Chemistry

FREAKY FUTURE Is silicon-based life (illustrated above) out there in the universe? The jury is still out — but with a little help from humans, life on Earth might be able to sprinkle a little silicon in with its carbon. LEI CHEN AND YAN LIANG (BEAUTYOFSCIENCE.COM) FOR CALTECH

Breeding Smart Enzymes Directed evolution of cytochrome c for carbon–silicon bond formation: Bringing silicon to life

Annotated by Sujatha Krishnaswamy

Annotated on 08/30/2021

Originally published 11/25/2016

Adobestock photo of a diamond in the rough.

Underground diamonds reveal unknown Earth history Primordial and recycled helium isotope signatures in the mantle transition zone

Annotated by Ananya Sen

Annotated on 03/15/2021

Originally published 08/16/2019

nanoscrolls

Eliminating friction at the nanoscale Macroscale superlubricity enabled by graphene nanoscroll formation

Annotated by Jyothirmayee Aravind. S.S

Annotated on 09/26/2019

Originally published 06/05/2015

sunlight condensation

Solar-powered material turns air into water Water harvesting from air with metal-organic frameworks powered by natural sunlight

Annotated by Claire Deo

Annotated on 04/30/2019

Originally published 04/28/2017

Plastic waste

Plastic for dinner A bacterium that degrades and assimilates poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Annotated by Emily Kerr

Annotated on 11/08/2018

Originally published 03/11/2016

Spray Cans

What's the major source of urban air pollution? Volatile chemical products emerging as largest petrochemical source of urban organic emissions

Annotated by Daniel R. Albert

Annotated on 10/25/2018

Originally published 02/16/2018

pills

High-throughput screening of drug leads Nanomole-scale high-throughput chemistry for the synthesis of complex molecules

Annotated by Gurshagan Kandhola

Annotated on 08/23/2016

Originally published 01/02/2015

sewer pipes

Sewer pipes party: Sulfate is not invited Reducing sewer corrosion through integrated urban water management

Annotated by Benay Akyon

Annotated on 07/14/2016

Originally published 08/15/2014

midnight sun

Midnight sun: Contributing to climate change? Sunlight controls water column processing of carbon in arctic fresh waters

Annotated by Sara Nason

Annotated on 05/20/2016

Originally published 08/22/2014

crystals

Crystal clear Ligand binding to the FeMo-cofactor: Structures of CO-bound and reactivated nitrogenase

Annotated by Leila Duman

Annotated on 05/13/2016

Originally published 09/26/2014

nanoparticles

Unidirectional growth...the road to designer micelles Non-centrosymmetric cylindrical micelles by unidirectional growth

Annotated by Tessy Thomas

Annotated on 10/02/2015

Originally published 08/03/2012

chemical reactions

Chemical reactions up close Direct imaging of covalent bond structure in single-molecule chemical reactions

Annotated by Kelly Resmer

Annotated on 09/12/2014

Originally published 05/30/2013

clouds

Do clouds need passports? Dust and biological aerosols from the Sahara and Asia influence precipitation in the Western U.S.

Annotated by Stacey Brydges, Robert Pomeroy, Matthew J. Ruppel …

Annotated on 03/06/2014

Originally published 02/28/2013

leaf

Replicating photosynthesis Wireless solar water splitting using silicon-based semiconductors and earth-abundant catalysts

Annotated by Melissa McCartney PhD

Annotated on 03/15/2012

Originally published 11/04/2011