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Highly Effective Ruthenium-Based Catalysts Using Theophylline and Caffeine
Chemistry

Highly Effective Ruthenium-Based Catalysts Using Theophylline and Caffeine

Researchers from the Laboratory of Catalysis at the University of Liège (Belgium), Lionel Delaude and François Mazars, have demonstrated that caffeine and theophylline may be…
Phosphoramidite
Chemistry

Phosphoramidite

A phosphoramidite (RO)2PNR2 is a phosphite diester monoamide. It’s a chemical substance that’s commonly employed in the production of DNA and RNA. The main property…
With the First Artificial Synthesis of Tanzawaic Acid B, We Move Toward New Antibiotics
Chemistry

With the First Artificial Synthesis of Tanzawaic Acid B, We Move Toward New Antibiotics

A significant turning point in the history of medicine was the discovery of antibiotics in 1928. Doctors now got access to a very potent and…
How the Hidden Variety of Marine Ecosystems is Threatened by Climate Change
Environment

How the Hidden Variety of Marine Ecosystems is Threatened by Climate Change

Climate change is causing marine heat waves, which are already common, to become more intense. Extreme warm water episodes are now a serious hazard to…
Findings of Microplastics in the Tissues of Whales, Dolphins, and Seals Raise Questions about their Safety for Humans
Plants and Animals

Findings of Microplastics in the Tissues of Whales, Dolphins, and Seals Raise Questions about their Safety for Humans

Numerous human activities pose a hazard to marine creatures such manatees, dugongs, seals, sea lions, sea lions, whales, and dolphins. Several species, including the Vaquita…
Muscles Inspired by Nature For Soft Robots: High-Performance Hydrogel Actuators
Technology

Muscles Inspired by Nature For Soft Robots: High-Performance Hydrogel Actuators

Metal and other solid-material robots are already widely utilized in industry. However, they are excessively inflexible and bulky for fine motor work and human interaction,…
The First Flight of a Butterfly Invents a New Method for Generating Power and Electricity
Zoology

The First Flight of a Butterfly Invents a New Method for Generating Power and Electricity

Chitin, an organic polymer that makes up the majority of the shells of arthropods like crustaceans and other insects, is used to make a butterfly’s…
DNA Sequencing
Biology

DNA Sequencing

DNA sequencing is the technique of determining the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It is a method for determining the…
A New, Simple, and Accessible Method Creates Drug Structures with Increasing Potency
Chemistry

A New, Simple, and Accessible Method Creates Drug Structures with Increasing Potency

Many medications can be made more potent and have their qualities fine-tuned by using chemical structures called cyclopropanes, however conventional techniques to make these structures…
Condensation Polymers
Chemistry

Condensation Polymers

Condensation polymers are any polymers whose polymerization process involves a condensation reaction (i.e., a tiny molecule, such as water or methanol, is created as a…
PFAS Left on Water Treatment Filters Could Be Degraded by a New Method
Engineering

PFAS Left on Water Treatment Filters Could Be Degraded by a New Method

In a recent study, Feng “Frank” Xiao and associates from the University of Missouri show how to quickly break down PFAS that have been left…
Biomaterial
Engineering

Biomaterial

A biomaterial is a substance that has been created to interact with biological systems for either therapeutic (treating, augmenting, repairing, or replacing a tissue function…
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