Cold radioactive molecules prepped and readied for physics discoveries

For the first time, researchers have developed a way to create chilled molecules containing the radioactive element radium.
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Candy-inspired method yields first cold radium molecules for quantum experiments

Caltech researchers have created cold molecules containing the radioactive element radium for the first ...

Organic molecules can survive violent supernova explosions - fueling star and planet formation

A supernova remnant is supposed to be a rough neighborhood for a newborn star. Shock waves rip through space at thousands of ...

Textbook chemistry gains blue-light upgrade to build complex drug molecules in fewer steps

In drug discovery, building complex molecules quickly is the name of the game.
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Small molecules: the missing link in the central dogma

Small molecules have critical roles at all levels of biological complexity and yet remain orphans of the central dogma. Chemical biologists, working with small molecules, expand our understanding ...

From Molecules To Systems: The R&D Methodology Behind Nanotechnology's Next Leap

Nanotechnology has quietly progressed through three distinct generations, and the third is now reshaping how deep-tech R&D itself must be organized.

Sugar molecules help keep the brain's electrical signals on track

Sugarcoating isn't just for making things taste or sound sweeter. In the brain, complex sugar molecules decorate key proteins ...