Researchers from North Carolina State University have successfully synthesized bacteriochlorophyll a, which is a photosynthetic pigment found in bacteria that absorbs infrared light. The work ...

We tend to think of sunlight as something temporary; here when the sun is up, gone when it moves to the other side of the world. But a new, molecular-scale breakthrough challenges that idea, ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Isosurface of the Dyson orbital, taken from Piccinelli, Samuele, et al., “Exploring pathways ...

As 'Starfleet Academy' sets itself on some high stakes for its season one finale, it's returning to one of the most fearsome ideas from 'Trek' past. Reading time 4 minutes The Star Trek universe has ...

When Richard Feynman first conceived of quantum computers in the 1980s, he believed they should primarily investigate quantum phenomena. So that’s what a group of chemists did: they used quantum ...

The devious space pirate Nus Braka (Paul Giamatti) has been a recurring villain in Starfleet Academy ever since he took over the USS Athena in the series premiere. His grand plan is finally revealed ...

Chemists have discovered a new molecular shape, and it is twice as odd as the twisty Möbius strip. The Möbius strip is a looped band with a twist, such that something tiny, such as an ant, would have ...

Scientists have just created a new, strange type of molecule. It’s made of a bunch of atoms bound together in a ring, like many other, simpler molecules. But if you could somehow zoom in on the ...

An international team of scientists from IBM, The University of Manchester, Oxford University, ETH Zurich, EPFL and the University of Regensburg have created and characterized a molecule unlike any ...

Wistar scientists have combined a promising cancer therapy with a molecule that targets tumors to treat cancer more effectively. The new approach could be a way to deliver treatment directly to tumors ...

Scientists have discovered the largest organic molecule containing sulfur — a key ingredient for life — ever identified in interstellar space. The researchers call the discovery a “missing link” in ...

Water trapped inside tiny molecular cavities behaves in a surprisingly energetic way, pushing outward like people crammed in an elevator. When a new molecule enters these narrow spaces, the confined ...