The controversial process of enhanced enzyme diffusion could enable living systems to resist local equilibrium ...

Polymer-based adhesives are essential for bonding lightweight materials used in transportation; however, how individual polymer chains behave at solid interfaces has remained unclear. In a recent ...

Atomic force microscopy reveals three distinct dynamic states in individual polymer chain segments on surfaces, challenging ...

Kyushu University researchers have directly observed, for the first time, how individual polymers—chain-like molecules—behave when in ...

How do you keep a copper catalyst from losing its oomph? Just add a dusting of platinum, says a new study published in Nature Materials. A team of researchers, including scientists at the Department ...

Alcohol may appear to soothe nerves and smooth social edges, but beneath that relaxed buzz the brain is adjusting its wiring. Slowly, alcohol interferes with the chemical signals that allow nerve ...

Comparison of molecular concentrations with and without enhanced enzyme diffusion (EED). In the absence of EED, the concentrations of the product and substrate align with chemical equilibrium (set ...

Kyushu University researchers have directly observed, for the first time, how individual polymers—chain-like molecules—behave when in contact with solid surfaces. Published in the Journal of the ...

Ndanusa in Ghana, is gazing up at the stars, and wondering. Big philosophical questions, like… what keeps our universe in balance? From our perspective here on earth, the universe seems like a vast, ...

Elements like silica, lead, mercury, chromium, and asbestos are reportedly present in synthetic Holi colours that can damage various organs over time or cause instant irritation. Experts strongly ...

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have developed a new way to alter complex drug molecules using light rather than toxic chemicals—a discovery that could accelerate and improve how medicines ...

For years, Suzanne Berger has been a leading advocate for US industry. Now she’s co-directing MIT’s Initiative for New Manufacturing, a platform to help the country make more goods.