Unlocking a cure for carbon monoxide poisoning
Carbon monoxide is an odorless and colorless gas made when fossil fuels burn incompletely. It's also a silent killer.
Biochemistry
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A new technique to delete single atoms can speed up molecule design
Every time a new cancer drug is announced, it represents hundreds of researchers spending years behind the scenes working to design and test a new molecule. The drug has to be not only effective, but also as safe as possible ...
Biochemistry
Apr 29, 2022
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'Spring-loaded' system pops phosphorus into molecular rings
MIT chemists have devised a new chemical reaction that allows them to synthesize a phosphorus-containing ring, using a catalyst to add phosphorus to simple organic compounds called alkenes.
Materials Science
Apr 21, 2022
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Chemists discover new reactivity of strained molecules
In synthetic organic chemistry, so-called cycloadditions are a particularly important class of reactions. With this type of reaction, ring-shaped molecules can be constructed simply and efficiently by joining ("adding") two ...
Materials Science
Mar 23, 2022
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Chemists develop radical way to make it easier, more profitable to recycle plastic
The United States generates more plastic trash than any other country—about 46.3 million tons of it—or 287 pounds per person a year, according to a 2020 study.
Polymers
Feb 7, 2022
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Taming of a shape-shifter molecule
Shape-shifter molecules are in never-ending motion. Their structure fluctuates because the carbon bonds that hold them together constantly break up and form again. Researchers have now found a way to "tame" a shape-shifter ...
Materials Science
Jan 18, 2022
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Machine learning solves the who's who problem in NMR spectra of organic crystals
Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy—a technique that measures the frequencies emitted by the nuclei of some atoms exposed to radio waves in a strong magnetic field—can be used to determine chemical ...
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 26, 2021
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A better-fitting molecular 'belt' for making new drugs
The most common pharmaceuticals on the market are made by chaining together rings of molecules to create the drugs that treat conditions including pain, depression and leukemia.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 16, 2021
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Scientists monitor the formation of a chemical bond for the first time
A new study has for the first time been able to monitor the different stages of a chemical reaction, as one bond breaks and another forms. The work, involving Nottingham Trent University, the University of Southampton and ...
Materials Science
Nov 16, 2021
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Weak bonds are a strength in making borophene
Borophene may be done tantalizing materials scientists and start serving their ambitions, if a new approach by Rice University researchers can be turned into practice.
Nanophysics
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