It is not easy to follow the interactions of large molecules with water in real time. But this can be easier to hear than to ...

Some polymers react to their environment with conformational changes: one of these is the polymer PNIPAM, short for poly(N-isopropylacrylamide). It is water-soluble below around 32 degrees Celsius, ...

DAYTON, OHIO (WDTN) – You have heard over the last week that salt is not effective at melting snow below 15 degrees, but ...

The word “fat” used to be the enemy. Today, the conversation has shifted from how much fat we eat to the type of fat we ...

These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements — and could prove useful in catalysts ...

Attaching amino acids to a hydrophobic organic molecule allows them to self-assemble into rare, knotted structures with ...

Through a combination of high-pressure experiments and optical spectroscopy, physicists have revealed new insights into the ...

Researchers have found that manganese, an abundant and inexpensive metal, can be used to efficiently convert carbon dioxide ...

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly way to transform discarded orange peels into a highly efficient ...

A recent study published in the academic journal Sustainable Food Technology reported that films made from grapevine canes are both transparent and mechanically strong. When placed in soil, they fully ...

Researchers have developed an environmentally friendly way to transform discarded orange peels into a highly efficient material that can remove toxic ...

Plastic waste surrounds daily life, from food containers and grocery bags to shampoo bottles and medical supplies. Much of it ends up buried or drifting into ecosystems because recycling it is slow, ...