Scientists Thought They Made a Mistake – But It Led to a Groundbreaking “Molecular Einstein” Discovery
A strange molecular pattern, first mistaken for an error, led researchers to an unexpected discovery: molecules forming ...
Cone snail toxin inspires new method for studying molecular interactions
When scientists develop new molecules—whether for the purposes of agriculture, species control, or life-saving drugs—it's ...
The einstein problem: Molecular chirality leads to unexpected aperiodic patterns on metal surfaces
Standing at the intersection between mathematics and the tiler's trade is the so-called einstein problem. Despite its name, ...
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Product safety, measuring the health effects of exposure to chemicals and chemical contaminants in food.
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Why are rubies red and emeralds green? Their colors come from the same metal in their atomic structure
Both rubies and emeralds are minerals, which is a type of rock with a consistent chemical composition and a highly ordered structure at the atomic level. When this highly ordered structure extends in ...
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Towering structures in Earth’s depths may be billions of years old
“Earth becomes a musical instrument.” Decades ago, measurements of such seismic waves identified two strange continent-sized structures, one beneath the Pacific Ocean and one beneath Afric ...
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Impact of Ligand Structure on Biological Activity and Photophysical Properties of NHC-Protected Au
Department of Chemistry, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada Carbon to Metal Coating Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada ...