A new analysis offers guidance on the size of nanoparticles that could be most effective at stopping internal bleeding. Traumatic injuries are the leading cause…
Making RNA Vaccines Easier To Swallow A pill that releases RNA in the stomach could offer a new way to administer vaccines, or to deliver…
The new substance is the result of a feat thought to be impossible: polymerizing a material in two dimensions. Using a novel polymerization process, MIT…
University of Delaware researchers report low-pressure method to convert industrially processed biomass into plastics, chemicals. It’s no secret that we need more sustainable materials if…
The targeted approach eliminated tumors in mice, with minimal side effects. Stimulating the body’s immune system to attack tumors is a promising way to treat…
Drugs that promise to help people lose weight have had a checkered past, such as the infamous fen-phen that was pulled from the market in…
Method combines quantum mechanics with machine learning to accurately predict oxide reactions at high temperatures when no experimental data is available; could be used to…
Chemical engineers created a coating for microbes that could make it easier to deploy the organisms to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The human gut is home…
360 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced in 2018. Here’s where it all went, and why the world must transform plastic use from…
A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them cheaper, simpler, and more environmentally…
Comparison of four oxidation-based cleaners suggests the devices produce their own pollutants and vary in effectiveness. Consumer-grade air cleaners that promise to reduce indoor levels…
A screening method developed by MIT researchers targets hydrogen peroxide in the search for new cancer therapeutics. MIT chemical engineers have developed a way of…
Study shows new chloride-based process recovers 84% of gold compared to the 64% recovered with traditional methods. Gold is one of the world’s most popular…
Researchers propose faster method for recording data to DNA, showing promise in fields of digital data storage, neuron recording. Our genetic code is millions of…
Capturing and burying carbon is one of the most promising ways to blunt the pace of climate change University of Texas and ExxonMobil researchers found…
Advance provides new tools for synthetic chemists and biologists looking to probe and modify sulfur-based biochemistry. A group of highly reactive compounds called persulfides have…
Years of meticulous experimentation have paid off for researchers aiming to unify the physics that defines materials that transition from solids to liquids. The researchers…
Engineers have designed a relatively low-cost, energy-efficient approach to treating water contaminated with heavy metals. Engineers at MIT have developed a new approach to removing…
