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Shaping the future of polymer nanocarriers

Scientists have taken a significant step towards the development of tailor-made chiral nanocarriers with controllable release properties. These nanocarriers, inspired by nature's helical molecules like DNA and proteins, hold ...

'Two-for-one' fission aims to improve solar cell efficiency

Singlet fission occurs when an organic molecule absorbs one photon of light, then splits that light's energy in two—a doubling effect that has the potential to improve the light-harvesting efficiency in solar cells, assuming ...

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Enhancing the performance of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis by constructing electron/proton pathways
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Spectroscopic technique that singles out water molecules lying on the surface reveals how they relax after being excited
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Chemists develop technique for extending nitrene reactions to three days
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Great British Bake Off finalist discusses the parallels between chemistry and baking
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A simple, fast, and versatile method for selective bromination of indole alkaloids
Polymers
Researchers create new class of materials called 'glassy gels'
Analytical Chemistry
New technology provides electrifying insights into how catalysts work at the atomic level
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Boosting the synthesis of stable sugar compounds with a novel nature-inspired approach
Biochemistry
Old drugs new tricks—novel approach shows 'enormous potential' for rapid antibiotic discovery
Biochemistry
Study reveals molecular mechanisms of somatostatin receptor 5 activation by neuropeptides and drugs
Analytical Chemistry
Study reveals mechanisms of crystal nucleation in glass-ceramics
Biochemistry
Researchers propose a new way for signal-amplification of chemosensors by flexibly manipulating an allosteric trigger
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Transforming inexpensive quinolines into complex drug candidates
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Backdoor method creates high-entropy material at lower temperatures
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Simple tool could facilitate discovery of new mechanically-responsive materials
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Researchers film energy materials as they form
Biochemistry
Antifreeze proteins show promise for organ preservation
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How can surface morphology change selectivity in electrocatalysis?
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Novel sensor developed for rapid detection of harmful insecticides
Biochemistry
Researchers invent 100% biodegradable 'barley plastic'

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Researchers improve measurement of gene expression in single cells
Environment
New global study unveils city-region networks, highlights role of intermediate cities
Cell & Microbiology
Following the 'BATT Signal:' A new signaling pathway controlling planarian germ cells
Plants & Animals
The plants bees need to maintain a healthy diet have been revealed
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Iceland's volcano eruptions may last decades, researchers find
Quantum Physics
Foregoing quantum chaos to achieve high-fidelity quantum state transfer
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Modeling software reveals patterns in continuous seismic waveforms during series of stick-slip, magnitude-5 earthquakes
Condensed Matter
Researchers discover new flat electronic bands, paving way for advanced quantum materials
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Discovery of vast sex differences in cellular activity has major implications for disease treatment
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1,500-year-old reliquary discovered
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New material records mechanical stress through luminescence

Identifying crumbling infrastructure is sometimes as difficult as rectifying it. Yet, this process has been made easier thanks to an innovative new material developed by Tohoku University researchers. Details of the findings ...

Cool paint made sustainable using recycled plastics

An NTU research team has successfully developed new methods to create a type of "cool paint" using recycled plastics—namely acrylic, old PVC pipes and polystyrene foam—and barium sulfate, offering a sustainable and efficient ...