News – Page 61
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ResearchSynthetic peptide mimics can act as antivirals
Peptoids disrupt enveloped viruses’ lipid membranes as well as targeting fungi and bacteria
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ResearchRevived Neanderthal and Denisovan peptides show antibiotic activity
Molecular-scale ‘Jurassic Park’ process could uncover new medicines
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ResearchHow human recreation alters river chemistry
Analytical chemists identify cocaine, pharmaceuticals and sunscreen ingredients in a Colorado river
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ResearchVlad the Impaler may have shed tears of blood
Protein analysis sheds light on the medieval ruler who may have inspired Dracula
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ResearchLow-dose ionising radiation linked to higher cancer risk than previously thought
Multi-decade study reveals greater rates of fatal solid cancers among nuclear workers than previously estimated
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ResearchMoiré materials stretch their scope
More boundaries crumble following the latest flutter of results
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NewsUK to invest £210 million in global effort to monitor antimicrobial resistance
Funds will support upgrades to laboratories and staff training
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ResearchReference electrode misuse sparks alarm among electrochemists
Inaccurate measurements caused by poor practice has meant that electrochemists are educating others on how to maintain accuracy when venturing into the world of electrocatalysis
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ResearchHydrocarbon-eating bacteria speed up consumption by reshaping oil droplets
Finding offers insight into the biodegradation of oil spills
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NewsIndia to establish new £5 billion research funding agency
Questions remain over new body’s independence and budget
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Research3D printing turns plant proteins into seafood alternative
New vegan food product claimed to replicate the flavour, texture and nutritional content of calamari
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ResearchNew understanding of why supercooled water droplets sometimes explode when they freeze
Imaging experiments with thousands of observations help scientists detail complex freezing process
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ResearchChatGPT predicts synthesis conditions for MOFs
Accessible AI tool can assess multitude of protocols for making new porous materials
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ResearchPyrolysed plastic waste converted into valuable chemical feedstocks
’Economic mindset’ shapes plastic upcycling approach
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ResearchA giant leap for ‘quantum superchemistry’
Ultracold atoms can undergo chemical reactions all at once
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NewsDispute over formaldehyde toxicity assessment escalates
US scientific academy finds EPA’s review linking formaldehyde to cancer is supported by evidence, chemical industry pushes back with lawsuit
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ResearchVacuum-field catalysis could change chemistry – but reproducibility concerns linger
Excitement about light–matter coupling results, tempered by lack of agreed-upon mechanism and difficulties reproducing results
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ResearchMetal–organic framework encourages iron centre in ferrocene to oxidise
On binding oxygen, ferrocene bends and stretches, and alters its electronic structure
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BusinessFines upheld for Advanz Pharma over thyroid drug price increases
UK competition tribunal rules liothyronine pricing ’excessive’ and ‘deliberate’
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ResearchPhotoactivated cycloaddition can store solar energy for decades in strained molecules
A reversible cycloaddition triggered with visible light offers new opportunities for solid-state energy storage