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Researchers in Germany invented a light-powered method to create tiny "housane" molecules that could revolutionize drug development. The breakthrough makes it easier to build the same type of strained molecular structures found in medicines like penicillin.
MIT chemists have discovered and isolated dioxaborirane, a new boron-oxygen molecule once thought too unstable to exist. This breakthrough could unlock powerful new tools for creating medicines and capturing greenhouse gases.
A simple idea about making molecules "click" together celebrated 25 years since revolutionizing medicine, biology, and engineering. The discovery earned a Nobel Prize and now helps create lifesaving drugs faster than ever.
After decades of doubt, chemists at UC Riverside have confirmed a 1958 theory by creating a stable "impossible" molecule from vitamin B1 in water. This breakthrough could revolutionize how we make medicines using safer, greener methods.
A PhD student in India just recreated mysterious blue spheres that could explain how life began on Earth, reviving the forgotten work of a husband-wife chemistry team from the 1960s. Their groundbreaking discovery might change what we look for when searching for life on other planets.
Chemists just invented a completely new type of molecule that twists itself into a shape nobody thought was possible. This breakthrough could unlock fresh ways to design everything from life-saving drugs to advanced electronics.
After five decades of failed attempts, German chemists have finally created a silicon-based aromatic molecule that could revolutionize plastics and materials manufacturing. A Japanese team independently achieved the same breakthrough, publishing their results together in Science.
Scientists discovered that strong electric fields completely flip water chemistry rules, making splitting water easier through disorder rather than energy. This breakthrough could revolutionize how we produce clean hydrogen fuel.
Scientists created an AI system called MOSAIC that successfully generated 35 new chemical compounds on its first try, potentially speeding up drug discovery by years. The breakthrough could transform how we develop everything from life-saving medicines to cosmetics.
Japanese researchers created a molecular tool that makes chemical reactions more precise and energy-efficient by turning weak forces on and off like a switch. This breakthrough could lead to better medicines and cleaner energy.