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ResearchEncapsulated bacteria show promise as injectable living drugs factories to treat diseases
Engineered E. coli produce insulin and vaccines in vivo
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Switching protocol doubles carbon capture capacity of supercapacitors
Approach shows promise as way to capture CO2 in a more energy efficient manner
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Polymer membrane could tap huge reserves of ‘blue energy’ from estuaries’ salt gradients
Solution to performance stalemate means tidal rivers’ vast electrochemical power could be harnessed
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White male scientists have privileges that boost their career beyond merit
Survey of 25,000 scientists reveals white able-bodied heterosexual men’s advantages can’t be attributed to higher work effort or better qualifications
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Liquid metal boosts platinum catalyst’s activity 1000 times
Gallium containing single platinum atoms outperforms solid platinum catalysts in electrochemical methanol oxidation
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Light-activated cancer treatment uses tumour-targeting enzymes to cut side effects
Enzymatic activation of a photosensitive prodrug in cancerous cells shows promise in mice
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Polyatomic molecule cooled to almost absolute zero
Ultracold calcium monohydroxide created in magneto-optical trap
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Carbon fragment’s five atom walk in unprecedented rearrangement reaction
Reaction discovered by accident is a rare case of a room temperature [1,5] carbon shift
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Spider webs record severity of microplastic pollution in cities
Plastic content found to make up as much as a tenth of a web’s total weight
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High-pressure compound contains record-breaking 50% hydrogen
Unique hydrogen–methane van der Waals compound is stabilised by nuclear quantum effects
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Fossil molecules reveal dinosaurs’ bird-like metabolism
Thioethers preserved in bones show that most dinosaurs were warm-blooded, though T rex may have been particularly sluggish
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Carbon monoxide polymerised by unusual thulium sandwich complex
Thulium-mediated oligomerisation of carbon monoxide creates C–H activation catalyst
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Electrocatalytic hydrogen atom transfer could give industrial organic synthesis a boost
The new approach – inspired by decades of energy storage research – is selective, efficient and sustainable
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Electrolyte redesign boosts seawater battery
Anode-less system can both store energy and harvest sodium from the sea
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Breaking bacteria’s genetic silence to synthesise antibiotics that evade resistance
Prospecting in bacterial genomes offers hope in search for new antimicrobial drugs
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Electric fields bring new dimension to debate on atomic size
A new methodology gives surprising answers to an old question
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Carbon dioxide electrolysers ready for fluctuating power from wind and solar
First CO2-to-fuel device that can deal with the intermittent currents coming from renewable energy sources
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Quantum nature of hydrogen bonds observed in acid–base complex
Spectroscopic evidence of proton delocalisation could change the way we approach acid–base chemistry
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Gene therapy showcases technique to extend life in mice
Lab mice lived significantly longer after receiving one of two genes, delivered using a mouse herpes virus
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Gut microbiome analysis spots sleep-deprived mice
Fluorescence-based sensing array that identifies bacteria in stool samples could be developed into a tool for diagnosing various conditions
