Новости за 21.04.2021

Encased, plastic-chomping enzymes are activated by water and heat or light

With funding and partners, start-ups tackle anode, electrolyte chemistries

The handwriting style is consistent throughout the Great Isaiah Scroll, a 2200-year-old document found near the Dead Sea – but AI analysis of the text confirms it was actually written by two scribes

A statistical analysis of air pollution data gathered in Chinese cities between 2015 and 2017 has shown that discrepancies between official data and readings taken at US embassies are probably due to data being altered

Recommendation algorithms seem to have the power to influence people, suggest experiments in which people used them to choose partners to date or fictional politicians to vote for

Many crops have changed over the years through cultivation, but that doesn't mean they have become less nutritious nor is that possible to judge from a picture, writes James Wong

The latest coronavirus news updated every day including coronavirus cases, the latest news, features and interviews from New Scientist and essential information about the covid-19 pandemic

Advocates wanted greater emphasis on basic research

Biden nominates Michal Freedhof who has spent decades on Capitol Hill on chemical regulation

HHS reverses Trump administration’s effort to strip most common vaccine injury claim

OPCW facility will build up its capacity in areas including analytical chemistry and chemical safety

Researcher Joey Ramp’s brain injury and nerve damage meant that she needed a service dog in the lab, and roadblocks ended her PhD pursuit

Researchers blame squeeze in basic research funding and scarce venture capital for biotech startups

New formulations to avoid cold storage could help vaccines beat the heat

“There would be no point in studying there anymore,” one ecologist says

Former Chairman of the Executive Board of Evonik Industries AG and President of the German Chemical Industry Association (VCI)