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MIT researchers have developed a new catalyst that converts methane into polymers at room temperature and atmospheric ...

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Scripps Research, the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab), and several other ...

Motivated by elegant biological helical structures, considerable effort has been devoted to developing artificial helical ...

Dec. 5, 2024 — The Horner--Wadsworth--Emmons (HWE) reaction is commonly used in organic chemistry to synthesize conjugated aldehydes. However, traditional HWE reaction methods sometimes have ...

Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers have developed an ...

E. coli with engineered cell membranes have enhanced catalysis capabilities which reduce energy use and make production more sustainable.

Microplastics are an environmental hazard found nearly everywhere on Earth, released by the breakdown of tires, clothing, and ...

Scientists have innovated a polymer-coated bacterium that enhances its catalytic efficiency and sustainability in industrial ...

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Manufacturing Works is a network of more than 300 companies — most of them small manufacturers — that has started a one-year ...