Biochemistry News
May 8, 2024
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May 8, 2024 — Chemists created an enzyme with boronic acid at its reactive center. This approach can produce more selective reactions with boron, and allows the use of directed evolution to improve its catalytic ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers have debunked a 75-year-old theory about how humans determine where sounds are coming from, and it could unlock the secret to creating a next generation of more adaptable and efficient ...
May 8, 2024 — A tiny, flexible electronic device that wraps around the spinal cord could represent a new approach to the treatment of spinal injuries, which can cause profound disability and paralysis. A team of ...
May 8, 2024 — When old food packaging, discarded children's toys and other mismanaged plastic waste break down into microplastics, they become even harder to clean up from oceans and waterways. These tiny bits of ...
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May 7, 2024 — Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several roadblocks slow this process when using plant material that might otherwise go to waste. ...
May 7, 2024 — Move over, graphene. There's a new, improved two-dimensional material in the lab. Borophene, the atomically thin version of boron first synthesized ...
May 7, 2024 — Researchers used a breast cancer cell line panel and primary tumor explants from breast and cervical cancer patients to examine two different cellular contractility modes: one that generates ...
May 7, 2024 — The natural vein structure found within leaves -- which has inspired the structural design of porous materials that can maximize mass transfer -- ...
May 6, 2024 — Why 3,000 bars are needed to take a comprehensive look at a protein: Researchers present a new high-pressure spectroscopy method to unravel the ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed a unique shape-tunable mirror that can change shape to optimally channel X-rays. It is composed of a single crystal of lithium niobate. This new technology offers the ...
May 1, 2024 — Scientists are harnessing cells to make new types of materials that can grow, repair themselves and even respond to their environment. These solid ...
May 2, 2024 — Chemists have created a highly reactive chemical compound that has eluded scientists for more than 120 years. The discovery could lead to new drug treatments, safer agricultural products, and better ...
May 2, 2024 — Physicists developed a technique to arrange atoms in much closer proximity than previously possible, down to 50 nanometers. The group plans to use the method to manipulate atoms into configurations ...
May 2, 2024 — Charge-recharge cycling of lithium-superrich iron oxide, a cost-effective and high-capacity cathode for new-generation lithium-ion batteries, can be greatly improved by doping with readily available ...
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May 2, 2024 — Many natural substances possess interesting characteristics, and can form the basis of new active compounds in medicine. Terpenes, for example, are a group of substances, some of which are already ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers have developed an AI method that improves the identification of toxic chemicals -- based solely on knowledge of the molecular structure. The method can contribute to better control and ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Common household products containing nanoparticles -- grains of engineered material so miniscule they are invisible to the eye -- could be contributing to a new form of indoor air pollution, ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs) allow current to flow in devices like implantable biosensors. But scientists long knew about a quirk of OECTs that no one could explain: When an OECT is ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have developed a chemical process using plasma that could create sustainable jet fuel from methane gas emitted from landfills, potentially creating a low-carbon aviation ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A new type of bioplastic could help reduce the plastic industry's environmental footprint. Researchers have developed a biodegradable form of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) filled with ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — Researchers have discovered a new mechanism of oil biosynthesis and found a way to genetically engineer a type of test plant to more efficiently produce different kinds of seed oil that it otherwise ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A four-legged robot trained with machine learning has learned to avoid falls by spontaneously switching between walking, trotting, and pronking -- a milestone for roboticists as well as biologists ...
Apr. 30, 2024 — A lead-vacancy (PbV) center in diamond has been developed as a quantum emitter for large-scale quantum networks by researchers. This innovative color center exhibits a sharp zero-phonon-line and ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — The research explores how CRISPR can be used to edit ...
Apr. 29, 2024 — A new study uncovers a switchable, atomically-thin metal-organic material that could be used in future low-energy electronic technologies. The study shows that electron interactions in this material ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have demonstrated that ferromagnetism, an ordered state of atoms, can be induced by increasing particle motility and that repulsive forces between atoms are sufficient to maintain it. The ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers outline how they used a chemical probe to light up interlocking peptides. Their technique will help scientists differentiate synthetic peptides from toxic types found in Alzheimer's ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have created TopicVelo, a powerful new method of using the static snapshots from scRNA-seq to study how cells and genes change over time. This will help researchers better study how ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Light-driven molecular motors were first developed nearly 25 years ago. However, making these motors do actual work proved to be a challenge. In a new paper, scientists describe improvements that ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Researchers have developed tiny, flexible devices that can wrap around individual nerve fibers without damaging them. The researchers combined flexible electronics and soft robotics techniques to ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Robotics engineers have worked for decades and invested many millions of research dollars in attempts to create a robot that can walk or run as well as an animal. And yet, it remains the case that ...
Apr. 26, 2024 — Successful development of high-performance amorphous P-type oxide semiconductor using tellurium-selenium composite ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — For most human proteins, there are no small molecules known to bind them chemically (so called 'ligands'). Ligands frequently represent important starting points for drug development but ...
Apr. 25, 2024 — Extracting natural gas from shale formations can provide an abundant, lower-carbon footprint fossil fuel, but also creates concerns over increased methane emissions. Researchers have now developed a ...
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- New Approach in the Synthesis of Complex Natural Substances
- Toxic Chemicals Can Be Detected With New AI Method
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Activity in a Room Stirs Up Nanoparticles Left Over from Consumer Sprays
- Scientists Solve Chemical Mystery at the Interface of Biology and Technology
- Methane Emissions from Landfill Could Be Turned Into Sustainable Jet Fuel in Plasma Chemistry Leap
- Biodegradable 'living Plastic' Houses Bacterial Spores That Help It Break Down
- Discovery of Mechanism Plants Use to Change Seed Oil Could Impact Industrial, Food Oils
- Trotting Robots Reveal Emergence of Animal Gait Transitions
- Lead-Vacancy Centers in Diamond as Building Blocks for Large-Scale Quantum Networks
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Research on RNA Editing Illuminates Possible Lifesaving Treatments for Genetic Diseases
- When Does a Conductor Not Conduct?
Friday, April 26, 2024
- From Disorder to Order: Flocking Birds and 'spinning' Particles
- Imaging Technique Shows New Details of Peptide Structures
- Getting Dynamic Information from Static Snapshots
- More Efficient Molecular Motor Widens Potential Applications
- Robotic Nerve 'cuffs' Could Help Treat a Range of Neurological Conditions
- Why Can't Robots Outrun Animals?
- Professor Resolves Two Decades of Oxide Semiconductor Challenges
Thursday, April 25, 2024
- A Shortcut for Drug Discovery
- Estimating Emissions Potential of Decommissioned Gas Wells from Shale Samples
- Nanomaterial That Mimics Proteins Could Be Basis for New Neurodegenerative Disease Treatments
- 'Like a Nanoscopic Moon Lander': Scientists Unlock Secret of How Pyramidal Molecules Move Across Surfaces
- Towards Novel Promising Perovskite-Type Ferroelectric Materials: High-Pressure Synthesis of Rubidium Niobate
- The Secret to Saving Old Books Could Be Gluten-Free Glues
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Pattern Formation in the Nano-Cosmos
- Biophysics: Testing How Well Biomarkers Work
- A Chemical Mystery Solved -- The Reaction Explaining Large Carbon Sinks
- Condensed Matter Physics: Novel One-Dimensional Superconductor
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- Critical Minerals Recovery from Electronic Waste
- Researchers Create Artificial Cells That Act Like Living Cells
- Gentle Defibrillation for the Heart
Monday, April 22, 2024
- AI Tool Creates 'synthetic' Images of Cells for Enhanced Microscopy Analysis
- This Alloy Is Kinky
- Switching Off the Light to See Better
Saturday, April 20, 2024
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Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- From Defects to Order: Spontaneously Emerging Crystal Arrangements in Perovskite Halides
- E-Tongue Can Detect White Wine Spoilage Before Humans Can
- Two-Dimensional Nanomaterial Sets Record for Expert-Defying, Counter-Intuitive Expansion
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- 'Nanostitches' Enable Lighter and Tougher Composite Materials
- New Tagging Method Provides Bioadhesive Interface for Marine Sensors on Diverse, Soft, and Fragile Species
- Cooler Transformers Could Help Electric Grid
- Physicists Explain--and Eliminate--Unknown Force Dragging Against Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surfaces
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Next-Generation Treatments Hitch a Ride Into Cancer Cells
- Millions of Gamers Advance Biomedical Research
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Researchers Study Effects of Solvation and Ion Valency on Metallopolymers
- Innovative Antiviral Defense With New CRISPR Tool
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- A New Spin on Organic Shampoo Makes It Sudsier, Longer Lasting
- New AI Method Captures Uncertainty in Medical Images
- Cloud Engineering Could Be More Effective 'painkiller' For Global Warming Than Previously Thought
- Synthetic Platelets Stanch Bleeding, Promote Healing in Animal Models
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- A New Coating Method in mRNA Engineering Points the Way to Advanced Therapies
- New Strategy for Assessing the Applicability of Reactions
- Revolutionary Molecular Device Unleashes Potential for Targeted Drug Delivery and Self-Healing Materials
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- New Device Gathers, Stores Electricity in Remote Settings
- Could New Technique for 'curving' Light Be the Secret to Improved Wireless Communication?
- Subterranean Storage of Hydrogen
Monday, April 8, 2024
- A Pulse of Innovation: AI at the Service of Heart Research
- Protecting Art and Passwords With Biochemistry
- How Mosquito Larva Guts Could Help Create Highly Specific Insecticides
- How Scientists Are Accelerating Chemistry Discoveries With Automation
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Innovative Sensing Platform Unlocks Ultrahigh Sensitivity in Conventional Sensors
- Chemical Reactions Can Scramble Quantum Information as Well as Black Holes
Thursday, April 4, 2024
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- 'Tug of War' Tactic Enhances Chemical Separations for Critical Materials
- Developing a Vaccine for the 'zombie Drug' Xylazine
- 'Smart Swarms' Of Tiny Robots Inspired by Natural Herd Mentality
- Machine Learning Enables Viability of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbines
- Plant-Based Plastic Releases Nine Times Less Microplastics Than Conventional Plastic
- Drawing Inspiration from Plants: A Metal-Air Paper Battery for Wearable Devices
- Plastic-Free Vegan Leather That Dyes Itself Grown from Bacteria
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Chemistry Researchers Modify Solar Technology to Produce a Less Harmful Greenhouse Gas
- Wound Treatment Gel Fights the Battle Against Antibacterial Resistance
- Researchers Discover Dual Topological Phases in an Intrinsic Monolayer Crystal
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Cellphone Compass Can Measure Tiny Concentrations of Compounds Important for Human Health
- Researchers Produce Grafts That Replicate the Human Ear
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- New Approach to Monitoring Freshwater Quality Can Identify Sources of Pollution, and Predict Their Effects
- Revolutionary Biomimetic Olfactory Chips to Enable Advanced Gas Sensing and Odor Detection
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Robot, Can You Say 'cheese'?
- Researchers Create Biocompatible Nanoparticles to Enhance Systemic Delivery of Cancer Immunotherapy
- Artificial Reef Designed by MIT Engineers Could Protect Marine Life, Reduce Storm Damage
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
- New Method to Measure Entropy Production on the Nanoscale
- Silicon Spikes Take out 96% of Virus Particles
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Pushing Back the Limits of Optical Imaging by Processing Trillions of Frames Per Second
- Caller ID of the Sea: Tagging Whale Communication and Behavior
- New Reactor Could Save Millions When Making Ingredients for Plastics and Rubber from Natural Gas
- Artificial Nanofluidic Synapses Can Store Computational Memory
- New Ultrasound Technology May Revolutionize Respiratory Disease Diagnoses
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Physicists Develop Modeling Software to Diagnose Serious Diseases
- Bioelectronic Mesh Capable of Growing With Cardiac Tissues for Comprehensive Heart Monitoring
- Researchers Take Major Step Toward Developing Next-Generation Solar Cells
- Revolutionizing Hydrogen Production: Economical and Efficient Solutions Unveiled
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- High-Resolution Brain Created With 3D Printer
- Say Hello to Biodegradable Microplastics
- Healing Eyes With Contact Lenses