It’s all too easy to believe the hype of certain wonder supplements, including collagen, but all is not necessarily as it seems ...

Understanding and controlling the crystallisation process is essential for guaranteeing the quality and efficacy of pharmaceutical products. Prof. Adachi, from the Department of Physical Chemistry and ...

Cyanide is a highly lethal chemical that has been used in warfare and poisonings for centuries—that was the general consensus ...

Glutathione is a critical antioxidant that protects cells, supports detoxification, and enhances immune function. Whether ...

A natural antibacterial molecule shows clinical promise. Its unusual binding site is on an excellent target: ...

Climate change is intensifying environmental challenges, with increasing soil salinization and prolonged drought periods ...

This study provides compelling evidence that kinesin's stepping mechanism is governed by strain-induced conformational changes in its nucleotide-binding pockets. Using pre-steady state kinetics and ...

A new study suggests battery recyclers could reduce environmental impacts and costs by replacing harsh chemicals with a neutral solvent to recover minerals.

Associate Professor Konstantinos Vogiatzis' lab in the Department of Chemistry is leveraging computational chemistry to ...

Research suggests that microlightning from water droplets, rather than large lightning strikes, may have triggered life’s ...

These included hydrogen cyanide, the amino acid glycine, and even uracil—one of the four key components of RNA. Detection of luminescence from water microdroplet fission. (A) Experimental setup of ...

The leaching efficiency is improved by a solid-solid reduction mechanism, known as the battery effect, as well as the addition of the amino acid glycine. Lithium-ion batteries not only power our ...