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Are Clouds Causing Increased Warming in Recent Climate Models?

AZoLifeSciences talks to Dr. Gerald Meehl about how recent climate models have shown increased sensitivity to CO2 and what this means for climate warming.

From National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) 8 Jul 2020

Chiral ligands can help develop novel drugs and bioactive compounds

Numerous therapeutic compounds—such as amino acids, enzymes, and proteins— that are currently available in the market are “chiral compounds.”

1 Jul 2020

Study sheds light on "repurposed" enzymatic reactions

Researchers have identified key ingredients for producing high-value chemical compounds in an environmentally friendly fashion: repurposed enzymes, curiosity, and a little bit of light.

9 Jun 2020

Project Expands Use Of Metal Catalysts For Drug Discovery

The use of metals in drug delivery could offer major benefits, including allowing for lower dosages of a medication to achieve therapeutic effects.

7 May 2020

Livestock and farming should be the future focus of agriculture

As the only alkaline gas in the atmosphere, ammonia can react with sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides to form fine particles, accelerating atmospheric haze.

20 Apr 2020

Upgrading Biomass With Selective Surface-Modified Catalysts

Scientists have designed a catalyst composed of very low concentrations of platinum (single atoms and small clusters) on the surface of titanium dioxide.

2 Apr 2020