Copper-based metal-organic frameworks, or MOFs, are special because they can change their structure when exposed to different things. This is because they are flexible and have a long-range order. This is different from other inorganic materials. Imagine a Lego structure that can change shape when y
Patient groups, or POs, are crucial in healthcare. They stand up for patients and their families, offering support and information. With healthcare going digital, these groups face a big change. They need to move their work online. But how well are they doing this? And what problems are they running
Let's talk about how the pharmacy has changed over the years. The global pharmacy industry has transformed rapidly. Lots of money moving around has changed the companies making medicines. It's now known as the Health Industrial Complex. Medicines used to be cheaper, but now they're designed to m
Imagine trying to understand how molecules get excited. Scientists have come up with a clever way to do this using something called range-separated hybrids (RSHs). These RSHs are part of a bigger idea called time-dependent density functional theory. This new method doesn't force things to f
Ever wondered how the body tries to rein in rogue cells? Breast cancer cells have a tough time getting out of control when hanging around healthy mammary cells. This is because of something called mitochondrial transfer. So, imagine if you will breast cancer cells getting a new lease on lif
Marmara is what we call the sea that connects Europe and Asia. It has become really polluted with plastics, specifically tiny pieces known as microplastics. Microplastics are a growing concern for marine life. Researchers have delved into this dirty issue, analyzing the pollution in the Gulf of Band
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a lot of problems for women globally. Women's roles in healthcare, caregiving and vulnerable industries made them more at risk to infectious diseases. This was a massive struggle for women world wide. Women, during this time, had to deal with care burdens, job losses,
Imagine tiny, incredibly efficient networks that can make chemical reactions run smoothly. These are called d-π conjugated coordination polymers, or CCPs for short. Normally, they're super useful in reactions that involve light or electricity. However, they tend to fall apart when exposed to heat, m
An interesting thing about lithium-ion batteries is how tiny oxygen holes can boost power. Imagine something really small—that's an oxygen vacancy. These vacancies are missing oxygen atoms in a material. When researchers looked closely at a material called Cu2Nb34O87-x/N-doped carbon composite, they
Metal nanoclusters, or NCs, are super small and precise. They are special because they have unique energy properties and lots of active sites for reactions. But, they face some big challenges. They can't keep their energy for very long, they aren't very stable, and it's hard to control how they move
