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Tiny red-light switch FenixS–Ash1 delivers ultralow-background
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (534+ words) Researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of Saskatchewan have engineered a compact, far-red light-responsive protein pair that could redefine how scientists switch molecules on and off inside living cells. The new system, described in Nature Methods, pairs…...
Alumni News – Irving Porush - UCLA – Chemistry and Biochemistry
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (504+ words) Long before the modern asthma inhaler became a household essential, the technology behind it was developed with the help of a UCLA chemistry alumnus. In May 2026, the National Inventors Hall of Fame posthumously honored Irving Porush ’39 (1917–2012) for his groundbreaking work…...
Molecular antennae make photoswitches far more sensitive to visible light
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (32+ words) Nanowerk Giving molecules a better way to capture light Longer molecular antennae collect more light A different strategy for better molecular switches...
Molecular antennae make light-activated molecular switches more sensitive
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (169+ words) Many cutting-edge technologies rely on molecules that can be switched on and off with light, but making them respond efficiently to visible light without losing stability has long been a challenge. Researchers at Tohoku University, working with Heinrich Heine University…...
Molecular surface design achieves over 100 millionfold tuning of porous liquid viscosity
4+ day, 18+ hour ago (56+ words) Nanowerk Molecular surface design achieves over 100 millionfold tuning of porous liquid viscosity Changing only the surface groups of metal-organic polyhedra alters the conformation of surrounding polymer chains, enabling unprecedented control over viscosity and temperature-dependent carbon dioxide access while leaving pore…...
Scientists Create ‘Smart’ Materials That Can Be Reprogrammed With Light
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (233+ words) Imagine electronics you can reprogram simply by shining a light on them. Researchers have created ultra-thin “smart” materials that do just that, a breakthrough that could lead to adaptable sensors, smarter cameras, and brain-inspired computers. Introduced in ScienceAdvances, the new…...
Metasurface boosts nonlinear polarization with free-space quantum-well
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (592+ words) In a breakthrough that could reshape how engineers manipulate light at the nanoscale, an international research team has demonstrated a quantum-well metasurface capable of dramatically enhancing nonlinear polarization through free-space optical access....
Study Reveals Better Electrode Geometry for Flow Batteries
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (693+ words) Home - Study Reveals Better Electrode Geometry for Flow Batteries Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Waterloo have used a $350 3D printer to manufacture battery electrodes with precisely engineered internal geometries. One shape in particular, a diamond lattice,…...
Limei Xu: Unraveling water???s hidden physics
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (280+ words) by Clara Rodriguez Fernandez | Sep 7, 2026 Water might look simple at first glance—just two hydrogen atoms bound to a single oxygen atom. Yet its complex behavior continues to puzzle scientists around the globe. Understanding this seemingly simple molecule could hold…...
Hideki Shirakawa, who shared chemistry Nobel for discovering conductive polymers, passes away at 90
1+ week, 2+ day ago (552+ words) Chemist and materials scientist Hideki Shirakawa, who shared the chemistry Nobel prize for the discovery and development of conductive polymers in 2000, has died at the age of 90. Shirakawa, a pioneer whose work challenged the prevailing view that polymers do not…...