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Microfluidic platform opens up non-natural metabolic pathways

Conveyor-belt effect in the liquid speeds sensitive cell samples with less pressure

Despite cultural upheavals, highlands residents persisted

Industrial chemist was an ACS member for 66 years

Decision to move forward during COVID-19 pandemic relieves some but also raises concerns about cheating

Making crystallography an order of magnitude more fun

Director of the Alan Turing Institute will take up the post in November

Scientists hope to turn gut microbes or their products into new antidepressants or drugs for other brain disorders

Greener ammonia synthesis proceeds at room temperature and pressure using hydrogen from water splitting

On this week’s show: Researchers are scrambling to produce antibodies to treat and prevent COVID-19, and how to avoid increasing deforestation during a tree-planting campaign

Technology avoids obstacles by sensing air flow disruptions

Cells use complex containers to launch toxic chemicals at their victims

Government continues to greenlight projects despite reduced oversight

When whiskey runs dry

Stuart J. Williams of the University of Louisville and Orlin Velev of North Carolina State University teamed up to see whether they could tell whiskeys apart just by how they looked when dried, and it turned out they could. (The one up top is Rabbit Hole, and the one below is Wilderness Trail.) As these droplets of diluted whiskey evaporated, the ethanol in these 1 µL droplets evaporates faster than the water. In order to evaporate, though, ethanol needs to slide to the droplet’s outer surface... Читать дальше...

Despite electrostatic repulsion, halogen bonds can form between two anions

A deep learning algorithm can find signals buried in noise