5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (605+ words) Surprisingly simple tools let chemists modify two carbon atoms in a single reaction image: A University at Buffalo study used visible light to help build more complex drug molecules in a fewer steps. The method involves blue LED lights activating…...

7+ hour, 40+ min ago  (238+ words) image: Crystal structure of TCTP-COF view more Crystal structure of TCTP-COF A research team synthesized and determined the structure of a borate-linked 3 D crystalline covalent organic framework, TCTP-COF, via electron diffraction for the first time. These findings will help scientists…...

8+ hour, 39+ min ago  (38+ words) Eurek Alert! Credit: Glorius Group - Preeti Chahar Triple Energy Transfer-Enabled Dearomative Cycloaddition/Rearrangement Cascade of Bicyclic Azaarenes to Structurally Complex Products More on this News Release Three-dimensional molecules through "domino cascade"...

14+ hour, 28+ min ago  (895+ words) Lewis-paired dopants are a promising way to achieve strong, stable doping in organic semiconductors, but their high reactivity makes precise control over doping levels difficult. In a recent study, researchers from Korea tackled this issue by showing that solvent polarity…...

23+ hour, 33+ min ago  (306+ words) A multi-responsive MXene actuator with programmable complex deformations has been reported for soft robotic applications. Not only is this actuator responsive to humidity, light, and magnetic fields, but it also enables programmable complex 3 D deformation through regulated micro-ridge orientation and…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (423+ words) A two-year field study shows that straw-derived biochar outperformed direct straw return in helping rice cope with saline-sodic stress, use nitrogen more efficiently, and produce higher yields Credit: Feng Jin, Chuchu Wang, Xudong Wang, Yang Song, Qingyu Wang, Hange Liu,…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (174+ words) Credit: Professor Toshiaki Taniike from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan Catalysts are the hidden engines of modern manufacturing, directly involved in more than 80% of chemical processes. However, catalyst development is highly complex because performance is governed…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (577+ words) Engineered light transforms Boehm's brushes from a faint visual pattern into a much brighter one that could help catch retinal disease image: Illustration of the enhanced Boehm's brush patterns observed during a University at Buffalo-led study. Researchers used a quantum…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (245+ words) Credit: Chong Liu, Gr'gorio Crini, Ricardo Bello-Mendoza, Lee D. Wilson, Ali H. Jawad, Paramasivan Balasubramanian, Xuan Cuong Nguyen, Qingfu Zheng & Fayong Li "Our goal was to design a practical adsorbent that is not only efficient, but also built from low-cost and waste-derived…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (305+ words) Collaboration between the startup alqem AI and MPI CPf S image: Hanh Nguyen (CEO, left) and Julia Krez (VP Operations, right) examine an arc furnace. Julia Krez, a chemist, earned her Ph. D. under Prof. Claudia Felser and is also a…...