Krokinobacter eikastus rhodopsin 2 (KR2) is a typical light-driven sodium pump. Although wild-type KR2 exhibits high Na+ selectivity, mutagenesis performed on the residues constituting the entrance ...

Strontium carbonate (red), calcium chloride (orange), sodium nitrate (yellow), barium chloride (green) and copper chloride ...

The annual celebration of our Independence Day will dazzle the skies but will come with more sizzling heat with air quality concerns on the rise.

M eat can be a great source of protein, iron, and essential nutrients—but not all meats are created equal. Some cuts and processed varieties are high in saturated fats, sodium, ...

Discover popular foods loaded with additives, preservatives, and artificial ingredients that offer little nutrition and may ...

Abstract: Existing drug discovery pipelines take 5–10 years and cost billions of dollars. Computational approaches aim to sample from regions of the whole molecular and solid-state compounds called ...

The water utility, Central Iowa Water Works, issued a first-ever ban on lawn watering for the region after seeing the highest levels of nitrates in the river water since 2013. Federal regulations ...

I’ve been following sodium-ion batteries for a few years, and we’re starting to see the chemistry make progress, though not significantly in the big category of electric vehicles. Rather ...

Efficient catalytic CO2 conversion by harnessing visible-light energy is a substantial challenge for sustainability. Photocatalytic materials consisting of light absorbers and catalysts have been ...