Scientists find a new way to remove defects from heat-resistant alloys

Crybaby: the vitamins in your tears

Experiments at Berkeley Lab confirm that structural defects at the periphery are key in catalyst function

A new method for controlling the DNA duplication process makes it possible to shrink the current desktop machines to handheld devices which could be used in the field to provide early diagnosis of a wide range of infectious diseases

For the first time, light is used to specifically design defined molecule chains

“Potential applications of this finding could include storage and release of hydrogen or natural gas to run your car, or in industrial uses where the frameworks could trap and separate dangerous gases to keep them from entering the atmosphere” 

Out of the thousands of metabolites detected, the study identified three that could serve as indicators of fatigue

Diet, medications, and beauty products leave molecular traces on the objects we touch, providing an unbiased, data-driven profiling method for crime scene investigations and other potential applications

Scientists create reagents to simplify production of fine chemicals and pharmaceuticals 

The chemistry behind how comets might have seeded life on Earth

A new structural alert system could reduce years and millions of dollars from bringing a new drug or product to market

The test could lead to rapid, low cost roadside testing for cocaine use