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Watch: Can Ammonia Decarbonize our Cars?
Ammonia. Plants need it and can even absorb it in the air through their leaves. We use it in fertilizer, which…
25% Less Sugar, but Still Just as Indulgent
Researchers at Penn State may just be the heroes we need. In a blind taste test, their 25% less sugar chocolate…
Ants Give Insight Into More Sustainable Bioproducts
Scientists have been looking into bio-products for decades: bio-based fuels, detergents, nutrition, plastics, and…
Cryptocurrency Process Helps Scientists Create Chemical Reaction Map of Life
I've never understood cryptocurrency, and I'm still a bit baffled that it was really a thing. As far as I…
Natural Killer Nanodrones Selectively Target Cancer Cells
Cancer sucks. Most of us either know someone who has cancer or have had cancer ourselves. I’m a cancer survivor,…
Exceeding Human Visual Capabilities: Swift Chemical Mixture Composition Analysis…
Researchers at the Institute of Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, led by…
Digitizing the Sense of Smell
While vision and hearing are already digitized, the sense of smell has proven to be more complex and perplexing. …
Need Strong Polymers? Use Weaker Bonds
MIT and Duke University chemists discovered a novel way to strengthen polymers—throw a few weaker bonds into the…
James Webb Space Telescope to Observe Alien Geyser Again
Saturn has more moons than any other planet in our solar system. With the recent discovery of 62 new spatial bodies…
Stem Cell Meat—Would You Eat It?
More than 8 billion people are alive on Earth today. The more our population increases, the more strain we put on…