts Remove Most Microplastics from Water
- Accelerating Drug Discovery With a Single Carbon Atom
- Scientists Discover a New Way to Convert Corn Waste Into Low-Cost Sugar for Biofuel
- New Silver Mass Brings Us a Step Closer in Our Understanding of the Antineutrino Mass
- Fruit and Microbes Boost Biogas Production and Fermentation
Monday, May 5, 2025
- A Big Data Approach for Battery Electrolytes
- New Theory of Gravity Brings Long-Sought Theory of Everything a Crucial Step Closer
- BESSY II: Insight Into Ultrafast Spin Processes With Femtoslicing
Friday, May 2, 2025
- 'Cold' Manufacturing Approach to Make Next-Gen Batteries
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
- Manipulating Microbubbles to Control Fluids