New malaria drug blocks protein production in resistant parasites
Researchers have identified a new drug candidate that could treat malaria, including strains resistant to existing drugs. The compound, named…
Category: Chemistry
Scientists combine light and air to build molecules for future medicines
Scientists report a light and air powered method to assemble complex molecules for medicines, using a vanadium photocatalyst activated by visible light and air
New method rapidly recycles nylon from fishing nets and car parts
Northwestern researchers unveil a catalyst that depolymerizes Nylon-6 in minutes under mild conditions, enabling monomer recovery and upcycling from mixed waste
Scientists decode how pH controls clean energy chemistry
Scientists show how pH governs clean-energy catalysis through interfacial electric fields, with PZC and dipole moments shaping surface reaction dynamics
Scientists create glowing biomaterials using wood
Researchers in Switzerland have developed a biohybrid material by infusing wood with a naturally bioluminescent fungus, resulting in a stable…
New green chemistry process cleanly recycles Teflon
Researchers develop a room-temperature mechanochemical process to recycle PTFE into sodium fluoride, avoiding PFAS and enabling a circular fluorine economy
Edible fungus makes paper and fabric liquid-proof
A biodegradable coating grown from edible fungus and cellulose nanofibrils makes paper and textiles liquid-proof, repelling water, oil and grease on surfaces
Ultra-thin boron nitride filters enhance medicine and dye production
Researchers in Australia have developed a new type of ultra-thin filter that promises to make the production of medicines, dyes,…
Recyclable catalysts use red light to power sustainable photocatalysis
In a significant advance for sustainable chemistry, researchers have developed a novel photocatalytic system that uses low-energy red light and…
Paired electrolysis reactions advance sustainable energy and chemistry
Scientists are reimagining the fundamental process of electrolysis, developing a “paired” approach that generates both clean energy and valuable chemicals…