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Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu, revealing amino acids, nucleobases, ammonia, and minerals formed in saltwater. These organic compounds, vital to life, suggest that the building blocks for life might have existed in other regions of the early solar system. The discovery of evaporite minerals, including halite ...
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Organic Molecules in Space: A Key to Understanding Life's Cosmic Origins
Organic molecules, the building blocks of life, have been discovered across space—from interstellar clouds to asteroids and comets. Findings from missions like Rosetta, Hayabusa2, and Osiris-Rex reveal that these compounds existed long before the Sun formed. Scientists believe organic molecules survived planetary formation in protoplanetary disks...
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AI Predicts Whisky Aromas and Origins with Over 90 Percent Accuracy
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging have successfully demonstrated how AI can identify the aromas and origins of whiskies with remarkable accuracy. By analysing the chemical compositions of 16 US and Scottish whiskies, the AI achieved over 90% accuracy in distinguishing between the two, surpassing human exp...
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Ocean Acidification Study: Carbon Emissions Driving Deeper Chemical Changes in Oceans
A study in Science Advances by researchers from ETH Zurich highlights the escalating depth of ocean acidification, driven by carbon emissions since the industrial era. By 2014, acidification had penetrated to an average depth of 1,000 metres, with some regions affected as deep as 1,500 metres. Using a 3D model, the study explores the altered marine...
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Phosphorus Grains in Ryugu Samples Offer Insights into Earth’s Early Life Chemistry
Scientists have discovered phosphorus-rich grains in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, brought back by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. These grains, thought to have come from the outer Solar System, may have interacted with early Earth’s water, releasing essential nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. This interaction could have played a role in th...
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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IIT Bombay Fellow Developing Quantum Chemistry Based Software Useful For Radiation Therapy
Quantum chemistry is one of the new branches of chemistry which tries to understand the chemical properties of atoms and molecules without performing a lab experiment.
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Tata Global Shares, Tata Chemicals Spike After Consumer Business Deal
Tata Chemicals shareholders will retain their ownership of a focused science-led chemistry solutions and specialty products company, according to Tata Global Beverages.
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This New Therapy Can Help You Fight Drug Addiction
Researchers have developed a treatment that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug use.
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Polyphenols In Red Wine May Help Fight Tooth Decay And Gum Diseases: Study
According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, red wine contains chemicals that help in fighting against tooth decay and gum diseases.
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Anxious Search For Missing After Deadly Mexico Blast
Chemistry professor Benjamin Ruiz Loyola said the public health risk posed by the chemicals would only reach a minimum level after 36 to 48 hours -- this morning or afternoon.
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ISIS Making Bombs Using Mosul University Chemistry Lab: Report
The dreaded ISIS terror group is making use of Iraq's well-stocked Mosul University chemistry lab to churn out a new generation of deadly explosives, including chemical bombs and suicide vests, according to a media report.
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Four New Elements Added to Periodic Table
The periodic table now has its seventh row completed with the introduction of four new chemical elements.
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Indian-American Professor Gets Top US Chemistry Award
Purnendu Dasgupta, a Jenkins Garrett professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, has been awarded the 2015 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry J Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education.
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New Method Turns Biomass Waste Into Fuel
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a new method that can turn biomass waste into chemical products which can be used to create high-octane fuel for jets and race cars.
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Bennu Asteroid Sample Reveals Organic Compounds That May Hint at Life Beyond Earth
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered a sample from asteroid Bennu, revealing amino acids, nucleobases, ammonia, and minerals formed in saltwater. These organic compounds, vital to life, suggest that the building blocks for life might have existed in other regions of the early solar system. The discovery of evaporite minerals, including halite ...
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Organic Molecules in Space: A Key to Understanding Life's Cosmic Origins
Organic molecules, the building blocks of life, have been discovered across space—from interstellar clouds to asteroids and comets. Findings from missions like Rosetta, Hayabusa2, and Osiris-Rex reveal that these compounds existed long before the Sun formed. Scientists believe organic molecules survived planetary formation in protoplanetary disks...
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AI Predicts Whisky Aromas and Origins with Over 90 Percent Accuracy
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging have successfully demonstrated how AI can identify the aromas and origins of whiskies with remarkable accuracy. By analysing the chemical compositions of 16 US and Scottish whiskies, the AI achieved over 90% accuracy in distinguishing between the two, surpassing human exp...
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Ocean Acidification Study: Carbon Emissions Driving Deeper Chemical Changes in Oceans
A study in Science Advances by researchers from ETH Zurich highlights the escalating depth of ocean acidification, driven by carbon emissions since the industrial era. By 2014, acidification had penetrated to an average depth of 1,000 metres, with some regions affected as deep as 1,500 metres. Using a 3D model, the study explores the altered marine...
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Phosphorus Grains in Ryugu Samples Offer Insights into Earth’s Early Life Chemistry
Scientists have discovered phosphorus-rich grains in samples from the asteroid Ryugu, brought back by Japan’s Hayabusa2 mission. These grains, thought to have come from the outer Solar System, may have interacted with early Earth’s water, releasing essential nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. This interaction could have played a role in th...
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Possibility of Finding Living Organisms on Venus Slim, New Analysis Suggests
In the latest study, published in Nature Communications, the research team led by astronomer Sean Jordan from the University of Cambridge have investigated the chemical reactions on the planet to demystify the idea of life on Venus. They looked for sulphur-based food in the Venusian atmosphere as it is the main available energy source.
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IIT Bombay Fellow Developing Quantum Chemistry Based Software Useful For Radiation Therapy
Quantum chemistry is one of the new branches of chemistry which tries to understand the chemical properties of atoms and molecules without performing a lab experiment.
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Tata Global Shares, Tata Chemicals Spike After Consumer Business Deal
Tata Chemicals shareholders will retain their ownership of a focused science-led chemistry solutions and specialty products company, according to Tata Global Beverages.
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This New Therapy Can Help You Fight Drug Addiction
Researchers have developed a treatment that may help reverse chemical imbalances made to the brain by habitual drug use and could one day help recovering drug addicts avoid future drug use.
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Polyphenols In Red Wine May Help Fight Tooth Decay And Gum Diseases: Study
According to a study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, red wine contains chemicals that help in fighting against tooth decay and gum diseases.
-
Anxious Search For Missing After Deadly Mexico Blast
Chemistry professor Benjamin Ruiz Loyola said the public health risk posed by the chemicals would only reach a minimum level after 36 to 48 hours -- this morning or afternoon.
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ISIS Making Bombs Using Mosul University Chemistry Lab: Report
The dreaded ISIS terror group is making use of Iraq's well-stocked Mosul University chemistry lab to churn out a new generation of deadly explosives, including chemical bombs and suicide vests, according to a media report.
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Four New Elements Added to Periodic Table
The periodic table now has its seventh row completed with the introduction of four new chemical elements.
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Indian-American Professor Gets Top US Chemistry Award
Purnendu Dasgupta, a Jenkins Garrett professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at Arlington, has been awarded the 2015 American Chemical Society Division of Analytical Chemistry J Calvin Giddings Award for Excellence in Education.
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New Method Turns Biomass Waste Into Fuel
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a new method that can turn biomass waste into chemical products which can be used to create high-octane fuel for jets and race cars.
