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Analytical Chemistry Oct 8, 2026

New electrode design breaks key barrier to greener ammonia production

A new approach to producing ammonia using renewable electricity has overcome a fundamental energy limitation of the technology, opening new possibilities for cleaner and potentially more cost-effective production of one of ...

Bio & Medicine Oct 7, 2026

'Self-blinking dyes' simplify nanoscale imaging without sacrificing precision

Nanobodies are extremely small antibody fragments that bind to specific molecules. When nanobodies are labeled with dyes, they can be used as probes to enhance super-resolution microscopy. However, conventional blinking dyes ...

Biochemistry Oct 7, 2026

New polystyrene uses 50% plant-based material and breaks into fragments for potential recycling

Polystyrene is used in protective packaging for televisions and electronic devices, in decorative boards and baseboards for interior construction, and in petri dishes. It is one of the world's most important plastics, with ...

Biochemistry Oct 7, 2026

Quantum simulations suggest lithium isotopes could affect biological reactions differently

While lithium has been used as a first-line treatment for the long-term management of bipolar disorder for more than 70 years, scientists still do not fully understand how it produces its therapeutic effects in the brain.In ...

Astronomy Oct 7, 2026

Alcohol in space: Exotic methanol discovered in planet-building zones

An international team of astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), of which the U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a partner (NSF NRAO), has combined ...

Other Oct 7, 2026

Scientists win chemistry Nobel for discoveries about mirrored molecules that led to many drugs

Scientists Henri B. Kagan and Kenso Soai won the Nobel Prize in chemistry Wednesday for untangling mysterious mirror images in molecules, a discovery that has been used to develop countless drugs and transformed modern medicine.

Other Oct 7, 2026

Sleep, appetite, gene-editing experts contend for Nobel chemistry prize

Research into molecules that regulate sleep and appetite or methods for editing genes could be among the contenders for the Nobel Prize in chemistry, to be announced Wednesday, commentators say.

Analytical Chemistry Oct 6, 2026

Nearly 10,000 mapped reactions reveal overlooked steps in CO₂-to-fuel conversion

Scientists are increasingly exploring carbon dioxide (CO₂) hydrogenation—where CO₂ reacts with hydrogen over a catalyst to produce products like methanol—to convert CO₂ into useful chemicals and fuels. However, it involves ...

Evolution Oct 6, 2026

Hydrothermal vents supply a geochemical precursor of ATP that could have powered early life

Where did the energy come from to power the chemical origin of life, and how did phosphate come to be the universal energy currency of cells? Biologists from the Institute of Molecular Evolution at Heinrich Heine University ...

Bio & Medicine Oct 6, 2026

Highly sensitive biosensor enables rapid detection of cerebrospinal fluid leaks

A research team has developed a highly sensitive electrochemical biosensor capable of rapidly and accurately diagnosing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) leaks that may occur following head surgery or trauma. The team established ...

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