Producing synthesis gas, a precursor of a variety of fuels and chemicals, no longer requires natural gas, coal or biomass
A natural small molecule derived from a cypress tree can transport iron in live mice and human cells that lack the protein that normally does the job,
How does a nose remember that it’s a nose? Or an eye remember that it’s an eye?
An international team of researchers has developed a method for altering one class of antibiotics, using microscopic organisms that produce these compounds naturally.
Oil and gas producers rely on flaring to limit the venting of natural gas from their facilities, but new research led by the University of Michigan shows that in the real world, this practice is far less effective than estimated—
Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences in Japan in collaboration with other researchers from around the world have discovered that recombinations of specific genomic sequences that are repeated millions of times in the genome of each of our cells are pervasively found in both normal and in disease states.
UCSC scientists reported three crystal structures of periodic rippled beta sheets, a novel protein structure with potential applications in biomedicine and materials science
Researchers from Rice University, Stanford University, and the University of Texas at Austin have discovered a new way to produce solvated electrons through interactions between light and metal.
Ethanol can help plants survive in times of drought says a new study conducted at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science in Japan.
Pre-treatment with ethanol activates molecular processes that could allow crops to tolerate a warming world
New North Carolina State University research shows progress in gathering information on an important – yet difficult to characterize – human gut bacterium called Bifidobacterium, which is used in many probiotics that help maintain healthy microbiomes.
Researchers at North Carolina State University have developed a new catalyst that improves the efficiency of converting butane, a component of natural gas, into butadiene – a building block in synthetic rubber and a variety of plastics.
Rice University scientists have made a breakthrough in drug manufacturing by developing an inexpensive and eco-friendly process for producing diazides, the molecules essential for both drug production and agricultural chemicals.
North Carolina State University researchers have demonstrated that a synthetic polymer can remove certain dyes from water, and that the polymer can be recovered and reused.
A new study has found that adding too many charge-acceptor molecules to the surface of semiconducting nanocrystals can be detrimental.
Northwestern University researchers have developed a sustainable, two-step process that can upcycle organic carbon waste such as lignin, which could allow it to be used in pharmaceuticals for drug or chemical delivery.
A team of international researchers has made an innovative breakthrough with the development of a technique that uses liquid metal to create a stretchable elastic material impervious to liquids and gases.
Every day, plants around the world perform an invisible miracle. They take carbon dioxide from the air and, with the help of sunlight, turn it into countless chemicals essential to both plants and humans.
Researchers from North Carolina State University used computational analysis to predict how optical properties of semiconductor material zinc selenide (ZnSe) change when doped with halogen elements, and found the predictions were confirmed by experimental results.
Researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of Texas at Austin defined the structure of a substrate-bound iron 2-oxoglutarate (Fe/2OG) enzyme to explore whether these enzymes could be used to create a wide array of molecules.