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Electrochemical process that uses carbon dioxide to produce oxygen could be used in space
To mitigate global climate change, emissions of the primary culprit, carbon dioxide, must be drastically reduced. A newly developed process helps solve this problem: CO2 is directly split electrochemically into carbon and ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Researchers achieve de novo biosynthesis of plant lignans using synthetic yeast consortia
Lignans are low molecular weight polyphenolic compounds with important antitumor and antiviral properties. However, their low amounts in medicinal plants and complex structures make sustainable production through plant extraction ...
Biochemistry
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Decades-long quest leads to new antibiotic compounds
A team of chemists, biologists and microbiologists led by researchers in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis has found a way to tweak an antimalarial drug and turn it into a potent antibiotic, part of a ...
Biochemistry
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High-pressure method can differentiate proton-coupled electron transfer mechanisms
Redox reactions form the basis of many fundamental processes of life. Without them, neither cellular respiration nor photosynthesis could take place. Redox reactions also play a crucial role in applications in the domains ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 21, 2025
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Japanese plant yields compounds that exhibit strong anti-HIV activity
Researchers have discovered that Daphne pseudomezereum (commonly known as Onishibari) contains a substance inhibiting replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The plants were cultivated at the Medicinal Plant Garden ...
Biochemistry
Mar 20, 2025
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Novel hydrogen bonding strategy yields high-birefringence crystals for optics
Birefringent crystalline materials are essential in advanced optical technologies such as isolators and modulators due to their ability to manipulate light polarization. However, designing high-performance birefringent materials ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2025
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Researchers develop chainmail integrated-electrode for highly efficient hydrogen sulfide electrolysis
Hydrogen sulfide (H2S), a toxic and corrosive byproduct of fossil fuel extraction, poses significant environmental and industrial challenges. While the conventional Claus process converts H2S into elemental sulfur, it fails ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2025
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Peptide screening reveals irreversible inhibitors for cancer's 'undruggable' cJun protein
For the first time, scientists have identified promising drug candidates that bind irreversibly with a notoriously undruggable cancer protein target, permanently blocking it.
Biochemistry
Mar 20, 2025
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AI-based search engine can help researchers find new chemical reactions in data archives
In a joint project between the Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry and Skoltech, a research group led by RAS Academician Valentin Ananikov has developed a unique machine-learning-based search engine for analyzing vast ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 20, 2025
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The unfamiliar face of a most familiar substance: Extraordinary activity of interfacial water on oil droplets
The behavior of water at hydrophobic interfaces has perplexed scientists for over a century, spanning chemistry, biology, materials science, geology, and engineering. Recent discoveries—such as the anomalous chemistry of ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 19, 2025
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Researchers reveal role of zeolite acid site accessibility in syngas conversion
Zeolites and zeotypes are widely used in the energy and chemical industries due to their unique pore structures and excellent shape-selective catalytic properties. However, these inherent advantages also lead to diffusion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 19, 2025
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Novel porous material separates deuterium at elevated temperatures efficiently
A novel porous material capable of separating deuterium (D2) from hydrogen (H2) at a temperature of 120 K (-153°C) has been introduced. Notably, this temperature exceeds the liquefaction point of natural gas, which is 111 ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 19, 2025
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Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measures real-time chemical changes in molten salt
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that can track chemical changes in molten salt in real time—helping to pave the way for the deployment of molten salt reactors for energy production.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 19, 2025
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Dipeptides for carbon dioxide capture: Research reveals promising CO₂ sequestration mechanisms
Associate Professor Konstantinos Vogiatzis' lab in the Department of Chemistry is leveraging computational chemistry to address excess carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The work is published in the journal ChemPhysChem.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 19, 2025
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'Democratizing chemical analysis': Using machine learning and robotics to identify chemical compositions from images
Florida State University chemists have created a machine learning tool that can identify the chemical composition of dried salt solutions from an image with 99% accuracy.
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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Computational simulator targets intervertebral disk biochemistry to find most common cause of back pain
UPF researchers have led the creation of a computational simulator that is unique in the world to study one of the causes of chronic back pain, in the framework of research conducted in collaboration with the Hospital del ...
Biochemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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Antibiotic-resistant bacteria more vulnerable under body-like fluid flow conditions, study finds
Some notoriously difficult-to-treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body ...
Biochemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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Synthesized molecular rings could improve efficiency and flexibility of displays, solar cells and transistors
Scientists at the Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Vienna, have unveiled an innovative approach for synthesizing azaparacyclophanes (APCs), a class of highly advanced ring-shaped molecular structures with immense ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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3D van der Waals open frameworks signal a new era in porous materials
Researchers from Kyoto University have achieved a significant advancement in materials science by developing the world's first three-dimensional van der Waals open frameworks (WaaFs). This innovation challenges the conventional ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 18, 2025
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Defect-engineered metal-organic frameworks offer rapid detection of nerve agents
Nerve agents are highly toxic chemical warfare agents that inhibit acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the nervous system, causing severe symptoms such as seizures and respiratory failure. Timely detection of these agents is crucial ...
Analytical Chemistry
Mar 17, 2025
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