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The compound Salen effectively binds to a number of SARS_CoV_2, the virus that causes COVID-19, proteins. The findings pave the way to developing new therapeutics to fight coronavirus.

By Shaheer Rehan Sep 19 2022 Reviewed by Mila Perera In a paper published in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces , fluorescence quenching was used to detect nitrite ions in processed meat...

A recent study published in Chemosensors presents a unique donor-p-acceptor luminous dye as a sensor for Cu2+ ions. The 3,5-diphenyl-dicyanomethylene-4-H-pyran (DCM) that makes up the fluorophoric core has extended styryl chains at positions 2 and 6 for metal coordination and is used for copper (II) detection.

Researchers report the synthesis of nitrogen (N)-doped carbon quantum dots from biomass precursors (glucose and ammonia) with outstanding optical properties and considerable PLQY.

A new study focuses on the high-throughput production of silver nanoplates and the optimization of their optical properties using a novel machine learning algorithm.

In a study published in the journal Remote Sensing, the researcher observed dust in Jinan, China, to investigate a strong sandstorm. They used MODIS, MPL lidar, EDM 180, ADI 2080, meteorological observation instruments, and the HYSPLIT model to find the source.

Nanophotonics-based catalysis can also help scientists to understand how the reactive surface area of the catalyst can be maximized, aiding the design of more efficient chemical systems.

In an article published, the electrical and optical responses of twinned pentagonal AgNWs and NW networks were computationally estimated to illustrate the advantages and limits of such an approach.

One of the promising applications of terahertz waves is non-destructive testing. According to research findings, terahertz time-domain attenuated total reflection spectroscopy could be used to non-destructively detect samples packaged in a thin polyethylene bag based on their spectral fingerprints.

Optical properties of semiconductors are harnessed to develop some of the most widely used technology in the world.