The chemical reaction that could have generated life has been reconstructed
Research reveals how an autocatalytic chemical reaction may have formed ribonucleotides, key elements for the origin of life.
Research reveals how an autocatalytic chemical reaction may have formed ribonucleotides, key elements for the origin of life.
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UV light and aluminum chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene into a chemical used in perfumes and medicines.
The 2020 Nobel Prize for Chemistry goes to the women scientists who made the most important discovery of the last decade: CRISPR can change our future.
L’oro potrebbe diventare il materiale del futuro grazie al “goldene”, un foglio bidimensionale creato dai ricercatori della Linköping University.
Scientists in Wisconsin turn poplar wood into acetaminophen and other valuable products - a petroleum-free breakthrough for painkillers and fuel.
Decaffeinated alarm in the States: often treated with chloroform, a carcinogen. Petitions for a stop, but the problem is the entire food system.
46 hours, 2.803 km, just one refueling: this is the record for Stadler's hydrogen train, which more than doubled the previous record. It aims to replace diesel trains.
In the new implantable Na-O2 battery, tissue oxygen acts as fuel. It can power devices, and even be therapeutic.
Researchers at the University of Oxford have cataloged more than 4.400 naturally preserved human brains, some dating back 12.000 years, challenging the idea that they are extremely rare.
A group of 31 scientists have developed a roadmap to study marine cloud brightening (MCB), a controversial solar geoengineering strategy to cool the planet.
Plants have specific "alliances" with microbes even in times of drought, revealing new forms of resilience to climate change
The convergence of three key technologies will lead to revolutionary discoveries but also risks of inequality and chaos. You need to prepare.
Ten-year study reveals increase in illicit drugs in the air of Italian cities. Higher concentrations in winter, but not linked to common pollutants.
A coconut and lemon thermal battery that regulates the home climate: the last frontier of green building
Magnetic vortices could be used to build ultra-high-speed, low-power next-generation processors.
News from Canada: A special corrosion-resistant glass-ceramic could overcome current limitations in nuclear waste storage.
RPI research proposes a sustainable solution to the problem of plastic waste, converting it into biodegradable silk through fermentation
The Aggarwal-curcumin case shows how high the risk of manipulation and false hopes is in research, and how much attention is needed.
UCR research has discovered a plant protein that may hold the key to slowing aging in humans
UCLA team develops thermal transistor capable of controlling heat flow at the molecular level, revolutionizing thermal management in modern electronics