- Illuminating life's building blocks: A suite of tools now enables scientists to see proteins at work in living cells at the single-molecule level. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v533/n7604/full/533565a.html 16 comments science
- Scientists are bringing molecules back from the dead in quest to fight superbugs https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/health/superbugs-antibiotics-neanderthal-woolly-mammoth-scn/index.html 54 comments technology
- Researchers reveal the surprising reasons why cancer cells are often forced to rely on fat imports: fat molecules are used to create membranes of new cells. A finding that could lead to new ways to understand and slow down tumor growth https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/study-shows-why-many-cancer-cells-need-import-fat 41 comments science
- This tiny Utah town could shape the West's energy future. If all goes according to plan, Delta will be home to the world’s largest hydrogen-fueled generating station. The hydrogen will be produced via electrolysis, a pollution-free process that uses renewable energy to split water molecules. https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2022-05-19/this-tiny-utah-town-could-shape-the-wests-energy-future-boiling-point 12 comments energy
- Nobel Chemistry Prize awarded for tool to build molecules - Radio Sweden https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/nobel-chemistry-prize-awarded-for-tool-to-build-molecules 6 comments europe
- Cancer patients carrying generalist HLA molecules have worse survival after immunotherapy because their immune system is unable to distinguish cancer cells from healthy ones. https://www.nature.com/articles/s43018-021-00226-4 4 comments science
- First evidence of cell membrane molecules in space https://astronomy.com/news/2021/05/first-evidence-of-cell-membrane-molecules-in-space 19 comments aliens
- Small molecule cognitive enhancer reverses age-related memory decline in mice https://elifesciences.org/articles/62048 10 comments science
- Israeli study finds molecule that triggers self-destruction of pancreatic cancer cells. https://nocamels.com/2019/12/israeli-study-molecule-destruction-pancreatic-cancer-cells/ 137 comments science
- Scientists Develop Liquid Fuel That Can Store The Sun's Energy For Up to 18 Years - a molecule in liquid version which traps solar energy which can be used later on for various purposes. It is composed of hydrogen and nitrogen when heated it stores the solar energy within the molecules https://www.cleantechexpress.com/2019/09/scientists-develop-liquid-fuel-that-can.html 14 comments energy
- In a step toward molecular storage systems to hold vast amounts of data in tiny spaces, researchers store image files in solutions of common biological small molecules, and read the information back out again, which can have even greater information density than DNA, in a new proof-of-concept study. https://www.brown.edu/news/2019-07-03/molecules 135 comments science
- US Department of Energy Is Now Calling Fossil Fuels “Molecules of Freedom” and “Freedom Gas” https://slate.com/business/2019/05/freedom-gas-molecules-of-freedom-department-of-energy.html 13 comments worldnews
- US energy department rebrands fossil fuels as 'molecules of freedom' https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/may/29/energy-department-molecules-freedom-fossil-fuel-rebranding 10 comments nottheonion
- The First Molecule Ever Possible Has Been Seen in Space https://curiosity.com/topics/the-first-molecule-ever-possible-has-been-seen-in-space-curiosity/ 9 comments space
- First quantum degenerate molecules unite in chemical go-slow https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-quantum-degenerate-molecules-unite-in-chemical-go-slow/3010009.article 5 comments science
- Building Blocks Of Life Found On Mars: Data reveals the watery lake that once filled Mars’s Gale Crater contained complex organic molecules about 3.5 billion years ago. https://a.msn.com/r/2/aayltuv?m=en-us&referrerid=inappshare 7 comments science
- Scientists find blood molecule that attracts wolves, repels humans https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-13361-9 4 comments science
- Natural saffron molecules inhibit cancer cell growth https://indiabioscience.org/news/2017/natural-saffron-molecules-inhibit-cancer-cell-growth 39 comments india
- Three-atom molecule cooled to near absolute zero for first time https://www.newscientist.com/article/2128723-three-atom-molecule-cooled-to-near-absolute-zero-for-first-time/ 5 comments science
- Can an atom be more stable in a molecule? https://www.reddit.com/r/askscience/comments/5hj3e8/can_an_atom_be_more_stable_in_a_molecule/ 6 comments askscience
- Algae can be genetically modified to produce medicine and other complex molecules from CO2, water, and sunlight. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/2016/05/modified-microalgae-converts-sunlight-into-valuable-medicine/ 4 comments science
- Molecules Reach Coldest Temperature Ever: Physicists have chilled molecules to just a smidgen above absolute zero—colder than the afterglow of the Big Bang http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/molecules-reach-coldest-temperature-ever/ 6 comments science
- Exotic particle turns out to be quark molecule http://maxnewshunt.com/exotic-particle-turns-out-to-be-quark-molecule/185 35 comments science
- Comet probe detects 'most wanted molecule': Nitrogen gas http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150319150654.htm 3 comments science
- Scientists may have found the missing link between simple molecules and the first living thing on Earth. This would mean that the "selfish gene" is not the driver of evolution. https://theconversation.com/never-mind-the-selfish-gene-ribosomes-are-the-missing-link-35409 125 comments science
- Largest Möbius molecule synthesised http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2014/10/largest-mobius-molecule-synthesised 3 comments science
- The discovery of a branched carbon molecule 27,000 light-years from Earth suggests the building blocks of life may be ubiquitous throughout the galaxy http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-29368984 74 comments worldnews
- Physicists have found hints that the asymmetry of life — the fact that most biochemical molecules are ‘left-handed’ or ‘right-handed’ — could have been caused by electrons from nuclear decay in the early days of evolution http://www.nature.com/news/force-of-nature-gave-life-its-asymmetry-1.15995 30 comments science
- Chemists uncover powerful new click chemistry reactivity: The findings open a doorway on an unexplored chemical galaxy containing vast numbers of new molecules for making drugs, plastics and unprecedented smart materials http://www.scripps.edu/news/press/2014/20140813sharpless.html 85 comments science
- Molecule from the venom of the Chinese red-headed centipede could lead to painkiller as effective as morphine http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/science-venom-chinese-centipede-painkiller-morphine-01430.html 4 comments science
- Sugar overload can damage heart. A single small molecule, the glucose metabolite glucose 6-phosphate, causes stress to the heart that changes the muscle proteins and induces poor pump function leading to heart failure, according to a new study from UTHealth http://www.uthouston.edu/media/story.htm?id=020d26f7-c04e-43c3-94a9-1fc4110ef2a7 51 comments science
- Molecule that causes cancer cells to 'commit suicide' discovered http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/343110 16 comments science
- "We have confirmed that (touch screens) are able to recognise DNA molecules with nearly 100 per cent accuracy." Imagine the medical possibilities. http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/01/23/3413821.htm 13 comments science
- Surface of Pluto May Contain Organic Molecules http://www.livescience.com/17586-planet-pluto-organic-molecules-hubble-photo.html 14 comments science
- New carbon nanotube sensor can detect tiny traces of explosives: MIT researchers have created a new detector so sensitive it can pick up a single molecule of an explosive such as TNT. http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-05-carbon-nanotube-sensor-tiny-explosives.html 3 comments technology
- Happy birthday to a collection of organic molecules. http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/220/5/3/carl_sagan_by_samsaxton.jpg 3 comments science
- "...water molecules actually form two different types of structures that break apart and recombine ... Such complexity just might be the reason why life as we know it sprang forth in a wet environment" http://news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2010/10/at-the-smallest-scale-water-is-a.html 7 comments science
- Tracking chemical reactions and sample molecule's trajectories in a SCRAMJET using lasers. Is there anything lasers cannot do? http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/07/putting-cars-in-your-combustion-chamber.ars 6 comments science
- IBM scientists have managed to photograph a molecule with it's atomic bonds. http://gizmodo.com/5346964/ibm-takes-first-3d-image-of-molecule-atomic-bonds-using-crazy+powerful-microscope#comments 336 comments science
- A detailed simulation of a small region of a brain built molecule by molecule has been constructed and has recreated experimental results from real brains. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8012496.stm? 30 comments science