Standing at the intersection between mathematics and the tiler's trade is the so-called einstein problem. Despite its name, ...

To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a ...

Research on circularly polarized luminescence in chiral compounds shows potential for mechanochromic luminescence, enhancing 3D displays and security printing.

Certain advanced technologies, such as 3D displays, biosensing, and security printing, can utilize circularly polarized ...

Rock and dust samples brought back to Earth from the asteroid Bennu contain organic matter and a variety of minerals crucial to the emergence of life ...

When NASA launched a spacecraft to an asteroid, scientists patiently waited for their chance to look at bits of the space ...

We live in a golden age for space exploration. Scientists are gathering massive amounts of new information and scientific evidence at a record pace.

By using optically active liquid crystals as reaction sites, researchers at University of Tsukuba have successfully achieved the living polymerization of polymers with aligned helical structures. In ...

This reaction is analogous to the enzymatic growth of amino acids with chiral structures in vivo, which leads to the synthesis of proteins with helical structures. As such, it holds promise as a ...

There are 20 amino acids that create the proteins required for life on our planet — and scientists have now found exactly 14 ...