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Using AI to figure out the chemical composition of paints used in classical paintings
A team of chemists and AI researchers at CNR, Istituto di Scienze del Patrimonio Culturale, has developed an AI model capable of determining the chemical composition of the paints used to make classical paintings.
New molecule can mimic the effects of fasting and exercise
It is well known that regular exercise and periodic fasting have a series of positive effects on the body. Exercise and skipping meals makes for a stronger heart and reduces fat levels in the blood. The explanation lies in ...
Biochemistry
Oct 4, 2024
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Improving fumaric acid production efficiency through a 'more haste, less speed' strategy
As plastic waste continues to build up faster than it can decompose, the need for biodegradable solutions is evident. Previously, Professor Yutaka Amao and his team at Osaka Metropolitan University's Research Center for Artificial ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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New software facilitates molecular box designs for the encapsulation and release of drugs
A team from the Institute for Molecular Recognition and Technological Development (IDM) at the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Oxford have developed new software that, among many other applications, ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 4, 2024
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Electricity-driven catalyst offers climate-neutral methane production
Researchers at the University of Bonn and University of Montreal have developed a new type of catalyst and used it in their study to produce methane out of carbon dioxide and water in a highly efficient way using electricity. ...
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Oct 4, 2024
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Chemist challenges traditional views on crystal growth
Remember that old high school chemistry experiment where salt crystals precipitate out of a saltwater solution—or maybe the one where rock candy crystals form from sugar water? It turns out that your understanding of how ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 2, 2024
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Developing novel chiral capsule tools for advanced optical technologies
Chirality is an essential property in biology; the molecular building blocks of some of the most important biological structures, including DNA and proteins, are chiral. When a molecule is said to be chiral, it means that ...
Biochemistry
Oct 2, 2024
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Planning a drug's route in the body with synthetic chemistry
Researchers at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) have developed technology that can alter, within the body, the recognized identity of proteins.
Biochemistry
Oct 2, 2024
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Seeing double: Designing drugs that target 'twin' cancer proteins
Some proteins in the human body are easy to block with a drug; they have an obvious spot in their structure where a drug can fit, like a key in a lock. But other proteins are more difficult to target, with no clear drug-binding ...
Biochemistry
Oct 1, 2024
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It all adds up: Study finds forever chemicals are more toxic as mixtures
A first-of-its-kind study has measured the toxicity of several types of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), better known as "forever chemicals," when mixed together in the environment and in the human body.
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 1, 2024
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Building better solar cells: Assembly of 2D molecular structures with triptycene scaffold
Research in the field of material science and electronics relies on the innovative arrangement of molecules or atoms to develop materials with unique properties not found in conventional materials. Two-dimensional (2D) assemblies ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 1, 2024
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Fluorescent molecules to illuminate life: Simplified synthesis with formaldehyde
A research team has recently made a breakthrough in synthesizing organic fluorophores more cost-effectively and atom-efficiently than ever before by using formaldehyde, the simplest carbon molecule. Their findings were published ...
Biochemistry
Sep 30, 2024
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Molecular computing method uses metal ions to mimic complex mathematical functions
Researchers at the University of Twente have developed a new method that allows them to precisely control chemical reactions using metal ions. This marks an important step toward computers that function like the human brain. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 30, 2024
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New synthesis strategy could speed up PFAS decontamination
Rice University engineers have developed an innovative way to make covalent organic frameworks (COFs), special materials that can be used to trap gases, filter water and speed up chemical reactions. COFs have the potential ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 30, 2024
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Designing multifunctional framework materials for sustainable photocatalysis
The goal of sustainable chemistry has motivated chemists to use renewable energy in chemical reactions, minimizing hazardous waste, and maximizing atom economy. Nature provides a blueprint with photosynthesis, in which carbohydrates ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 28, 2024
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High-energy-density cubic gauche nitrogen successfully synthesized at atmospheric pressure
A research group led by Prof. Wang Xianlong from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully synthesized high-energy-density materials cubic gauche nitrogen (cg-N) at atmospheric ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2024
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Machine learning accelerates discovery of high-temperature alloys
In a study recently published in Engineering, scientists from the University of Science and Technology Beijing, Guangdong Ocean University, and AiMaterials Research LLC have demonstrated a novel method to accelerate the discovery ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2024
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Chemical engineers provide new insights in CO₂ conversion with electricity
Researchers from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Twente, led by Georgios Katsoukis, have discovered how the chemical environment around copper electrodes can dramatically influence the conversion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2024
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Fruit juice offers a fresh take on kombucha
Kombucha is a fizzy, tangy drink made by fermenting tea. But brewers are now fermenting other plant-based drinks to explore nutritional properties and flavors. In a study published in ACS Agricultural Science & Technology, ...
Biochemistry
Sep 27, 2024
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Affordable iron catalysts offer a sustainable route to prized Z-alkenes
Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an iron-catalyzed method that overcomes a significant challenge in the sustainable synthesis of trisubstituted Z-alkenes by inserting two alkyl chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 27, 2024
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