Organic Chemistry News
March 20, 2025
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Mar. 18, 2025 — Scientists have unveiled an innovative approach for synthesizing azaparacyclophanes (APCs), a class of highly advanced ring-shaped molecular structures with immense potential in material science. ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — With the long-term goal of creating living cells from non-living components, scientists in the field of synthetic biology work with RNA origami. This tool uses the multifunctionality of the natural RNA biomolecule to fold new building blocks, making ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — Researchers have identified a previously unknown bacterial protein, the structure of which is being used in the design of protein nanoparticles for the targeted delivery of anticancer drugs to ...
Mar. 17, 2025 — When exposed to high temperatures and pressure, water enters a state in which liquid and gas can no longer be distinguished. For a long time, there has been controversy about how this looks like on a molecular ...
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Mar. 14, 2025 — With artificial photosynthesis, humankind could utilize solar energy to bind carbon dioxide and produce hydrogen. Chemists have taken this one step further: They have synthesized a stack of dyes that ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Curiosity about a mistake that left tiny dots on a germanium wafer with evaporated metal films led to the discovery of beautiful spiral patterns etched on the surface of the semiconductor by a ...
Mar. 13, 2025 — Researchers have advanced a decades-old challenge in the field of organic semiconductors, opening new possibilities for the future of electronics. The researchers have created an organic ...
Scientists Develop Solar-Powered Method to Convert Sewage Sludge Into Green Hydrogen and Animal Feed
Mar. 12, 2025 — Scientists have developed an innovative solar-powered method to transform sewage sludge -- a by-product of wastewater treatment -- into green ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Current methods to recycle plastics often use expensive catalysts, harsh conditions and produce toxic byproducts. New process converts PET plastic into monomer building blocks, which can be recycled ...
Mar. 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered 'berkelocene,' the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The breakthrough disrupts long-held theories about the ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — Proteins play a key role in the life sciences -- from basic research and biotechnological applications to the development and manufacturing of ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — Soaking up pollutants like a sponge, porous organic polymers (POPs) may be the key to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to ...
Mar. 6, 2025 — A collaborative research team has introduced a nitrogen-centric framework that explains the light-absorbing effects of atmospheric organic aerosols. ...
Mar. 7, 2025 — When they weave their webs, spiders pull their silk threads. New simulations show stretching during spinning causes the protein chains within the fibers to align and the number of hydrogen bonds ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers have developed a method to utilize aluminum to improve performance of water electrolysis ...
Mar. 5, 2025 — A newly developed pentanuclear iron complex can offer an efficient, stable, and cost-effective solution for water oxidation. By electrochemically polymerizing the complex, researchers have obtained a ...
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers are opening up new horizons in chemistry: They present the world's first triple bond between the atoms boron and ...
Feb. 27, 2025 — A team has shown that artificial photosynthesis is feasible using organic materials. Using the technique, they successfully synthesized useful organic compounds, including pharmaceutical materials, ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A research team has successfully developed a super-photostable organic dye after two years of dedicated research demonstrating perseverance akin to that of Marie Curie, who painstakingly extracted ...
Feb. 26, 2025 — A recent study shows that computer algorithms can be used to find molecules that can be developed into anti-inflammatory drugs. In the article, the researchers also describe how the same strategy can ...
Feb. 24, 2025 — A team has used a process known as DNA origami to make electrochemical sensors that can quickly detect and measure ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Rubidium could be the next key player in oxide-ion conductors. Researchers have discovered a rare rubidium (Rb)-containing oxide-ion conductor with exceptionally high conductivity. Identified through ...
Feb. 21, 2025 — Researchers have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts epoxides into fluorinated oxetanes, a coveted but difficult-to-make class of drug molecules that escaped synthetic preparation ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Chemical engineers have discovered that adding nickel atoms to silver catalysts could revolutionize the production of ethylene oxide by eliminating the need for toxic chlorine while maintaining ...
Feb. 20, 2025 — Researchers have succeeded in establishing a method for producing recycled liquid fertilizer that contains high concentrations of ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — For decades, scientists have sought ways to counter our dependence on lithium-ion batteries. These traditional, rechargeable batteries energize today's most ubiquitous consumer electronics -- ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — Acting in the right place at the right time is the key to effective medical treatment with minimal side effects. However, this feat remains difficult to achieve. Biologists and chemists have now ...
Feb. 19, 2025 — In a breakthrough for hydrogen technology, researchers have introduced an innovative electronic fine-tuning approach that enhances the interaction between zinc and ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Scientists have identified a new property, interface flexibility, that controls how certain molecules naturally self-organize into crystalline supramolecular networks. This significant discovery ...
Feb. 13, 2025 — Researchers have synthesized a Bi5-ring, a molecule with five bismuth atoms, and stabilized it in a metal complex. Their discovery fills a gap in chemical knowledge and enables future applications in ...
Feb. 12, 2025 — A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Biomedical engineers have demonstrated a new synthetic approach that turbocharges bacteria into producing more of a specific protein, even proteins that would normally destroy them, such as ...
Feb. 11, 2025 — Triple click chemistry has revolutionized chemical synthesis with its simplicity and efficiency, allowing for the quick and selective assembly of complex molecules. Now, in a recent study, ...
Feb. 10, 2025 — Researchers have developed a sustainable catalyst that increases its activity during use while converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into valuable products. This discovery offers a blueprint for designing ...
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Aluminum: A New Hero of Hydrogen Production
- A Sustainable Iron Catalyst for Water Oxidation in Renewable Energy
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- 'Fluorescent Phoenix' Discovered With Persistence Rivaling Marie Curie's
- New Method Searches Through 10 Sextillion Drug Molecules
Monday, February 24, 2025
Friday, February 21, 2025
- Breakthrough in High-Performance Oxide-Ion Conductors Using Rubidium
- Novel Method to Synthesize Valuable Fluorinated Drug Compounds
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Chemists Find Greener Path to Making Key Industrial Chemical
- Closing the Recycle Loop: Waste-Derived Nutrients in Liquid Fertilizer
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Towards New Battery Tech: Chemists Demonstrate High-Performance Sodium-Ion Cathode
- Using Light to Activate Treatments in the Right Place
- A Breakthrough in Hydrogen Catalysis: Electronic Fine-Tuning Unlocks Superior Performance
Thursday, February 13, 2025
- Scientists Discover Mechanism Driving Molecular Network Formation
- Unique Five-Atom Bismuth Ring Synthesized
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
- Engineering Biological Reaction Crucibles to Rapidly Produce Proteins
- Breakthrough in Click Chemistry: Innovative Method Revolutionizes Drug Development
Monday, February 10, 2025
- Nanoscale Tin Catalyst Discovery Paves the Way for Sustainable CO2 Conversion
- Low-Cost Synthesis of Pearlescent Pigments Achieved Using Vanadium Phosphates
Thursday, February 6, 2025
- A New Way to Detect Inflammation
- Recycling the Unrecyclable: Reclaiming Materials from Epoxy Resins and Composites
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- Shut the Nano Gate! Electrical Control of Nanopore Diameter
- Researchers Discover New Way to Customize Living Materials for Tissue Engineering, Drug Delivery and 3D Printing
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Scientists Develop Groundbreaking Biosensor for Rare Earth Element Detection
- PairMap: Revolutionizing Drug Discovery With Precise Energy Calculations
Monday, February 3, 2025
Friday, January 31, 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Improving the Performance of Biosensors: Developing New Materials for Effectively Harnessing the Power of Enzymes
- New Light-Tuned Chemical Tools Control Processes in Living Cells
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Creating Nanoislands for Better Platinum Catalysts
- Scientists 'mimic Real Biological Processes' Using Synthetic Neurons
- Green Phosphonate Chemistry -- Does It Exist?
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
Monday, January 27, 2025
- PEPPI-MS Protocols Reveal Chemical Structure of Cellular Proteins on a Large Scale
- Progress Toward a New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries
- Researchers Discover New Way to Store Hydrogen Using Lignin Jet Fuel
- Researchers Invent a New Tool to Help Lower the Cost of Tomorrow's Medicine
Friday, January 24, 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Bioluminescent Cell Imaging Gets a Glow-Up
- Biodegradable Nylon Precursor Produced Through Artificial Photosynthesis
- From Soot Particle Filters to Renewable Fuels
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Can DNA-Nanoparticle Motors Get Up to Speed With Motor Proteins?
- New Ceramic Catalyst Uses Sodium and Boron to Drive Sustainable Industrial Reactions
Friday, January 17, 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- The Ins and Outs of Quinone Carbon Capture
- A Deep Learning Pipeline for Controlling Protein Interactions
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Just as Gouda: Improving the Quality of Cheese Alternatives
- Uncurling a Single DNA Molecule and Gluing It Down Helps Sharpen Images
Monday, January 13, 2025
- DNA Nanorobots Can Alter Artificial Cells
- Researchers Unveil 'surprising' Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Recycling, Paving Way for Sustainable Materials
Friday, January 10, 2025
- Light, Flexible and Radiation-Resistant: Organic Solar Cells for Space
- New Insights Into Acoustic Bubbles Give Boost to Future Applications
- Harnessing Microwave Flow Reaction to Convert Biomass Into Useful Sugars
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Scientists Fuel Sustainable Future With Catalyst for Hydrogen from Ammonia
- Chemists Unlock the Potential of Ketone and Ester Molecules, Paving the Way for Greener and More Efficient Drug Development
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Trash to Treasure: Leveraging Industrial Waste to Store Energy
- Exploring the Eco-Friendly Future of Antibiotic Particles
Monday, January 6, 2025
- These 11 Genes May Help Us Better Understand Forever Chemicals' Effects on the Brain
- Virtual Chemistry Speeds Up Drug Discovery
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Water Treatment: Catching Steroid Hormones With Nanotubes
- Chemists Create Eco-Friendly Method to Make Chlorine-Based Materials for Drugs and Chemicals
- New Method Turns E-Waste to Gold
- Detecting Disease With Only a Single Molecule
Tuesday, December 24, 2024
Monday, December 23, 2024
Friday, December 20, 2024
- Researchers Take 'significant Leap Forward' With Quantum Simulation of Molecular Electron Transfer
- Programming Cells: Revolutionizing Genetic Circuits With Cutting-Edge RNA Tools
Thursday, December 19, 2024
- New Molecule-Creation Method a 'powerful Tool' To Accelerate Drug Synthesis and Discovery
- Tinkering With the 'clockwork' Mechanisms of Life
- Breathing New Life Into Technology: New Way of Separating Oxygen from Argon
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Step Forward in Generating Solar-Powered Hydrogen
- Significant Advancement Made in Engineering Biology and Clean Energy
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Exploring Excited State Dynamics: Advancements in Fluorescence and Material Design
- Treating Prostate Cancer With Novel Platinum Complex Via Targeting Androgen Receptor Signaling
Thursday, December 12, 2024
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Research Shows Feasting Fungi Could Revolutionize Carbon-Fiber Recycling
- Breakthrough in the Precision Engineering of Four-Stranded Beta-Sheets
- New Concept for Sustainable Fuel Cell Polymer Electrolytes Overcomes Barriers in High-Temperature, Low-Humidity Use, Advancing Net-Zero Carbon Goals
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Less Is More: Why an Economical Iridium Catalyst Works So Well
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
Thursday, December 5, 2024
- Shaking Sensor Continuously Monitors Inflammation
- Gene Therapy Fixes Major Cause of Stillbirth, Premature Birth in Guinea Pig Model
- A Method for Efficient Synthesis of Anti-Cancer Drugs
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- How Non-Toxic and Efficient Solar Cells Can Be Produced
- A Catalyst Can Turn Methane Into Something Useful
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
- Record Efficiency: Tandem Solar Cells Made from Perovskite and Organic Material
- Uncovered a Mystery of 'electron Carrier' Existing in All Living Organisms: Discovery of a 'nano-Switch Mechanism' Controlled by a Single Hydrogen Atom
- Chemical Structure's Carbon Capture Ability Doubled
Monday, December 2, 2024
- DNA Engineered to Mimic Biological Catch Bonds
- Ultrafast Dissociation of Molecules Studied at BESSY II
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology