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chemistry
Perri Thaler • February 17, 2025
A new experiment pushes biocomputers closer to reality. For some applications, they may be better than silicon

The long quest to identify human pheromones and the smell of attraction, aggression and fear
Perri Thaler • February 13, 2025
Insects, fish and even some mammals use pheromones as behavior signals. If researchers can prove humans do, too, exciting new therapies might follow
Marta Hill • October 9, 2024
David Baker, Demis Hassabis and John Jumper awarded for advancements in protein design and structure prediction
Gayoung Lee • December 6, 2023
Chemists are reimagining how polymer chains respond to physical stress, inviting innovative approaches to medicine, tech and more
Jenaye Johnson • October 4, 2023
Their development of tiny "quantum dot" particles revolutionized LED and QLED technologies
Allison Parshall, Delaney Dryfoos • October 12, 2022
And what are the iconic clogs even made of, anyway?
Madison Goldberg • October 5, 2022
The “revolution” in chemistry has allowed for new ways to study disease and develop drugs
Maiya Focht • August 19, 2022
The textile industry has largely left behind traditional methods of dyeing. Winona Quigley is working to change that
Elana Spivack • December 13, 2021
What makes YInMn Blue, the first new blue pigment in 200 years, so special?
Kharishar Kahfi • October 6, 2021
Organic catalysts have allowed scientists to create medicines more efficiently.
Casey Crownhart • January 25, 2021
The popular weed killer could impair honeybees’ immune systems, leaving them vulnerable to infections
Taylor White • February 17, 2020
Treating diseases with light is not new, but The Trauner Research Group might take it to the next level
Brianna Abbott • July 16, 2018
The crux is in the chemistry.
Marissa Shieh • December 21, 2016
Researchers are using biological glow sticks and finely-tuned cameras to look deeper within cells.
Harrison Tasoff • December 9, 2016
Despite the name, the flavoring often has little in common with actual pumpkins.