One half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 has been awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design”. The other half has been awarded jointly to Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper “for protein structure prediction”.
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This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots.”
Quantum dots are nanoparticles, tiny semiconductor particles, a few nanometres in size between 1.5 and...
The freefall of grapefruit from 10 m does not damage the pulp, the Arapaimas fish living in the Amazon resist the attack of piranhas’ triangular teeth arrays, Shells of the abalone sea creature are hard and fracture resistant, ..........
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Highest level resolution (Angstrom level) microscopy developed that could observe vibration of molecule
The science and technology of microscopy has come a long way since Van Leeuwenhoek achieved magnification of about 300 in late 17th century using a simple single...
A new study has used robotic screening for shortlisting chemical compounds which could be ‘prevent’ malaria
According to WHO, there were 219 million cases of malaria worldwide and approximately 435,000 deaths in 2017. Malaria is an infectious disease caused by...
Researchers have discovered a way to be able to design efficient medicines by giving the compound a correct 3D orientation which is important for its biological activity.
Advancement in healthcare is dependent upon understanding the biology of a disease,...
Researchers have investigated for the first time how two different forms of water (ortho- and para-) behave differently when undergoing chemical reactions.
Water is a chemical entity, a molecule in which a single oxygen atom is linked to two hydrogen...
Recent ground-breaking study has shown the unique properties of material graphene for a long-term possibility of finally developing economical and practical-to-use superconductors.
A superconductor is a material which can conduct (transmit) electricity without resistance. This resistance is defined as some...