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Biochemistry Jun 28, 2024

Engineered biocatalyst for making 'drop-in' biofuels

Researchers at the Department of Inorganic and Physical Chemistry (IPC), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), have developed an enzymatic platform that can efficiently transform naturally abundant and inexpensive fatty acids ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jun 28, 2024

Supercomputing in the age of AI to accelerate protein structure prediction

For researchers, using high-performance computers can be a little intimidating. Understanding the best interface to use, how to make software scale, and working with huge datasets requires its own expertise.

Materials Science Jun 27, 2024

Scientists use computational modeling to guide a difficult chemical synthesis

Researchers from MIT and the University of Michigan have discovered a new way to drive chemical reactions that could generate a wide variety of compounds with desirable pharmaceutical properties.

Nanomaterials Jun 27, 2024

First comprehensive characterization of the extraordinary thermoelectric properties of cadmium arsenide thin films

If there's one thing we humans are good at, it's producing heat: significant amounts, and in many cases most of the energy we generate and put into our systems we lose as heat, whether it be our appliances, our transportation, ...

Planetary Sciences Jun 27, 2024

NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter captures huge volcano, nears 100,000 orbits

NASA's longest-lived Mars robot is about to mark a new milestone on June 30: 100,000 trips around the Red Planet since launching 23 years ago. During that time, the 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter has been mapping minerals and ...

Earth Sciences Jun 27, 2024

Alphabet soup: NASA's GOLD mission finds surprising C, X shapes in atmosphere

Who knew Earth's upper atmosphere was like alphabet soup? NASA's Global-scale Observations of the Limb and Disk (GOLD) mission has revealed unexpected C- and X-shaped formations in an electrified layer of gas high above our ...

Biotechnology Jun 27, 2024

Printed sensors in soil could help farmers improve crop yields and save money

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineers have developed low-cost sensors that allow for real-time, continuous monitoring of nitrate in soil types that are common in Wisconsin. These printed electrochemical sensors could ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 27, 2024

What's really inside vapes? We pulled them apart to find out

While vapes or e-cigarettes first appeared around 20 years ago as an alternative to smoking, their prevalence and use have increasingly become problematic.

Social Sciences Jun 27, 2024

Influencers prefer endorsement deals without restrictions—and so do their audiences

In September 2018, Snapchat launched a new generation of its Snap Spectacles. Instead of relying on a traditional advertising campaign to promote the camera-enabled sunglasses, the brand chose an influencer to get the word ...

Environment Jun 27, 2024

Deep sea mining threatens sea life, environmentalists say: California law has a solution

As diplomats from around the world convene in Jamaica next month to discuss international guidelines on deep sea mining, environmental activists are urging nations to consider a California law they say could mitigate the ...

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