Largest Space Molecules Found in Cat’s Paw Nebula Reveal How the Universe Grew So Complex

Medicine & Technology Apr 30, 2024

Astronomers have spotted molecule 2-methoxyethanol while exploring a nearby region of intense stellar birth. Check this article to learn more.

Energy Harvesting Device Captures Power From Liquid Molecules To Generate Electricity on the Nanoscale

Oct 18, 2023

Scientists developed a molecular energy harvesting device which can obtain energy from the natural movements of molecules in a liquid. Read the article to find out more.

Algorithm Can Predict Behavior of Unknown Molecules to Speed Up Discovery of New Medicine

Jun 18, 2021

A new algorithm could take mass spectrometry data from molecules and help predict the identity of unknown molecules and substances that arise from them

Intricate Organic Molecules—Yeah, We Can 3D Print That

Mar 13, 2015

Perhaps you’re a neurobiologist looking to isolate endocanibinoids from human brains. Any volunteers to offer their brains up for study? You’re not likely to find any takers, but now thanks to some researchers at the University of Illinois, you may just be able to print your own. That’s right, print. In what the researchers are calling the next step in 3D-printing, with a version specifically designed to tailor to researchers, University of Illinois chemists led by lead researcher Martin Burke have develop a machine that can systematically synthesize thousands of different molecules basically from scratch.

Philae Lander Reveals Organic Molecules on Comet 67P

Nov 18, 2014

For ten years, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Rosetta Mission has been on a path towards Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko in hopes of finding answers to the origins of our solar system. And when the Rosetta Mission’s Philae Lander landed Nov. 12, researchers thought they’d find their answers. But with a myriad of errors and strange complications added to the mixture, the Philae Lander had a tough, short time to collect all of its data. Yet, even in spite of all the difficulties thrown into the mix, researchers at the ESA announced today that an analysis of Philae’s data reveals “organic” molecules on Comet 67P, much like those found here on Earth.