Chemistry

Chemistry

Nanotherapy: Gold-drug combo could target tumors

Clusters of paclitaxel molecules attached to gold nanoparticles could deliver a safer and more effective chemotherapy punch to tumors.

Chemistry

Kitchen Chemistry

Play with your food. That’s encouraged at this Countertop Chemistry site. Its kitchen-based teaching projects have been compiled by the Science House, an educational outreach program of North Carolina State University. Go to: http://www.science-house.org/learn/CountertopChem/

Chemistry

Nanoparticles multitask

Magnetite nanoparticles have catalytic properties that may be useful in wastewater treatment and biomedical assays.

Chemistry

Alien Pizza, Anyone?

Although many biochemical molecules come in left-handed and right-handed versions, life on Earth uses one version exclusively, and some controversial experiments suggest this preference might not be due to chance.

Chemistry

Soot Sense: Test tallies exposure to diesel pollution

A chemical in urine reveals a person's exposure to diesel exhaust.

Chemistry

Gooey solution to a sticky problem

A new, gooey, and potentially useful protein has been extracted from the bodies of jellyfish that overpopulate the seas around Japan.

Chemistry

A sweet way to replace petroleum?

Thanks to a new chemical process, many products now manufactured from petroleum could one day be made from sugar molecules.

Chemistry

Beyond Ethanol: Synthetic fuel offers promising alternative

A faster, simpler manufacturing technique could make a synthetic biofuel into an even stronger competitor to ethanol.

Chemistry

In a Fix: Agricultural chemicals disturb a natural relationship

Several pesticides can disrupt a partnership that enables certain plants to take up nitrogen by enlisting the help of bacteria.

Chemistry

Packaging Peril: Chemicals in food wrapping turn toxic

Chemicals that prevent grease from seeping through food packaging can transform into a suspected carcinogen.

Chemistry

Onward, microbes

With a tweak to their genetic codes, bacteria have been coaxed to follow a chemical trail of a researcher's choosing.

Chemistry

Cleaning Treasures: Safer solvents for restoring frescoes

Solvents in nanoscale droplets can be used to clean centuries-old frescoes, saving them from the unintended consequences of previous restorations.