CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS

Jun 06 2025SCIENCE

Building Better Chemicals with Smart Catalysts

The world of chemistry is always looking for better ways to make valuable stuff. One big challenge is finding a smart catalyst that can handle tough conditions and make useful compounds like quinazolines. These compounds are super important in many industries. Scientists have been working on a special type of catalyst called polyoxometalates. They are like tiny buil...

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Apr 30 2025ENVIRONMENT

Brake Fumes: The Hidden Air Quality Culprits

The shift towards electric vehicles is gaining momentum. This change highlights the need to understand non-tailpipe emissions, like those from brake wear. It is important to look at nitrous acid (HONO), nitryl chloride (ClNO2), and dinitrogen pentoxide (N2O5). These are significant contributors to atmospheric radicals and nitrogen oxides. These substances drive the ...

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Apr 12 2025SCIENCE

Unraveling the Secrets of Madagascar's Premium Pepper

In the heart of Madagascar, a wild vine known as Piper borbonense grows. This plant is not just any vine; it produces berries that are famous for their unique aroma and taste. These berries are so special that they are often compared to more common peppers like Piper nigrum and Piper longum. However, there is a problem. Not much research has been done on Piper borbon...

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Feb 07 2025SCIENCE

New Metal Rings: The Lab's Latest Find

Imagine tiny metal rings getting together to form a sandwich. The sandwiches have vanadium and oxygen in the middle, with boron layers wrapping around the outside. It is like a tiny molecular sandwich party with many different recipes. One sandwich has guests {Cd(phen)} and {Cd(phen)2} at the top and bottom. These guests are like t...

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Jan 06 2025HEALTH

Discovering Health Benefits in an Unlikely Vegetable

Have you ever thought that common vegetables could hold hidden health secrets? Scientists have found something amazing in a popular edible plant from Vietnam called Elatostema tenuicaudatum. This plant, which is often eaten in the northwest region of the country, has been studied for its potential benefits. Researchers used a technique called molecular networking-gu...

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