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Complex life evolved out of the chance coupling of small molecules
6 hours ago
Complex life, as we know it, started completely by chance, with small strands of molecules linking up, which eventually would have given them the ability to replicate themselves.
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Video: Sushi's sublime secrets
9 hours ago
Sushi is sublime. Just fresh fish and seasoned rice in its simplest form served one on top of the other, or rolled up with some veggies in a seaweed wrapper. What creates the subtle interplay of flavors in your tuna nigiri?
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New biomaterial could replace plastic laminates, greatly reduce pollution
14 hours ago
An inexpensive biomaterial that can be used to sustainably replace plastic barrier coatings in packaging and many other applications has been developed by Penn State researchers, who predict its adoption would greatly reduce ...
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Supercontinuum lasers can lead to better bread and beer
15 hours ago
Researchers from the Department of Food Science (FOOD) at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark are the first in the world to have analysed whole grains with long near-infrared wavelengths using a new type of light source, ...
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Slowing the clockwork
15 hours ago
Progress on the way to smart nanomachines: LMU chemists have modified the synthesis of a molecular motor so as to reduce the speed of its light-driven rotation, thus permitting the researchers to analyze the mechanism of ...
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Device for measuring inflammation at home
16 hours ago
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a portable device for measuring inflammation levels quickly in home environment.
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Nanocapsules enable cell-inspired metabolic reactions
16 hours ago
Researchers at the University of Basel succeeded in developing capsules capable of producing the bio-molecule glucose-6-phosphate that plays an important role in metabolic processes. The researchers were able to produce the ...
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Destabilization processes in foam
16 hours ago
Oktoberfest is an exciting cultural event, but it is also a source of inspiration for materials scientists and engineers. Not the beer itself, but rather the beer foam is a source of inspiration.
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Self-healing catalysts make it easier to store solar energy with water
16 hours ago feature
(Phys.org)—Currently one of the most efficient ways to store solar energy is to transfer the energy to catalysts that split water into hydrogen and oxygen. Then the hydrogen can either be used as a fuel or later recombined ...
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Scientists find way to remove 'noise' from big data in metabolomics study
18 hours ago
Not long ago, scientists placed wagers on the number of genes in the human genome. Some bets ranged upward of 100,000 genes being present. Once the human genome sequence was completed, a project led in part by the McDonnell ...
