Scientists show a way to speed or slow reactions using tiny mirror gaps
Chemists have always relied on physical changes such as heat, cold, pressure, light, or extra chemicals to make…
The Unlikely Reasonableness of AI-Augmented HPC
For many HPC practitioners, the game is played as follows. In general, science develops models of the world…
Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry
Parts of an IBM quantum computer on display ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images A quantum computer and conventional…
Everyday painkiller made from plastic — by E. coli
Credit: Medicimage/SPL A common bacterium can be adapted to convert plastic waste into paracetamol, a study published this…
The Next Acetaminophen Tablet You Take Could Be Made From PET
Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have succeeded in transforming certain plastic waste into acetaminophen using the natural…
The University of Manchester joins two new national research hubs to drive sustainable manufacturing
Advanced materials We’re home to 700 materials experts, revolutionising industries by developing advanced materials that unlock new levels…
Quantum tunneling observed in heavy fluorine atoms for first time
Quantum tunneling is a strange phenomenon where tiny particles manage to pass through barriers they technically don’t have…
New CRISPR Modification Could Make Fixing Genes More Accurate and Effective
CRISPR (short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) — the genetic equivalent of a word processor —…
See how scientists turned lead to gold – if only for a microsecond
Medieval alchemists toiled unsuccessfully to change lead into gold, but physicists at the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland…
Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers
Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren’t always so…