Ionic liquid and aprotic solvent boost efficiency of electrochemical ammonia production

Bioluminscent bacteria pair with electronics to detect blood in the gut

Mini mass spec can detect lower opioid levels than other methods

Luke Lavis’s lab teaches old dyes new tricks at the HHMI campus

Adding enzyme to engineered yeast boosts production of thebaine, a key morphine intermediate

Trace water that gets into organic solvents can participate actively when molecules start to self-assemble

The first goal is to thwart the outbreak, but researchers also hope for new insights into combating the virus

A new report from the Cancer Research Institute highlights the U.S. and China as cell therapy leaders

Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium metal batteries safer and long-lasting

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells

To relieve itch and pain without undesirable side effects, chemists put a kill switch on capsaicin

Solar material suppliers scramble to assess impact on market

Researchers experiment with area-selective atomic layer deposition to precisely place layers of conducting and insulating materials within circuits

Group of surfactants linked to toxicity in aquatic organisms

Combination of microfluidics and a nanosensor achieves label-free detection of cytokines from individual cells

Solution containing lithium salt-solvent clusters makes lithium-metal batteries safer and long lasting

Soft robotic structures walk forward, pick up objects, and even dance in response to electric fields

Rapid improvements in the stability and efficiency of perovskite-silicon tandem cells are raising commercial hopes

A superhydrophilic film made of two sugar molecules could help prevent bacterial growth on the mouthpieces

Biochemists were two of three who shared 1997 prize for work related to adenosine triphosphate

Es necesario un cambio cultural para evitar seguir perjudicando a las investigadoras

Study in rats and fruit flies suggests that these drugs could inspire better, ketamine-like antidepressants

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker

Biochemists were two of three who shared 1997 prize for work related to adenosine triphosphate

To relieve itch and pain without worrisome side effects, chemists put a kill switch on capsaicin

Thin film of the hard material lets batteries benefit from the metal’s electrochemical advantages while blocking unwanted reactions

Technique breaks gallium alloy’s insulating oxide layer

Program trains participants to contribute their subject-matter expertise to Wikipedia

A new National Academies report names and classifies the kinds of biological weapons that could emerge from techniques like CRISPR gene editing and DNA synthesis

Basel Convention would help control flow of used material displaced by China’s ban

ATSDR daily dose numbers for PFOS and PFOA are one-tenth those of EPA

Dodecahedral ‘silicages’ could carry drugs or diagnostic agents

Separating crystal nucleation and growth processes is key to controlling crystal dimensions

Additive facilitates numerous pharmaceutically relevant reactions through unknown mechanism

A deal would give LyondellBasell control of Brazil’s largest chemical maker

Widespread adoption of the chips will require mass production and finding the right questions to ask with the devices