SCIENCE

Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts

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Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts

The chemical industry is a cornerstone of global development, driving innovation, and providing essential products that support our modern way of life. However, its reliance on unsustainable fossil resources has posed significant threats to global ecosystems through climate change and chemical pollution. A new commentary published in Cell Press’ One Earth co-authored by Griffith University … Read more

Horse remains show Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

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Horse remains show Pagan-Christian trade networks supplied horses from overseas for the last horse sacrifices in Europe

Reconstruction of the ritual sacrifice of a horse at Paprotki Kolonia, modern Poland. Credit: Mirosław Kuzma. Horses crossed the Baltic Sea in ships during the Late Viking Age and were sacrificed for funeral rituals, according to research from Cardiff University. Published in the journal Science Advances, studies on the remains of horses found at ancient … Read more

BMW plant workers in Alabama reject unionization

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BMW plant workers in Alabama reject unionization

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US A Mercedes-Benz plant in Alabama will not be joining the United Auto Workers union after a Friday vote. About 5,000 workers at a facility in Tuscaloosa rejected the proposal … Read more

Physicists propose path to faster, more flexible robots

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Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts

In a May 15 paper released in the journal Physical Review Letters, Virginia Tech physicists revealed a microscopic phenomenon that could greatly improve the performance of soft devices, such as agile flexible robots or microscopic capsules for drug delivery. The paper, written by doctoral candidate Chinmay Katke, assistant professor C. Nadir Kaplan, and co-author Peter … Read more

Tracing the history of perturbative expansion in quantum field theory

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Tracing the history of perturbative expansion in quantum field theory

Depicting perturbative algebraic QFT (qAQFT) as bringing the earlier strands of axiomatic QFT and causal perturbation theory together. Credit: The European Physical Journal H (2024). DOI: 10.1140/epjh/s13129-024-00075-6 Perturbative expansion is a valuable mathematical technique which is widely used to break down descriptions of complex quantum systems into simpler, more manageable parts. Perhaps most importantly, it … Read more

The best and the worst sectors in the stock market during this recording-setting week

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The best and the worst sectors in the stock market during this recording-setting week

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. (We’re no longer recording the audio, so we can get this new written feature to members as quickly as possible.) Market wrap: It’s day two of … Read more

Mother of two young boys killed on crosswalk by speeding socialite slams killer for dragging out sentencing

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Mother of two young boys killed on crosswalk by speeding socialite slams killer for dragging out sentencing

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US The mother of two young boys killed after a Los Angeles socialite plowed into them on a crosswalk, has accused the woman of showing “only hate” towards her family, … Read more

Plants restrict use of ‘Tipp-Ex proteins’

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Can we revolutionize the chemical industry and create a circular economy? Yes, with the help of catalysts

Plants have special corrective molecules at their disposal that can make retrospective modifications to copies of genes. However, it would appear that these “Tipp-Ex proteins” do not have permission to work in all areas of the cell, only being used in chloroplasts and mitochondria. A study by the University of Bonn has now explained why … Read more

Scientists develop new geochemical ‘fingerprint’ to trace contaminants in fertilizer

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Scientists develop new geochemical ‘fingerprint’ to trace contaminants in fertilizer

A person’s hands cup a sample of pelletized agricultural fertlizer and a piece of the phosphate rock from which it is created. Credit: Robert Hill, Duke University An international team of scientists has uncovered toxic metals in mineral phosphate fertilizers worldwide by using a new tool to identify the spread and impact of such contaminants … Read more

There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

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There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine

Since it was first identified in 1983, HIV has infected more than 85 million people and caused some 40 million deaths worldwide. While medication known as pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, can significantly reduce the risk of getting HIV, it has to be taken every day to be effective. A vaccine to provide lasting protection has … Read more