Life on a faraway planet—if it's out there—might not look anything like life on Earth. But there are only so many chemical ingredients in the universe's pantry, and only so many ways to mix them. A team led by scientists ...
Astrobiology
Sep 19, 2023
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(Phys.org) —Cheaper clean-energy technologies could be made possible thanks to a new discovery. Research team members led by Raymond Schaak, a professor of chemistry at Penn State University, have found that an important ...
Nanomaterials
Jun 13, 2013
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(Phys.org) —An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.
Space Exploration
Mar 12, 2013
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As biocatalysts, enzymes can make many chemical processes "greener" and open up promising opportunities for various industries from pharmaceuticals to environmental technology. New analytical methods, the enormous increase ...
Biochemistry
Nov 24, 2023
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Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have created a process that can upcycle most plastics into chemical ingredients useful for energy storage, using light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and ...
Polymers
Sep 13, 2023
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Photocatalysis is considered a promising novel approach for the sustainable synthesis of, amongst others, active pharmaceutical ingredients and agrochemicals.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 18, 2022
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The development of new active substances against pathogenic bacteria, parasites, fungi and viruses is gaining importance, as established anti-infectives are becoming increasingly ineffective due to the development of resistance. ...
Biochemistry
Jun 23, 2022
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A multi-enzyme platform is developed for sequence-unconstrained traceless protein synthesis and modification with either synthetic peptides or recombinant proteins, according to a new study out of Chinese Academy of Sciences ...
Biochemistry
Oct 22, 2021
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The development of petroleum-based plastics is one of the crowning achievements of the 20th century, but they come with a hefty cost.
Materials Science
Jul 28, 2016
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MIT researchers have developed a compact, portable pharmaceutical manufacturing system that can be reconfigured to produce a variety of drugs on demand.
Materials Science
Mar 31, 2016
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