A new JSTAT study shows how to compute the minimum energy cells use to sustain certain metabolic pathways while suppressing ...

The immune system’s first encounter with a virus or vaccine establishes a “starting template” that shapes its response to new ...

Lithium-ion batteries produce faint sounds as they charge, discharge, and degrade. But until now, nobody could interpret ...

There are “costs of life” that mechanical physics cannot calculate. A clear example is the energy required to keep specific ...

Chemists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a single-atom photocatalytic strategy that enables ...

The most useful times in the life of a comet are usually the ones that come after the close pass, when the light has cleared up, the geometry is better and the physics is more prone to analysis into ...

Graphene supercapacitors are moving from lab curiosity to serious contender for the next wave of electric vehicle energy storage. By pairing the near-instant charging of capacitors with the high ...

WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump has taken action classifying fentanyl as a "weapon of mass destruction" as his administration escalates efforts to combat the flow of illicit drugs into the United ...

Although the chemical processes necessary to support life—from breaking down food to copying DNA—would ordinarily take years or even centuries to complete, life functions on a timescale measured in ...

(CNN) — The European Union is now prohibiting the use of a key chemical ingredient in some gel nail polishes and other cosmetic products. The ban, which went into effect this week, targets the use of ...