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Materials Science Jul 14, 2025

Cryo-electron microscopy—Reaction cycle of an enzyme for CO₂ fixation decoded

High-resolution cryo-electron microscopy makes it possible to study complex enzymatic processes in detail. With this method, a research team of the University of Potsdam and Humboldt-Universität Berlin succeeded in characterizing ...

Materials Science Jul 14, 2025

Scientists achieve net-negative greenhouse gas emissions via electrified catalysis

Chinese researchers have developed an innovative electrified catalysis strategy that removes more greenhouse gases than it generates, achieving net-negative emissions.

Nanomaterials Jul 10, 2025

Researchers develop tunable process for creating metallic glass nanoparticles for catalysis

Researchers at NYU Tandon have developed a new method for synthesizing metallic glass nanoparticles that offers refined control over size, composition, and atomic structure—features long sought in the design of advanced catalytic ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 8, 2025

Selective biocatalyst targets styrene pollutant, yielding pure epoxides for pharmaceuticals and specialty chemicals

Doctoral students have described a new selective biocatalyst in an interdisciplinary and inter-university collaboration. The biocatalyst can produce useful epoxides from harmful styrene, and do this so selectively that only ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 7, 2025

Solid catalyst breaks the rules: Oxygen evolution steps can happen simultaneously

Oxygen evolution is considered one of the most energy-intensive steps in water electrolysis and is therefore a key factor for more efficient green hydrogen production. Modeling of the reaction mechanisms has so far been based ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 3, 2025

Water activates hidden aluminum sites to enhance zeolite catalysis

Researchers from the Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement Science and Technology (APM) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found that water can activate previously "NMR-invisible" aluminum in ultra-stable Y (USY) ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 2, 2025

Data-driven strategies to advance methane pyrolysis catalysts

Methane (CH4) pyrolysis, a reaction that produces hydrogen without emitting carbon dioxide, often utilizes molten media catalysts. A recent research paper published in the journal ACS Catalysis has explored how artificial ...

Biochemistry Jun 26, 2025

New technique rapidly identifies high-performing enzymes for sustainable biomanufacturing

To make advances in using microbes to sustainably produce materials, it is necessary to find new molecular tools, or enzymes—but this is labor intensive. A Kobe University team has developed a technique that can classify ...

Biochemistry Jun 24, 2025

Light-powered enzymes create valuable chiral molecules from plant-based building blocks

A pioneering research lab at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has achieved another milestone using light-driven enzymatic reactions to convert simple biological building blocks into valuable chemicals.

Cell & Microbiology Jun 23, 2025

Q&A: How parasites—and a bit of serendipity—led to a powerful new drug discovery tool

From cancer to infectious diseases to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease, there is an undeniable need for new treatments and medications.

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