Chemists have synthesized a highly complex natural molecule through a new strategy of functionalizing normally inert ...

The scientists hope to use the new perspective to better gauge "novel mechanical, electrical, or optical properties" of the ...

Gamma radiation can convert methane into a wide variety of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing molecules, and amino acids, according to a new article published in ...

Scientists have long wondered how the first cell membranes formed from the primordial soup—a new study offers up a recipe.

Poorly performing antibodies have plagued biomedical sciences for decades. Several fresh initiatives hope to change this.

Biodegradable structures have the potential to transform energy, information technology, and advanced medicine. Step aside, ...

UCLA chemists have overturned a century-old rule in organic chemistry that limited molecular design by proving that ...

A total synthesis method developed by a collaboration led by Emory and Caltech opens the door to new ways of building natural ...

Singlet fission (SF) is an exciton amplification phenomenon in which two triplet excitons are generated from a singlet exciton produced by the absorption of a single photon in chromophores. A team of ...

The research team has successfully created molecules that violate Bredt's rule, opening up new possibilities in molecular design and pharmaceutical research.

Now, in a study published in Light: Science & Applications, researchers from Osaka University described a new method for the ...

Membraneless organelles, also called biomolecular condensates, are changing how scientists think about protein chemistry, ...