Новости за 29.04.2020

Many studies suggest coronavirus has low transmission rates among children, but there are still risks to reopening schools that were closed due to social distancing policies

One-time tests can be taken by students learning remotely during the coronavirus pandemic

Hyperconsumption adds to environmental destruction that brings people into contact with animal viruses that can spark pandemics. We have to avoid the temptation to rely on it to get us out, writes Graham Lawton

Work hasn’t slowed for the head of a Caltech synthetic organic chemistry lab, but now she’s doing it from home with her two young children

How chemistry is providing solutions to the issue of plastic waste

Predictions from 1970 finally confirmed

It’s good to talk - it’s even better to listen

New polymer processing method offers a path to recycle a huge class of consumer goods

Remdesivir sped recovery of patients by several days, although it's "not a home run."

Medicinal molecules and electronic materials aren’t often found in the same research group. Meet Matthew Fuchter, who’s excelling at both

If you’re wondering what materials to use to stitch together your antiviral mask, it seems it could be that you need a couple of different fabrics for it to work best – woven cotton and a piece of silk or chiffon… Tightly woven cotton acts as a physical barrier to viral particles and droplets carrying … Continue reading "Weave your antiviral facemask from cotton and silk"

A call to action on plastics

New technique allows nanoparticles to be produced from almost any combination of metals

Finding our way out of the pandemic will take time

Research moves away from cause and cure, toward ways to improve autistic people’s lives

"Nutrient dilution" study of Kansas prairie links fast-growing plants to fewer grasshoppers

Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and bats have evolved to be good at metabolising alcohol, according to a study that suggests many mammals can get drunk

Sustainable synthesis and polycondensation of a bicyclic diol monomer

This biomaterials chemist makes pet food proteins from nonanimal sources

US EPA draft evaluation finds neurological effects associated with exposure to perchloroethylene