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Stronger, greener superglue: Biodegradable polymer outperforms commercial options
Researchers at Colorado State University and their partners have developed an adhesive polymer that is stronger than current commercially available options while also being biodegradable and reusable. The findings, described ...
Polymers
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Heavy dipnictogen chemistry: Researchers create heterocycles with more than one antimony atom
An international team of chemists has successfully created methylenedistibiranes, which are three-membered rings that have two antimony atoms and one carbon atom. In their paper published in the Journal of the American Chemical ...
Drum mills achieve kilogram-scale ibuprofen synthesis with green technique
For the first time, researchers used drum mills to make kilograms of ibuprofen-nicotinamide, a formulation that improves therapeutic efficacy and stability. This is part of European project IMPACTIVE, focused on studying ...
Materials Science
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Advanced composites: High entropy crystalline and amorphous nanolaminates as promising candidates for nuclear materials
A research team from the Erich Schmid Institute of Materials Science, Austrian Academy of Sciences, has unveiled an approach to improve irradiation resistance through high entropy crystalline and amorphous nanolaminates.
Materials Science
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Engineered enzyme could transform how essential chemicals and medicines are made
Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology and the Department of Chemistry at The University of Manchester have described a novel enzyme that could significantly change the way essential chemicals and medicines ...
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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Copper radical mimics enzyme for highly efficient C-H oxidation
Optically pure alcohols are prevalent motifs in natural products and pharmaceuticals, driving the development of effective methods for their synthesis. Since the first reports of the Kharasch-Sosnovsky reaction in 1958, the ...
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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Nature-inspired MOF membrane offers durable solution for gas separation challenges
Polymer-grade propylene (>99.5%) is an important raw material in the chemical industry. Producing propylene inevitably generates propane as a byproduct in the product steam. And producing polymer-grade propylene requires ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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Scientists unlock new insights into tin-based catalysts for electrochemical CO₂ reduction
The global climate crisis, driven by the depletion of fossil fuels and rising atmospheric CO2 levels, has intensified the need for sustainable energy solutions. Among these, the electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction (CO2RR), ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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How nature optimizes hydrogen-producing biocatalysts
Oxygen can destroy hydrogen-producing enzymes. Researchers from Bochum and Osaka have discovered how an extraordinary protein survives in the presence of oxygen.
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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A new approach to building 3D molecules for better drugs
A report in the journal Science from researchers in the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry represents a significant advance in making the types of molecules needed in drug development. Molecules with three-dimensional complexity ...
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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Researchers propose a novel method to shed light on PFOS-induced neurotoxicity
The term "omics" refers to the study of the entirety of molecular mechanisms that happen inside an organism. With the advent of omics technologies like transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and lipidomics, our understanding ...
Biochemistry
Jan 15, 2025
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Synthesizing polymers with an unprecedented structure
For more than two decades, the Ihara research group has been focusing on the development of new methods for polymer syntheses using diazocarbonyl compounds as monomers. They found that diazoacetate can be polymerized by a ...
Polymers
Jan 15, 2025
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Testing used cars for drug traces to investigate third-hand contamination risk from methamphetamine use
Environmental health experts at Flinders University have found most surfaces in a car retain traces of methamphetamine after it's been smoked in the vehicle, putting subsequent users of the car at risk of third-hand exposure ...
Other
Jan 15, 2025
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Computational chemistry method can wring more information out of electronic structure calculations
Back in the old days—the really old days—the task of designing materials was laborious. Investigators, over the course of 1,000-plus years, tried to make gold by combining things like lead, mercury, and sulfur, mixed ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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Real-time fluorescent sensor could allow for precise monitoring of wine quality
A research team led by Professor Jiang Changlong from Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed an innovative real-time multi-scenario fluorescence detection technology for monitoring ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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SAMURI's intricate 3D structure offers insights into RNA modification
RNA molecules are an integral part of the human body: In cells, they ensure the transfer of genetic information and regulate the activity of genes. Some even act as catalysts, allowing chemical reactions to take place that ...
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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Scientists explain how a compound from sea sponge exerts its biological effects
Girolline, a compound extracted from the sea sponge Pseudaxinyssa cantharella, has been investigated for possible antitumor effects and also found to have anti-malarial effects.
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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A cleaner vision: Research supports safe, sustainable suds
Anyone who's ever lathered up knows the dilemma. The same qualities that make surfactants—the chemical compounds in soaps, shampoos and detergents that penetrate grease, dissolve stains and make those satisfying suds in ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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Scientists develop self-assembling molecules with potential applications in targeted drug delivery
Scientists have taken a major step forward in tackling one of the greatest abiding challenges in chemistry, by learning how to program the self-assembly of molecules in such a way that the end result is predictable and desirable.
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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Yellow dye from the bloodred webcap fungus may be harmful to humans—red dye could be a safe alternative
The safety of dyes obtained from the bloodred webcap fungus can vary, according to a new doctoral dissertation exploring their toxicity. Completed at the University of Eastern Finland, the study found that red dermorubin ...
Biochemistry
Jan 14, 2025
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