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Software program Allchemy identifies prebiotic synthesis of biochemical compounds from primordial precursors
A team of researchers working in the Institute of Organic Chemistry's lab at the Polish Academy of Sciences has developed a software product to aid in discovering the chemical processes that led to the development of life ...
Materials scientists learn how to make liquid crystal shape-shift
A new 3-D-printing method will make it easier to manufacture and control the shape of soft robots, artificial muscles and wearable devices. Researchers at UC San Diego show that by controlling the printing temperature of ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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Researchers help develop sustainable polymers
Researchers at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering have made new discoveries on the effects of temperature on sustainable polymers. Their findings may help the industry to produce plastics that are better for the environment.
Polymers
Sep 25, 2020
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Diagnostic tool for coronavirus makes significant step forward
Scientists at the University of Warwick have demonstrated that a potential diagnostic tool for detecting COVID-19 using sugars will work with a virus rather than just its proteins, a significant step in making it a viable ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 25, 2020
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A clearer view of what makes glass rigid
Researchers led by The University of Tokyo employed a new computer model to simulate the networks of force-carrying particles that give amorphous solids their strength even though they lack long range order. This work may ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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High-performance single-atom catalysts for high-temperature fuel cells
Unlike secondary batteries that need to be recharged, fuel cells are a type of eco-friendly power generation system that produce electricity directly from electrochemical reactions using hydrogen as fuel and oxygen as oxidant. ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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An enhanced ruthenium-based catalyst for primary amine synthesis
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) have developed a high-performance reusable ruthenium-based catalyst for the production of primary amines. Their method represents a major advance for the development ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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Smart bulk plastic reacts to light, temperature and humidity
Imagine that products have a longer shelf life because of smart packaging, that plastic robots are driven by their environment, and that clothing adapts while being worn. In short: that you can make plastic smart so that ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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Scientists offer companies a novel chemistry for greener polyurethane
Without it, the world might be a little less soft and a little less warm. Our recreational clothing might shed less water. The insoles in our sneakers might not provide the same therapeutic arch support. The wood grain in ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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Scientists construct high-strength microtube by coaxial printing with customized biohybird hydrogel ink
Coaxial extrusion printing has been developing toward generating microtubes for mimicking tubular tissues these years. However, generated microtubes with insufficient mechanical properties and their uncontrollable, inherent ...
Materials Science
Sep 25, 2020
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Fast, accurate and non-destructive: The new method to analyze food quality
Consumers always look for good quality products, above all in fresh food like vegetables. But how do we measure the quality of fresh spinach before it gets on the market nowadays? The most commonly used methods to analyze ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 25, 2020
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Active learning accelerates redox-flow battery discovery
By using active learning, scientists are more quickly finding suitable candidates for redox-flow batteries.
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2020
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Novel cell membrane model could be key to uncovering new protein properties
The cell membrane, the wall-like boundary between the cell interior and its outside environment, is primarily made up of two kinds of biomolecules: lipids and proteins. Different lipid species closely pack together to form ...
Biochemistry
Sep 24, 2020
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New research shows the limitations of coordination in chemistry
A common assumption in chemistry is that the coordination number of a catalyst's surface determines the reactivity of the reaction it catalyzes. Strikingly, chemists from Leiden University have now proven that this is not ...
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2020
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Researchers develop a 'stretching rack' for cells
The behavior of cells is controlled by their environment. Besides biological factors or chemical substances, physical forces such as pressure or tension are also involved. Researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 24, 2020
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Rate prediction for homogeneous nucleation of methane hydrate
Methane hydrates are the single biggest source of fossil fuel on planet earth and play a role in climate change. The molecular process of their formation is not known and heavily debated. In a paper in the Journal of Physical ...
Materials Science
Sep 24, 2020
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Lab uncovers new mechanism of action against SARS-CoV-2 by antiviral drug remdesivir
Researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a novel, second mechanism of action by the antiviral drug remdesivir against SARS-CoV-2, according to findings published today in the Journal of Biological Chemistry.
Biochemistry
Sep 24, 2020
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Customizable synthetic antibiotic outmaneuvers resistant bacteria
Antibiotic resistance is one of the world's most urgent public health threats. In the United States alone, tens of thousands of deaths result each year from drug-resistant strains of common bacteria such as Staphylococcus ...
Biochemistry
Sep 23, 2020
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Automatic database creation for materials discovery: Innovation from frustration
A collaboration between the University of Cambridge and Argonne has developed a technique that generates automatic databases to support specific fields of science using AI and high-performance computing.
Materials Science
Sep 23, 2020
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New materials: A toggle switch for catalysis
Electrochemistry is playing an increasingly important role: Whether it is fuel cells, electrolysis or chemical energy storage, chemical reactions controlled by electric current are used. The decisive factor in all these applications ...
Materials Science
Sep 23, 2020
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