Israeli scientists develop a sensor that detects subtle differences in airborne molecules, with major implications for health ...

Organic solar cells are made from conductive polymers, which makes them cheap, light, and flexible. However, one drawback is ...

There might be another universe, exactly like our own — except that it’s a perfect mirror image. Physicist Leah Broussard is “on the hunt for a universe that is identical to our own, but flipped so ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Ting F. Zhu, who led the work, says it is a step on the way to creating a mirror version of the so-called central dogma of molecular biology, which ...

Drugs can convert between different isomers in the body, leading to unexpected effects. Dmitrii Guzhanin/iStock via Getty Images The effects a drug or chemical compound have on the body depend on how ...

Scientists have succeeded in reconstructing biomolecules in their mirror-image form. The researchers' goal is to create a mirror-image artificial protein synthesis system. Their aim is to produce ...