All articles by Kira Welter – Page 6
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ResearchPeptide glue may have held first protocell components together
Association between RNA and primitive membranes 4 billion years ago thought to have kick-started life could have been mediated by peptides
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Cooler fuel cells
Layered electrolyte keeps solid oxide fuel cells working near room temperature
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Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies
Tropical vegetation emissions don't disrupt the atmosphere's self-cleansing mechanism, so long as they don't combine with industrial pollution
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Industrial emissions boost pollution at coastlines
Unexpectedly high levels of nitryl chloride have been measured where industrial emissions meet the ocean
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Silicon circuits do the twist
An integrated circuit can be folded and stretched without compromising its electronic properties
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'Designer' catalyst fights fuel cell poisoning
Nanoparticles designed from scratch exhibit outstanding catalytic activity for the selective oxidation of CO
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Planets' birthplace harbours chemical seeds of life
Organic molecules observed in the planet-forming region of a star resembling our own Sun
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Molecular heatwave spreads at ferocious pace
Scientists watch heat speed along a hydrocarbon chain
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Nano-objects under the light microscope
US scientists have developed a lens that can transmit images over long distances with a resolution that is not restricted by light wavelength.