Copper ions could play a key role when peptide folding goes wrong and leads to harmful aggregates. Unraveling interactions between metal ions and peptides in the body may eventually lead to improved ...

Of the five basic senses, the sense of smell is the least understood. Now, scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have sniffed out potential clues to how olfactory receptors in ...

Please join the Lowell Center for Space Science and Technology on Thursday, Oct. 23 at 11a.m. for the talk "Metals from the Moon? A Study of Lunar Metallic Ions in the Magnetosphere" by Mei-Yun Lin.

A new method to purify actinide elements that is much more efficient than conventional approaches could revolutionize metal ion separation. The method relies on siderophore-inspired ligands that can ...

Is it possible to create a new alloy by mixing 30 different metals using discarded carbon dioxide (CO2)?' A modern-day form of alchemy has become a ...

A small piece of sodium metal is placed in a flask of chlorine gas. A little water helps expose the sodium so it can react with the chlorine gas. The reaction releases a lot of heat as the ionic ...

Researchers have successfully grown platinum crystals in liquid metal, using a powerful X-ray technique giving rare insight ...