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Category: Chemistry

This New Living Chemical System Breathes Air and Drinks Light to Create Medicine

This New Living Chemical System Breathes Air and Drinks Light to Create Medicine

Muhammad TuhinApril 6, 2026April 9, 2026

Imagine a world where the complex building blocks of our medicine are created not in…

Scientists Used a Giant Mirror and Raw Sunlight to Turn Plastic Spoons Into Computer Brains

Scientists Used a Giant Mirror and Raw Sunlight to Turn Plastic Spoons Into Computer Brains

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayMarch 24, 2026April 7, 2026

The world is currently drowning in a sea of white foam and clear plastic. From…

This New Machine Learning Tool Can Predict Molecular Secrets in Seconds

This New Machine Learning Tool Can Predict Molecular Secrets in Seconds

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayMarch 24, 2026April 7, 2026

The world of chemistry is often a search for the perfect “fingerprint.” Every molecule has…

Hawaii Is Paving Its Paradise With Ghost Nets Pulled From the Pacific

Hawaii Is Paving Its Paradise With Ghost Nets Pulled From the Pacific

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayMarch 24, 2026April 7, 2026

On the sun-drenched islands of Hawaii, a persistent and colorful enemy washes up with every…

This New Super Sensor Can Sniff Out Deadly Ammonia in Just 1.4 Seconds

This New Super Sensor Can Sniff Out Deadly Ammonia in Just 1.4 Seconds

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayFebruary 15, 2026April 7, 2026

Ammonia is everywhere—working quietly behind the scenes of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and countless industrial processes. Yet…

This Tiny Molecular Sentinel Inside Your Cells Decides How Your Body Heals

This Tiny Molecular Sentinel Inside Your Cells Decides How Your Body Heals

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayFebruary 15, 2026April 7, 2026

Deep within the surface of nearly every human cell lies a vast communication network—tiny molecular…

Scientists Discovered That Chaos Can Turn Into Perfect Order With Only One Rule

Scientists Discovered That Chaos Can Turn Into Perfect Order With Only One Rule

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayFebruary 10, 2026April 7, 2026

At first glance, the idea feels almost magical. Take particles with no charge, no chemical…

Scientists Discover That Just Three Water Molecules Can Flip a Molecule’s Structure

Scientists Discover That Just Three Water Molecules Can Flip a Molecule’s Structure

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayFebruary 10, 2026April 7, 2026

At first glance, prolinol looks like a modest character in the vast world of chemistry.…

Scientists Successfully Created Cage-Shaped Molecules That Shouldn’t Exist

Scientists Successfully Created Cage-Shaped Molecules That Shouldn’t Exist

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 25, 2026April 7, 2026

For more than a century, organic chemistry has lived by a thick, trusted rulebook. These…

This New Artificial Jelly Can Feel Pain Just Like a Living Creature

This New Artificial Jelly Can Feel Pain Just Like a Living Creature

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 20, 2026April 7, 2026

Pain is not loud, yet it speaks first. Long before a burn scars the skin…

This Self-Healing Orange Crystal Actually Repairs Itself in the Deep Freeze of Space

This Self-Healing Orange Crystal Actually Repairs Itself in the Deep Freeze of Space

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 12, 2026April 7, 2026

At temperatures so low that motion nearly disappears, where most materials stiffen and surrender to…

The 100-Year-Old Chemical Secret That Just Got a Sunlight-Powered Makeover

The 100-Year-Old Chemical Secret That Just Got a Sunlight-Powered Makeover

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 2, 2026April 7, 2026

Ammonia is everywhere and almost nowhere at the same time. It is colorless, easy to…

This New Compound “Exhales” Captured Carbon at Just 70°C

This New Compound “Exhales” Captured Carbon at Just 70°C

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 2, 2026April 7, 2026

In a chemistry department in Helsinki, something ordinary and invisible became the focus of a…

The “Leak” in Your Cells: Scientists Discover Why Some Calories Just Disappear

The “Leak” in Your Cells: Scientists Discover Why Some Calories Just Disappear

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayJanuary 2, 2026April 7, 2026

Deep inside every living cell, tiny engines hum away, turning the food we eat into…

This New Catalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Methane Using Only Sunlight

This New Catalyst Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Methane Using Only Sunlight

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 12, 2025April 7, 2026

On a quiet morning at the DGIST campus, a team of scientists peered through microscopes…

Scientists Turn Greasy Waste Cooking Oil Into Super-Strong Plastic That Can Pull a Car

Scientists Turn Greasy Waste Cooking Oil Into Super-Strong Plastic That Can Pull a Car

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 12, 2025April 7, 2026

In kitchens across the world, gallons of waste cooking oil quietly disappear down drains or…

Scientists Discover How Gallium Could Replace Expensive Metals in Life-Saving Chemical Reactions

Scientists Discover How Gallium Could Replace Expensive Metals in Life-Saving Chemical Reactions

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayDecember 2, 2025December 3, 2025

Imagine a world where the essential catalysts that drive life-changing chemical reactions—like those used to…

The Secret to Brighter, Smarter Solar Cells Lies in a Tiny Atomic Twist

The Secret to Brighter, Smarter Solar Cells Lies in a Tiny Atomic Twist

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 23, 2025December 3, 2025

It all starts with a twist—a subtle, almost imperceptible shift in the atomic layers of…

Scientists Uncover Surprising Discovery in Gas Separation That Could Revolutionize Clean Energy

Scientists Uncover Surprising Discovery in Gas Separation That Could Revolutionize Clean Energy

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 23, 2025December 3, 2025

When most people think of gas separation, they imagine a process of capturing what’s needed…

Scientists Turn Bee Honey and Cocoa Waste Into a Gourmet, Eco-Friendly Super Ingredient

Scientists Turn Bee Honey and Cocoa Waste Into a Gourmet, Eco-Friendly Super Ingredient

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 20, 2025December 3, 2025

In a quiet laboratory in São Paulo, a team of researchers watched an unlikely fusion…

Scientists Turn Methane Into Medicine for the First Time — And It Could Change Everything

Scientists Turn Methane Into Medicine for the First Time — And It Could Change Everything

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 16, 2025April 7, 2026

Natural gas has always been a quiet giant of the energy world. It burns in…

Scientists Create Membranes That Can “Think,” Separating Molecules by Chemistry Instead of Size

Scientists Create Membranes That Can “Think,” Separating Molecules by Chemistry Instead of Size

Editors of ScienceNewsTodayNovember 14, 2025April 7, 2026

Ultrafiltration has long been one of the quiet engines of modern industry — silently purifying…

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