Controlling and trapping molecules, units of a substance consisting of two or more chemically bound atoms, with laser light ...

Since the 1980s, researchers have sought to use laser light to control chemical reactions relevant to photochemistry, ...

Data from NASA’s Perseverance rover confirms the presence of macromolecular carbon on Mars – another potential piece of the ...

To function normally, nearly every cell in the human body relies on G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) to receive and send ...

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 of ...

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

Sugars are not just a source of energy—they also play a crucial role in how cells communicate, how proteins interact and how materials behave in medicine and industry. But studying these processes is ...

A molecule is a group of atoms bonded together. Molecules make up nearly everything around you – your skin, your chair, even your food. They vary in size, but are extremely small. You can’t see an ...

Every time one of the cells in your body divides, it has to double its quota of DNA so that each daughter cell gets a complete set. DNA is a replicator—a molecule that can be accurately duplicated, ...