• New faster charging hydrogen fuel cell developed
    Friday, August 12, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A new design for solid-state hydrogen storage could significantly reduce charging times.
  • Important milestone on the way to transition metal catalysis with aluminum
    Friday, August 12, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Chemists have succeeded in synthesizing the low-valent cationic aluminum complex by a metathesis reaction.
  • Interactive map of metabolical synthesis of chemicals
    Thursday, August 11, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    A research team comprised of Woo Dae Jang, Gi Bae Kim, and Distinguished Professor Sang Yup Lee of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST reported an interactive metabolic map of bio-based chemicals. Their...
  • Chemistry lab students predict spread of COVID-19 with kinetics models
    Thursday, August 11, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Chemist Jixin Chen looked at the rapid spread of COVID-19 early in the pandemic and saw a novel opportunity for his kinetics lab, where they study the rates of reactions.
  • Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet's plastic problem
    Thursday, August 11, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution.
  • Engineering enzymes to help solve the planet's plastic problem
    Thursday, August 11, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution.
  • New study reveals computation-guided approach to suppressing cancer tumor growth
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    A new study, led by researchers from the University of California, Irvine and the University of California, San Diego, reveals a new computation-guided approach to identify small molecules that can restore aspects of wild-type p53 tumor...
  • How bacteria defuse hypothiocyanite, an antimicrobial weapon of the innate immune system
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    How do a wide variety of bacteria—both pathogenic and commensal—survive antimicrobials released by the mammalian innate immune system?
  • PET scan visualization can measure effects of STING-activating drugs
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A new study suggests that readily available PET scanning could enable a whole-body analysis of the effects of systemic STING-activating therapy in humans, potentially providing a diagnostic tool to guide clinical development of this...
  • Researchers introduce rapid diagnostic test for Listeria
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Researchers in the University of Georgia College of Engineering are developing a new way to detect potentially deadly Listeria contamination in food.
  • Ultracold atoms dressed by light simulate gauge theories
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers have used the coldest systems in the universe to realize in the laboratory gauge theories, key models of modern physics that describe the fundamental forces of Nature and the behavior of complex quantum materials.
  • Researcher develops algorithm to track mental states through the skin
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A biomedical engineer has developed a way to measure mental activity using electrodermal activity (EDA) -- an electrical phenomenon of the skin that is influenced by brain activity related to emotional status. They describe a novel...
  • Understanding how rechargeable aqueous zinc batteries work
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    While scientists have hoped that rechargeable zinc-manganese dioxide batteries could be developed into a viable alternative for grid storage applications, engineers have now identified the atomistic mechanism of charge and...
  • Commonly used chemical fixation causes aggregation artifact
    Wednesday, August 10, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Researchers at Kanazawa University report in Communications Biology that using common chemicals for fixing living cell samples for microscopy studies causes membrane proteins to aggregate.
  • Banana peels make sugar cookies better for you
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Banana peels aren't always destined for the trash or compost anymore. They're making their way onto people's plates, replacing pork in "pulled peel" sandwiches and getting fried up into "bacon." And now, researchers reporting in ACS Food...
  • Sweet success: New enzymatic biosystem harvests the potential of the sugar maltose
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Microorganism-free enzyme-based reaction systems are now used for the production of hydrogen, bioelectricity, and useful biochemicals. In these biosystems, raw materials called substrates are broken down by a series of enzymes (i.e.,...
  • Study finds genetic method for identifying hundreds of disease agents 'promising'
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    In the pursuit of accurate diagnoses for illnesses, doctors have traditionally used multiple methods -- including culturing patient samples on a wide variety of media, reviewing countless medical records and analyzing clinical data using...
  • Chemists achieve 'molecular editing' feat
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A new techniques enable unprecedented versatility in the design of drug molecules.
  • Chemists achieve 'molecular editing' feat
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Chemists from Scripps Research and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed methods for the precise, flexible modification of a broad class of chemical compounds called bicyclic aza-arenes, which are commonly used to...
  • An upgrade for magnetic resonance methods with a 1,000-fold amplifier
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Researchers determine the structure and dynamics of proteins using NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) spectroscopy. Until now, however, much higher concentrations were necessary for in-vitro measurements of the biomolecules in solution...
  • Robot helps reveal how ants pass on knowledge
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Scientists have developed a small robot to understand how ants teach one another.
  • AI pilot can navigate crowded airspace
    Tuesday, August 9, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers have developed an AI pilot that enables autonomous aircraft to navigate a crowded airspace. The artificial intelligence can safely avoid collisions, predict the intent of other aircraft, track aircraft and coordinate with...
  • In simulation of how water freezes, artificial intelligence breaks the ice
    Monday, August 8, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Combining artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, researchers have simulated what happens at the molecular level when water freezes. The result is the most complete yet simulation of the first steps in ice 'nucleation,' a process...
  • Scientists create long-acting injectable drug delivery system for tuberculosis
    Monday, August 8, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Research in animal models showed the potential of delivering a TB drug with one injection that lasts at least four months, in lieu of the current standard treatment requiring constant adherence to a daily drug regimen.
  • Artificial intelligence tools predict DNA's regulatory role and 3D structure
    Monday, August 8, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Newly developed artificial intelligence (AI) programs accurately predicted the role of DNA's regulatory elements and three-dimensional (3D) structure based solely on its raw sequence, according to recent studies. These tools could...
  • Building better gas-phase biosensors for fight against diseases
    Monday, August 8, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Scientists from the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) introduce an easy method for manufacturing biosensors made from electrospun polymers. By embedding enzymes inside the polymer string, the enzymes were operational even in a...
  • Elucidating the molecular targets of 'eicosapentaenoic acid': A natural remedy for chronic pain
    Monday, August 8, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) is an essential nutrient belonging to the omega-3 group of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). As the human body cannot synthesize PUFAs, dietary supplements containing EPA are required for normal...
  • 'Simple yet powerful': Seeing cell secretion like never before
    Friday, August 5, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A research team has developed an assay that is versatile, low-cost and adaptable to any laboratory setting and has the potential to provide a more comprehensive look at proteins secreted by cells than the widely used existing assays.
  • Complex coacervate droplets as a model material for studying the electrodynamic response and manipulation of biological materials
    Friday, August 5, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    New research has shown a simple pathway for stabilizing polyelectrolyte coacervate droplets that do not coalesce or deform under an electric field.
  • An easier and safer way to synthesize medicines
    Friday, August 5, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Despite being some of the most versatile building blocks in organic chemistry, compounds called carbenes can be too hot to handle.
  • Researchers harness the power of carbenes to fabricate drugs more easily and more safely
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Despite being some of the most versatile building blocks in organic chemistry, compounds called carbenes can be too hot to handle. In the lab, chemists often avoid using these highly reactive molecules due to how explosive they can be.
  • Metabolically engineered bacterium produces lutein?
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A research group has engineered a bacterial strain capable of producing lutein. The research team applied systems metabolic engineering strategies, including substrate channeling and electron channeling, to enhance the production of...
  • Sponge-like electrodes inspired by sugar cubes could improve medical monitoring
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    To monitor heart rhythms and muscle function, doctors often attach electrodes to a patient's skin, detecting the electrical signals that lie beneath. These impulses are vital to the early diagnosis and treatment of many disorders, but...
  • Flow-driven rotors at the nanoscale
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers have constructed the smallest flow-driven motors ever. Inspired by iconic Dutch windmills and biological motor proteins, they created a self-configuring flow-driven rotor from DNA that converts energy from an electrical or...
  • Metabolically engineered bacterium produces lutein
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Lutein is classified as a xanthophyll chemical that is abundant in egg yolk, fruits, and vegetables. It protects the eye from oxidative damage from radiation and reduces the risk of eye diseases including macular degeneration and...
  • All roads lead to big cities
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    When the evolution of towns and of roads are modeled together, the natural landscape alone is enough to predict the actual arrangement of real towns.
  • Building molecular bridges: New crystal engineering strategy to design ultrabright fluorescent solid dyes
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    When it comes to designing ultrabright solid-state fluorescent materials, bridged crystal designs might be the key to enabling monomeric emission and accessing novel crystalline systems, reveals a new study. A research team has now...
  • New magnesium superionic conductor towards lithium-free solid-state batteries
    Thursday, August 4, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Scientists demonstrate a metal -- organic framework-based magnesium ion conductor showing superionic conductivity even at room temperature.
  • New patent-pending method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer
    Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor activity, according to a new article.
  • Machine learning enables optimal design of anti-biofouling polymer brush films
    Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Machine learning, a tool increasingly used for the discovery and design of new materials, has now been adopted by researchers to design polymer brush films with desirable protein adsorption properties. Using a random forest regression...
  • Rapid, at-home prototype saliva test that's as good as RT-PCR
    Wednesday, August 3, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    At-home COVID-19 tests have become an easy way to self-diagnose. But current tests have drawbacks, such as the length of time it takes to get an answer, or how accurately the test can identify a positive case. And most of them require...
  • The bacteria powering a truly green revolution in personal electronics
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers recently announced that they have figured out how to engineer a biofilm that harvests the energy in evaporation and converts it to electricity. This biofilm has the potential to revolutionize the world of wearable...
  • Optical imaging of dynamic interactions between molecules in a cell
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers develop the 'photoswitching fingerprint analysis'. A unique technology that for the first time allows the analysis of molecular processes and the regulation of individual proteins in living cells with sub-10 nm spatial...
  • Feeling the pressure
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Researchers have used finite element simulations to test a new way of calculating the stiffness of plant cell walls. This allowed them to interpret AFM data more accurately compared with older equations, which may lead to more robust...
  • In DNA, scientists find solution to engineering transformative electronics
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Scientists have used DNA to overcome a nearly insurmountable obstacle to engineer materials that would revolutionize electronics.
  • Light as a tool for the synthesis of complex molecules
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Chemists at the University of Münster have developed a novel and straightforward way to produce complex organic molecules. Mild reaction conditions, simple operation, scalability and the use of an inexpensive and commercially available...
  • Scientists reveal how detergents actually work
    Tuesday, August 2, 2022 from Phys.org: Biochemistry News
    Scientists have discovered the precise way detergents break biological membranes, which could increase our understanding of how soaps work to kill viruses like COVID-19.
  • Bioscientists use mixed-reality headset, custom software to measure vegetation in the field
    Monday, August 1, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    A lab that specializes in applying data science to the study of conservation biology has created an open-source app to harvest field data from Microsoft's HoloLens mixed-reality headset. The app allows researchers to gather data as they...
  • Fiddler crab eye view inspires researchers to develop novel artificial vision
    Monday, August 1, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    Artificial vision systems are implemented in motion sensing, object detection, and self-driving vehicles. However, they are not suitable for changing external environments and are limited to a hemispherical field-of-view (FOV)....
  • New smartphone clip-on can detect Zika virus in blood samples
    Friday, July 29, 2022 from ScienceDaily: Biochemistry News
    In a new study, researchers have combined their efforts to develop an instrument that can be clipped on to a smartphone to rapidly test for Zika virus in a single droplet of blood.
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