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Biochemistry Mar 1, 2023

Lanpepsy is a novel protein that binds lanthanides with high specificity

Rare-earth elements, also known as lanthanides, are, contrary to what the name suggests, not rare. They are, however, challenging to purify from the environment. Only in the past few years, it became evident that life has ...

Bio & Medicine Feb 27, 2023

Tissue engineering: Developing bioinspired multi-functional tendon-mimetic hydrogels

In a new report now published in Science Advances, Mingze Sun and a research team in physics, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering in Hong Kong China reported the development of multifunctional tendon-mimetic ...

Polymers Feb 20, 2023

Designing advanced 'BTS' materials for temperature and long-wave infrared sensing

Materials scientists are often inspired by nature and therefore use biological compounds as cues to design advanced materials. It is possible to mimic the molecular structure and functional motifs in artificial materials ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 17, 2023

Accelerating molecular diffusion by constructing hierarchical Murray zeolites for maximized catalytic activity

Introducing interconnected mesopores and macropores into microporous zeolites with the rationalized pore size at each level is an effective strategy to suppress the diffusion limitations, but remains highly challenging due ...

Materials Science Jan 31, 2023

A new catalyst that transforms carbon dioxide into added-value chemical products

Global warming is an increasingly worrying problem. Although the greenhouse effect is a necessary process to maintain living conditions on Earth, our current societies are increasing the emission of greenhouse gases into ...

Molecular & Computational biology Jan 20, 2023

Powerful computing helps identify potential new treatments for coronaviruses

Coronaviruses, such as the one that causes COVID-19, have numerous protruding spikes salting their surfaces. When a coronavirus raises one of these spike proteins—like opening a finger to full length—it becomes capable ...

Biotechnology Dec 30, 2022

Five human technologies inspired by nature—from velcro to racing cars

Nature has, over millions of years, evolved solutions to adapt to an array of challenges. As the challenges facing humanity become more complex, we are seeing inspiration being increasingly drawn from nature.

Analytical Chemistry Nov 28, 2022

Learning from pangolins and peacocks: Researchers explore next-gen bio-inspired structural materials

From pangolin scales that can stand up to hard hits to colorful but sturdy peacock feathers, nature can do a lot with a few simple molecules.

Cell & Microbiology Oct 20, 2022

Scientists move one step closer to producing functional synthetic cells

Scientists at DWI—Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials have come one step closer to the objective of producing functional synthetic cells. The research group is probing the necessary ingredients for the design and ...

Materials Science Sep 14, 2022

A thermal management material that responds to heat or cold by folding or unfolding without need for a power source

A team of researchers at Nankai University has developed a thermal management multi-layer material that responds to heat or cold by folding or unfolding itself without the need for an external power source. In their paper ...

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