Chemistry

A catalyzing science project

Blocking an immune system protein, interleukin-33, squelches itch signaling in mice

Plants soak up explosive chemical traces from soil, then special sensors in leaves light up

The University of Michigan's Paul Mohai, a leading researcher of issues related to environmental justice, talked about the Flint water crisis at a workshop sponsored by the Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources, attended by Scientific American contributing editor Robin Lloyd.

The parachute flower smells like alarm pheromones of a honeybee, to attract tiny flies that feed on bees under attack.

An oxidizing science project

A technique called “biosparging” relies on pumping oxygen underground to help naturally occurring microorganisms multiply and consume oil spills.  

The winning science of weird materials, nanoscale cars and self-eating cells

The strong, conductive material could be used for wearable electronics and medical implants, researchers say 

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded today to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.  

Jean-Pierre Sauvage, James Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa share the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.