IN THE LAB
Purifying Water With The Power Of The Sun
This photocatalyst is able to completely decompose organic pollutants in wastewater in just 20 minutes.
A Re-Usable Catalyst For Vanilla Flavor Production
Scientists in India have discovered a greener method to producing vanillin, the main flavor compound in vanilla.
One Quantum Dot, Three Possible Readouts
By being able to distinguish three spin states instead of two, researchers are able to store much more information in quantum dots.
Mapping The Complexities Of Protein Synthesis In Silicon
Protein synthesis is so complex that even a simple three subunit peptide requires almost a thousand different reactions.
Mushroom Munchers Shed Light On How Fungi Evolved
Intact mushrooms and mushroom-eating rove beetles preserved in amber shed light on the early evolution of mushrooms.
Turning Toad Venom Into Cancer Treatments
Researchers in China and Australia are investigating the anti-cancer properties of bufalin, a steroid found in traditional Chinese medicine made from toads.
China’s Severe Winter Haze Linked To Melting Of Arctic Sea Ice
Climate change—not pollution—may have been behind China's severe winter haze in 2013.
One Synthetic Molecule, Two Doorways Into The Cell
Using a rhodium cuboctahedron, researchers have built a synthetic ion channel that could be used to regulate the movement of molecules across the cell membrane.
How Piles Of Pebbles Grow On An Asteroid
A new study shows how small pebbles hitting the surface of the asteroid Itokawa rebound from boulders but sink into pebble-rich regions.
