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UrduResearchers in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces report using silicone rubber enhanced with zirconia nanoparticles to create a gecko-inspired slip-resistant polymer. They say the material, which sticks to ice, could be incorporated into shoe soles to reduce injuries in humans.
Tag: Chemistry
More acidic oceans may affect the sex of oysters
How exactly does ocean acidification impact animals whose genetic makeup can shift depending on environmental cues? A study published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology addresses this question through the “eyes” of oysters.
Press registration open for ACS Spring 2025
Press registration is now open for the spring meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). ACS Spring 2025 will be held in San Diego, in addition to the ACS Spring 2025 Digital Meeting, on March 23-27. Cutting-edge developments on a range of scientific topics will be featured, and embargoed press releases will be available in advance.
Descubrimiento de los pigmentos y las técnicas que se utilizaron para pintar el Muro de Berlín
Los investigadores que publican un artículo en la revista Journal of the American Chemical Society han descubierto información sobre este lugar histórico a partir de fragmentos de pintura usando un detector portátil y el análisis de datos de inteligencia artificial (IA).
Fast, rewritable computing with DNA origami registers
Harnessing that prowess and immense storage capacity could lead to DNA-based computers that are faster and smaller than today’s silicon-based versions. As a step toward that goal, researchers report in ACS Central Science a fast, sequential DNA computing method that is also rewritable — just like current computers.
Cómputo rápido y reescribible con registros de origami de ADN
Los investigadores presentan en ACS Central Science un método de computación secuencial y rápida basada en el ADN que, además, se puede reescribir, igual que los ordenadores actuales.
Uncovering the pigments and techniques used to paint the Berlin Wall
Street art takes many forms, and the vibrant murals on the Berlin Wall both before and after its fall are expressions of people’s opinions. But there was often secrecy around the processes for creating the paintings, which makes them hard to preserve. Now, researchers reporting in the Journal of the American Chemical Society have uncovered information about this historic site from paint chips by combining a handheld detector and artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis.
Pioneering Argonne chemist Chris Johnson honored as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
The National Academy of Inventors has named Argonne chemist Chris Johnson as a 2024 fellow. Johnson is known worldwide for his pioneering contributions to battery research that promotes the transition to a more sustainable and decarbonized future.
Inspiring Minds: Nobel Laureates Illuminate CityUHK
City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) recently hosted two inspiring events featuring Nobel Laureates, offering students and faculty members a rare opportunity to engage with world-renowned scientists.
UAlbany Chemists Develop Color-Changing Test for Rapid Salmonella Detection
UAlbany researchers have developed a new method for fast-acting salmonella detection. The test employs a paper strip that changes color in the presence of the bacterial genome, enabling quick, easy and inexpensive screening for salmonella in food products.
Seven researchers named to Battelle Distinguished Inventor cadre
Seven scientists affiliated with the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been named Battelle Distinguished Inventors in recognition of being granted 14 or more United States patents. Since Battelle began managing ORNL in 2000, 104 ORNL researchers have reached this milestone.
Proposed wastewater release into Cape Cod Bay likely to remain in Bay for at least one month, study finds
WHOI scientists are investigating the pathways of the proposed wastewater discharge from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
Research reveals how fructose in diet enhances tumor growth
Dietary fructose promotes tumor growth in animal models of melanoma, breast cancer and cervical cancer. However, fructose does not directly fuel tumors, according to the study published Dec. 4 in the journal Nature. Instead, WashU scientists discovered that the liver converts fructose into usable nutrients for cancer cells, a compelling finding that could open up new avenues for care and treatment of many different types of cancer.
Preventing brain injury complications with specialized optical fibers
Researchers reporting in ACS Sensors have developed an optical fiber sensing system that could help medical professionals monitor patients for complications after a traumatic brain injury. The technology tracks six biomarkers simultaneously.
A keener eye for the invisible
From smart textiles to self-driving cars: Empa researchers are developing new types of detectors for infrared radiation that are more sustainable, flexible and cost-effective than conventional technologies. The key to success is not (only) the composition of the material, but also its size.
KSTAR Embarks on 2024 Plasma Experiments to Advance Fusion Reactor Operations
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has begun its 2024 plasma experiments, aiming to secure advanced plasma operation technologies.
Using sunlight to recycle black plastics
Researchers report in ACS Central Science the ability to leverage one additive in black plastics, with the help of sunlight or white LEDs, to convert black and colored polystyrene waste into reusable starting materials.
Diamonds and anvils: MSU, UM use high-pressure chemistry in search for quantum materials
Michigan State University chemist Weiwei Xie knows a thing or two about working under pressure. Leveraging extreme forces similar to those found deep within our planet, her lab is pioneering the discovery of novel quantum materials with exciting electronic and magnetic properties.
Un avance hacia medicamentos y vacunas inhalables de ARNm
A la mayoría de la gente no le gusta aplicarse vacunas o inyecciones para recibir tratamientos. Por eso, los investigadores trabajan para crear más medicamentos, como los que se fabrican a partir de ARN mensajero (ARNm), que puedan pulverizarse e inhalarse. Un estudio publicado en la revista Journal of the American Chemical Society informa sobre los avances para hacer posible los medicamentos de ARNm inhalables. Los investigadores indican que la nanopartícula de polímero lipídico, que es estable cuando se nebuliza y libera aerosoles (gotitas líquidas) en los pulmones de ratones de forma satisfactoria, se optimizó para contener el ARNm.
A step toward safer X-rays with new detector technology
Now, researchers publishing in ACS Central Science have taken a step toward safer X-rays by creating a highly sensitive and foldable detector that produces good quality images with smaller dosages of the rays.
An advance toward inhalable mRNA medications, vaccines
A study in the Journal of the American Chemical Society reports steps toward making inhalable mRNA medicines a possibility. Researchers outline their improved lipid-polymer nanoparticle for holding mRNA that is stable when nebulized and successfully delivers aerosols (liquid droplets) in mice’s lungs.
Natural volatiles preventing mosquito biting: an integrated screening platform for accelerated discovery of ORco antagonists
Insect olfactory receptors are heteromeric ligand-gated cation channels composed of an obligatory receptor subunit, ORco, and one of many variable subunits, ORx, in as yet undefined molar ratios. When expressed alone ex vivo, ORco forms homotetrameric channels gated by ORco-specific ligands…
Research update: Chalk-coated textiles cool in urban environments
Researchers who previously demonstrated a cooling fabric coating now report on additional tests of a treated polyester fabric in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. Fabric treated with the team’s chalk-based coating kept the air underneath up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit cooler in warmer urban environments.
Distinguished Lecture by Nobel Laureate, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn
Join Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn, for an inspiring talk on Supramolecular and Adaptive Chemistry! This is a unique chance to hear directly from one of the world’s most distinguished chemists as he explores how Constitutional Dynamic Chemistry (CDC) leads to adaptive, evolving systems of increasing complexity.
Detección de indicios de cáncer de pulmón en el aliento exhalado
En un estudio publicado en la revista ACS Sensors, investigadores informan del desarrollo de sensores ultrasensibles a nanoescala que, en pruebas a pequeña escala, distinguen un cambio clave en la química del aliento de personas con cáncer de pulmón.
Detecting evidence of lung cancer in exhaled breath
Exhaled breath contains chemical clues to what’s going on inside the body, including diseases like lung cancer. And devising ways to sense these compounds could help doctors provide early diagnoses — and improve patients’ prospects. In a study in ACS Sensors, researchers report developing ultrasensitive, nanoscale sensors that in small-scale tests distinguished a key change in the chemistry of the breath of people with lung cancer. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
Ensuring a bright future for diamond electronics and sensors
To expand the potential use of diamond in semiconductor and quantum technologies, researchers are developing improved processes for growing the material at lower temperatures that won’t damage the silicon in computer chips. These advances include insights into creating protective hydrogen layers on quantum diamonds without damaging crucial properties like nitrogen-vacancy centers.
Fueling greener aviation with hydrogen
Now, researchers reporting in ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering have used computer modeling to study the feasibility and challenges of hydrogen-powered aviation.
Some wildfire suppressants contain heavy metals and could contaminate the environment
Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology Letters explored whether wildfire suppressants could be a source of elevated metal levels sometimes found in waterways after wildfires are extinguished. Several products they investigated contained high levels of at least one metal.
Lab-grown pork gets support from sorghum grain
Researchers publishing in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry have created a prototype cultured pork using a new material: kafirin proteins isolated from red sorghum grain.
Reaction Conditions Tune Catalytic Selectivity
Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a new theoretical framework for more accurately predicting the behavior of catalysts. The study reveals how conditions such as temperature and pressure can change a catalyst’s structure, efficiency, and even the products it makes — and can potentially be used to control reaction outcomes.
Argonne materials scientist Mercouri Kanatzidis wins award from American Chemical Society for Chemistry of Materials
Argonne materials scientist Mercouri Kanatzidis received the award for chemistry in materials from the American Chemical Society, the nation’s leading professional society for chemists.
High Flux Isotope Reactor a fit for Nobel laureate’s designer proteins
Biochemist David Baker — just announced as a recipient of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry — turned to the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory for information he couldn’t get anywhere else. HFIR is the strongest reactor-based neutron source in the United States.
US air pollution monitoring network has gaps in coverage, say researchers
Motivated by a new EPA standard for fine particulate matter, a type of air pollution, researchers in Environmental Science & Technology Letters have developed a computer model that reveals an urgent need to fix gaps in the current monitoring network.
New light-induced material shows powerful potential for quantum applications
Argonne researchers recently discovered a way to control electronic bonding in a semiconducting material using light and magnetic fields, paving the way toward new quantum devices.
Cobalt complexes-based self-oscillating gels will become promising material for creation of actuators
Scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University for the first time obtained cobalt complexes-based self-oscillating gels. Such gels can occasionally change their geometric parameters, thanks to that they can be used for creation of chemomechanical materials, that transform chemical energy into the energy of mechanical oscillations. The emergence of propagating chemical waves inside such gels enables to use material for creation of devices, processing information using cooperation of chemical waves. Results of the research are published in magazine Gels.
ACS president comments on award of 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
On behalf of the American Chemical Society (ACS), President Mary K. Carroll congratulates today’s winners of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry: David Baker, of the University of Washington; Demis Hassabis, of Google DeepMind; and John M. Jumper, of Google DeepMind.
Scientists develop novel method for strengthening PVC products
Researchers have developed a way to make one type of plastic material more durable and less likely to shed dangerous microplastics.
Ohio State professor named Blavatnik National Awards finalist
David Nagib, an organic chemist and a professor of chemistry and biochemistry at The Ohio State University, has been selected as a finalist for the 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists.
A new injectable to prevent and treat hypoglycemia
To prevent and treat hypoglycemia, researchers in ACS Central Science report encapsulating the hormone glucagon. In mouse trials, the nanocapsules activated when blood sugar levels dropped dangerously low and quickly restored glucose levels.
Turning plants into workout supplement bio-factories
It’s important to eat your veggies, but some essential vitamins and nutrients can only be found in animals, including certain amino acids and peptides. But, in a proof-of-concept study published in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, researchers developed a method to produce creatine, carnosine and taurine — all animal-based nutrients and common workout supplements — right inside a plant. The system allows for different synthetic modules to be easily stacked together to boost production.
A new era of research comes into focus
As the upgrade of the Advanced Photon Source nears completion at Argonne National Laboratory, scientists anticipate the experimental possibilities.
Tattoo inks in Europe are mislabeled and some contain banned ingredients
If you plan on getting a tattoo, consider this: A new study from Binghamton University, State University of New York looking at green and blue tattoo inks from Europe found that most contained ingredients that are not listed on the label – and some contained ingredients that are outright banned.
Outstanding Graduate Students selected for Department of Energy Office of Science Research Program
A total of 62 PhD students from 24 states have been selected for the prestigious Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) program.
Emily Carter wins prestigious Marsha I. Lester Award from American Chemical Society
Nominees for the award must be members of the ACS’s physical chemistry division. The winner receives the award at the meeting, gives a research presentation, and receives an honorarium. Carter is just the second person to receive this newly established award.
Spinning artificial spider silk into next-generation medical materials
Scientists reporting in ACS Nano have made their own version of fake spider silk, but this one consists of proteins and heals wounds instead of haunting hallways. The artificial silk is strong enough to be woven into bandages that helped treat joint injuries and skin lesions in mice.
Elam named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society
The article provides an overview of Elam’s career and achievements on the occasion of his having been named as a Fellow of the Electrochemical Society.
Juan Jimenez Named Blavatnik Regional Awards Finalist
The Blavatnik Family Foundation and the New York Academy of Sciences have recognized chemical engineer Juan Jimenez as a Finalist in the 2024 Blavatnik Regional Awards for Young Scientists. Jimenez’s catalysis science research at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory opens doors for turning climate change-driving gases into industrially useful materials.
Carbohydrate polymers could be a sweet solution for water purification
Researchers in ACS Central Science report a sugar-like polymer that traps heavy metals within insoluble clumps for easy removal. In proof-of-concept tests, the polymer removed ionic cadmium and lead from river water spiked with these persistent contaminants.
Verified superb condition of the KSTAR Superconducting Magnet
The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) announced that they have experimentally verified that KSTAR’s superconducting magnets maintain maximum performance even after 16 years of continuous operation.