Researchers invent chemical reaction that could accelerate drug discovery
Medicines come from chemical reactions, and better chemical reactions lead to better medicines.
Biochemistry
Oct 29, 2021
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News tagged with chemical reactions
Study shows chondrite-analog materials can undergo chemical alteration processes at sub-zero temperatures
A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in France and one in Germany has found that chondrite-analog materials can undergo chemical alteration processes at sub-zero temperatures. In their paper published ...
Visualizing cement hydration on a molecular level
The concrete world that surrounds us owes its shape and durability to chemical reactions that start when ordinary Portland cement is mixed with water. Now, MIT scientists have demonstrated a way to watch these reactions under ...
Materials Science
Jun 7, 2021
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How equal charges in enzymes control biochemical reactions
It is well known in physics and chemistry that equal charges repel each other, while opposite charges attract. It was long assumed that this principle also applies when enzymes—the biological catalysts in all living organisms—form ...
Biochemistry
Apr 25, 2022
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Using AI to create better, more potent medicines
While it can take years for the pharmaceutical industry to create medicines capable of treating or curing human disease, a new study suggests that using generative artificial intelligence could vastly accelerate the drug-development ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 30, 2023
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Chemists glimpse the fleeting 'transition state' of a reaction
During a chemical reaction, the molecules involved in the reaction gain energy until they reach a "point of no return" known as a transition state.
Materials Science
Dec 16, 2019
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AI method determines quantum advantage for advanced computing
Creating quantum computers is costly and time-consuming, and the resulting devices are not guaranteed to exhibit any quantum advantage—that is, they often do not operate faster than a conventional computer. So researchers ...
Quantum Physics
Feb 5, 2020
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Unintentional generation of PCBs may be producing more of the chemicals than before ban
A trio of researchers at Chemistry Matters Inc., in Canada, has found evidence suggesting that more polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are being generated today than before they were banned.
Why do egg whites turn white when you cook them?
When you crack open a raw egg, the egg white isn't white at all—it's more like a clear jelly. So why does it turn white when you cook it? Does that make it safe to eat? And what about egg yolks?
Other
Jan 17, 2019
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Cheaper hydrogen fuel cell could mean better green energy options
Hydrogen fuel cells convert hydrogen to electricity with water vapor as the only by-product, making them an attractive green alternative for portable power, particularly for vehicles.
Materials Science
Apr 25, 2022
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