DNA provides the fundamental basis of most life on Earth. Its properties, some of which are still being discovered today, show just how flexible and finely-honed living creatures truly are. Everything ...

Double-helix molecules are frequently encountered in biological and synthetic organic systems, where they typically provide improved strength and better electrical properties relative to materials ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- An international team of researchers discovered that inorganic chemicals can self-organize into complex structures that mimic primitive life on Earth. Florida State University ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

Researchers have developed artificial cell-like structures using inorganic matter that autonomously ingest, process, and push out material - recreating an essential function of living cells. Their ...

Two of the main crystallographic structure databases, the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) and the Inorganic Crystal Structure Database (ICSD), will have a single portal for users to deposit and ...

Researchers have developed a novel technique for crafting nanometer-scale necklaces based on tiny star-like structures threaded onto a polymeric backbone. The technique could provide a new way to ...

Organic–inorganic hybrid perovskites represent a diverse class of materials that combine the directional bonding and functionality of organic molecules with the robust, often tunable, electronic and ...

Computational models of layered hybrid perovskites open new material design space for light-based applications such as LEDs and water purification. Materials scientists at Duke University ...

Fossil-like objects grew in natural spring water abundant in the early stages of the planet, an international team of researchers has discovered. But, they were inorganic materials that resulted from ...