Exploding a photo subject in order to take its picture? An international research team at the European XFEL, the world's largest X-ray laser, applied this "extreme" method to take pictures of complex molecules. The scientists ...
Condensed Matter
Feb 21, 2022
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New research lays out the chemical steps used by a naturally occurring enzyme to convert a common chemical compound into ethylene—a plant hormone important for fruit ripening and an industrial chemical used in the production ...
Materials Science
Sep 13, 2021
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Chemists at Scripps Research have solved a long-standing problem in their field by developing a method for making a highly useful and previously very challenging type of modification to organic molecules. The breakthrough ...
Materials Science
Jun 25, 2021
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A joint research team led by Prof. Liu Zhongmin, Prof. Wei Yingxu, and Prof. Xu Shutao from the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed the mechanism underlying the formation ...
Materials Science
Jun 23, 2021
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Ever since the existence of molecules was proven and molecular reactions were predicted, humans have wanted to visually observe how such events proceed. Such observations of single-molecule reactions are highly important ...
Nanophysics
May 24, 2021
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About 15 years ago, Simone Raugei started simulating chemistry experiments at the molecular level.
Materials Science
Apr 27, 2021
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SMU researchers have developed a set of computer-driven routines that can mimic chemical reactions in a lab, cutting the time and labor-related expense frequently required to find the best possible drug for a desired outcome.
Materials Science
Apr 15, 2021
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How did life begin on Earth and could it exist elsewhere? Researchers at Simon Fraser University have isolated a genetic clue—an enzyme known as an RNA polymerase—that provides new insights about the origins of life. ...
Evolution
Mar 19, 2021
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Research conducted on Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) supercomputer Quartz highlights findings made by scientists that reveal a missing aspect of the physics of hotspots in TATB (1,3,5-trimamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene) ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 17, 2021
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Light-absorbing molecules can transform photons into electricity or fuels by shuttling electrons from one atom to another. In many cases the molecules are surrounded by a solvent—water, in the case of photosynthesis—and ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 15, 2021
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