A common mineral, α-alumina, found abundantly in Earth's crust, may have played a critical role in initiating the chemical ...

Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

Why do problems occur with a special variant of 'protein glues', the split inteins, that severely limit their use in producing proteins? A team has now answered this question.

Scientists in Japan have uncovered a surprising twist, literally, in how molecules organize themselves. By introducing tiny leftover fragments from previous assemblies, they discovered a way to flip ...

Every year, thousands of tonnes of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

The Mars Curiosity rover’s onboard mini-lab has helped confirm the existence of the largest organic molecules ever found on the Red Planet. The trio of long-chain compounds preserved in Martian soil ...

R. China Engineering Laboratory of Chemical Resources Utilization in South Xinjiang of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Tarim University, Alar ...

In focused research groups, students and faculty within WPI’s Chemical Engineering Department go beyond the classroom to solve real-world problems, continuing to make discoveries in areas like ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that more than 40% of adults worldwide are overweight or obese — a statistic that has nearly tripled since 1975. 1,2 However, sustainable weight loss ...

You might encounter a variety of chemical hazards on a daily basis. As their name suggests, chemical hazards are substances that can be dangerous to the human body, causing irritation or toxicity ...