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A more climate-friendly way to produce nitrogen fertilizer
Humanity has an insatiable appetite for ammonia: This substance is used to make fertilizer, which in turn is used in most modern agriculture. Until now, the Haber-Bosch process has been the method of choice for extracting ...
Analytical Chemistry
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New automated platform accelerates discovery of high-performing polymer material blends
Scientists often seek new materials derived from polymers. Rather than starting a polymer search from scratch, they save time and money by blending existing polymers to achieve desired properties.
Polymers
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New machine learning tool reveals atomic structure of ultra-thin film materials
Imagine having a super-powered lens that uncovers hidden secrets of ultra-thin materials used in our gadgets. Research led by University of Florida engineering professor Megan Butala enables a novel way to look at the atomic ...
Analytical Chemistry
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Newly discovered millipede compounds affect ant brains, could inspire pain treatments
Chemist Emily Mevers and her team recently discovered a new set of complex structures in millipede secretions that can modulate specific neuroreceptors in ant brains.
Biochemistry
Jul 25, 2025
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Machine-learning application makes advanced chemical predictions easier and faster, no deep programming skills required
One of the shared, fundamental goals of most chemistry researchers is the need to predict a molecule's properties, such as its boiling or melting point. Once researchers can pinpoint that prediction, they're able to move ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2025
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Sulfur integration in nanostructures boosts catalytic efficiency in hydrogenation reactions
Despite natural evidence indicating sulfur's importance and efficiency as a catalyst for critical redox reactions, including hydrogenation (addition of hydrogen to molecule) and dehydrogenation (its opposite), chemists have ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 24, 2025
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This temporary tattoo could detect an unwanted drug in your drink
Researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have created a temporary tattoo sticker that has a hidden, but possibly lifesaving, purpose: detecting the presence of one drug used to "spike" alcoholic beverages and facilitate sexual ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 23, 2025
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Next-gen tech for at-home use can quickly detect endometriosis biomarker in period blood
Almost 200 million people, including children, around the world have endometriosis, a chronic disease in which the lining of the uterus grows outside of the uterus. More severe symptoms, such as extreme pain and potentially ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Wine chemistry can be accurately judged from fermenting tiny batches of wine
Making wine is a complex endeavor—it depends on grape composition, microbes like yeast, and environmental conditions such as temperatures, rainfall amounts and soil quality where grapevines are growing. Traditionally, researchers ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Scientists investigate use of AI to speed analysis of nuclear materials
Scientists have tapped artificial intelligence and powerful computing to take a first step to speed up how quickly officials are able to learn important details about nuclear events such as explosions, accidents or industrial ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Quantum discovery reveals how enzymes tame free radicals
A new study, published by a team of UBC Okanagan chemistry researchers, is creating a major rethink of how enzymes work. And how a quantum phenomenon helps an important enzyme control essential yet dangerous molecules.
Biochemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Cation exchange can create scalable, safer hydrogen fluoride synthesis
Fluorine-based compounds are everywhere—from life-saving pharmaceuticals and crop protection agents to high-performance materials like Teflon and refrigerants. Their unique chemical properties makes them indispensable across ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Ion beam analysis reveals 'forever chemicals' in reusable feminine hygiene products
When a reporter with the Sierra Club magazine asked Graham Peaslee, a physicist at the University of Notre Dame, to test several different samples of unused menstrual underwear for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 22, 2025
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Solvent selection tool boosts thermoelectric devices
Organic thermoelectric devices (OTEs) convert waste heat into useful electric power, but they are not yet efficient enough for practical use. KAUST researchers have now developed a tool that predicts the best solvent to use ...
Polymers
Jul 21, 2025
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Hollow molecules selectively extract cyclohexane for greener hydrocarbon separation
Hollow, pumpkin-shaped molecules can efficiently separate valuable hydrocarbons from crude oil, KAUST researchers have shown. These "molecular sieves," known as cucurbiturils, could enable a more sustainable approach to producing ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 21, 2025
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'Super alcohol' created in space-like lab reveals cosmic secrets
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers in the Department of Chemistry have created a molecule once thought too unstable to exist called methanetetrol using extreme, space-like conditions. The discovery could reshape ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 21, 2025
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Solving an 80-year-old mystery: Crystal structure of a bromide hydrate found with synchrotron radiation
Researchers have solved a mystery that has confounded scientists for 80 years: the crystal structure of the tetra-n-butylammonium bromide (TBAB) hydrate TBAB·26H2O. This substance belongs to a class of crystalline materials ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 18, 2025
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Scientists develop model to predict force-driven chemical reactions with greater accuracy
When asked to think of a chemical reaction, you might picture bubbling liquids in a beaker, or maybe applying heat to a mixture until something transforms. But some of the most important reactions in nature and industry don't ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 18, 2025
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Chemists unlock elusive carbenes, paving the way for next-generation medicines
Chemists have developed a novel way to generate a variety of highly useful chemical building blocks by harnessing metal carbenes, suggests new research.
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 18, 2025
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Simultaneous production of xylonic acid and xylitol from xylose achieved via atmospheric-pressure catalysis
A research team in South Korea has developed a cutting-edge catalytic and separation process that enables the simultaneous production of xylonic acid and xylitol from xylose under ambient conditions, without the need for ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 16, 2025
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