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A Shapeshifting Material Based on Inorganic Matter

Nov. 30, 2020 — By embedding titanium-based sheets in water, a group led by scientists has created a material using inorganic materials that can be converted from a hard gel to soft matter using temperature changes, ...

How Does the Spider Spin Its Self-Assembled Silk?

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers report on a new model for spider silk assembly. The key to spider silk 'spinning' is a combination of acidification and a process known as liquid-liquid phase separation, or ...

Getting to the Core of Nuclear Speckles

Nov. 30, 2020 — Scientists have identified the molecules that form the scaffold of nuclear speckles. The two proteins in question are SON and SRRM2, which are present in different variations throughout the entire ...

Research Creates Hydrogen-Producing Living Droplets, Paving Way for Alternative Future Energy Source

Nov. 25, 2020 — Scientists have built tiny droplet-based microbial factories that produce hydrogen, instead of oxygen, when exposed to daylight in ...

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3D Protein Modeling Suggests Why COVID-19 Infects Some Animals, but Not Others

Dec. 3, 2020 — Some animals are more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than others, and new research suggests this may be due to distinctive structural features of ...

Ultrasensitive Transistor for Herbicide Detection in Water

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers have fabricated a tiny electronic sensor that can detect very low levels of a commonly used weed killer in drinking ...

Breaking the Rules of Chemistry Unlocks New Reaction

Dec. 1, 2020 — Scientists have broken the rules of enzyme engineering to unlock a new method for creating chemical reactions that could unlock a wide range of new applications -- from creating new drugs to food ...

AI Reduces Computational Time Required to Study Fate of Molecules Exposed to Light

Dec. 1, 2020 — Light-induced processes are critical in transformative technologies such as solar energy harvesting, as well as in photomedicine and photoresponsive ...

Producing Ammonia With a Much Smaller Carbon Footprint

Dec. 1, 2020 — Researchers describe a new process to produce ammonia with a potentially much lower carbon ...

Separating Gases Using Flexible Molecular Sieves

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers have made reported some exciting findings relating to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a class of porous materials, which could benefit a wide range of important gas separation ...

Unlocking Cheaper Chemicals

Nov. 23, 2020 — A new technique to make cheaper more efficient biological enzyme hybrids could have valuable applications in future water recycling, targeted drug manufacturing and other industries, green chemistry ...

Scientists Determine the Structure of Glass-Shaping Protein in Sponges

Nov. 25, 2020 — Researchers have determined the three dimensional (3D) structure of a protein responsible for glass formation in sponges. They explain how the earliest and, in fact, the only known natural ...

Phytoplankton Disturbed by Nanoparticles

Nov. 25, 2020 — Products derived from nanotechnology are efficient and highly sought-after, yet their effects on the environment are still poorly understood. A research team has investigated the effects of ...

Highly Efficient, Long-Lasting Electrocatalyst to Boost Hydrogen Fuel Production

Nov. 20, 2020 — Researchers have developed a highly efficient and long-lasting electrocatalyst for water oxidation using cobalt, iron, and a minimal amount of ...