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Fighting Cancer with Gut Bacteria

Some bacteria in the gut reduce the effectiveness of cancer treatments, while others increase it.

Ukrainian Researcher Flees War to Department of Chemistry in Kumpula

Yuliia Bardadym, a doctor of chemical technology from Ukraine, arrived in Finland at the end of March.

“Spring-Loaded” System Pops Phosphorus into Molecular Rings

An alternative to methods requiring harsh chemical conditions, the reaction offers a new route to making useful phosphorous-containing compounds.

Designing Proteins Just Got a Lot Easier

Forget crystals. AI gives Weizmann’s algorithms the means to design biomolecules with a huge range of valuable functions

Kivanç Birsoy, Expert on Cancer Cell Metabolism, Is Promoted to Associate Professor

A cancer cell must eat. While radiation may burn it, chemo may choke it, and surgery may pluck it out altogether

Using Soap to Remove Micropollutants From Water

MIT chemical engineers create affordable, sustainable soap-based system to eliminate emerging micropollutants in water.

Harvard-Cambridge team uncovers plausible pathway for RNA function without enzymes

New research suggests a "plausible pathway" for the emergence of functional ribonucleic acid (RNA), which could be a precursor to biological life on the early Earth.

Researchers provide first step toward optimal biofuels production

A long-overlooked first step in developing sustainable aviation fuels is to begin with the right configuration of molecular ingredients.

Glass blower crafts intricate creations for Cornell scientists

Karl Termini’s worktable holds pieces of glass, metal and rubber, from glass tubes and pipettes to flasks, funnels and columns.

Study reveals chemical link between wildfire smoke and ozone depletion

If wildfires become larger and more frequent, they might stall ozone recovery for years.

MIT's Kulik explores computer models to study chemical combinations to solve 'outstanding problems'

The direct conversion of methane gas to liquid methanol at the site where it is extracted from the Earth holds enormous potential for addressing a number of significant environmental problems. Developing a catalyst for that conversion has been a critical focus for Associate Professor Heather Kulik and the lab she directs at MIT.

Stretchy, washable battery brings wearable devices closer to reality

UBC researchers have created what could be the first battery that is both flexible and washable. It works even when twisted or stretched to twice its normal length, or after being tossed in the laundry.

U.S., British scientists develop automated program to assist in estimating physical properties from molecular simulation

An automated framework can help scientists in predicting the properties of materials from molecular simulations and are important in making it faster and easier to to understand biological and chemical phenomena, according to a research team.

How did nature discover its own laws—twice?

In an intriguing look at the origins of cognition and technology in nature, theoretical chemist Addy Pross explores how nature discovered its own laws twice--first unconsciously and later consciously.

New design gives screen displays bright color images even in sunlight

Viewing high-quality images with optimal colors, even when looking at a tablet or smart phone in direct sunlight, may be possible when new research results are commercialized.

Purdue researchers develop way to stabilize human calcitonin for better osteoporosis treatment

Researchers have found a way to alter human calcitonin into a safe and effective drug for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone diseases.

ChemRxiv, Cambridge Open Engage collaborate in 2021

American Chemical Society Chemistry for Life’s ChemRxiv, a preprint server for chemical services, reported that Cambridge’s Open Engage platform will be hosting their server starting in April 2021.

Researchers discover promising compound for fighting brain-eating amoeba

Spanish researchers may have found the means for combatting a “brain-eating” amoeba that led to increased deaths in the U.S. and around the world in recent years.

Scripps research team resurrect hypothesis that RNA and DNA co-evolved

A research team at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, has come up with some new answers to the question of how life evolved on Earth.