Bethany Barker, Author at Science

Researchers at Davangere University synthesized a quinoline-thiazole azo dye that, when blended into a carbon paste electrode, selectively detects dopamine,...

Fragrant Garden Shrub Emerges as a Surprisingly Potent Anticancer and Antimicrobial Source

A new integrative review compiles evidence that the ornamental shrub Clerodendrum chinense, long used in traditional Asian and African medicine,...

Superheated Steam Blast Keeps Fresh-Cut Apples Fresh and Fragrant

A ten-second blast of superheated steam at 250 degrees Celsius preserved the microbial safety, texture, and fruity aroma of fresh-cut...

Magnetic Nickel Ferrite Nanocatalyst Slashes Synthesis Time for Valuable Drug-Like Molecules

Researchers have created a triazine-triazole-decorated magnetic nickel ferrite nanocatalyst that synthesizes ortho-aminocarbonitrile tetrahydronaphthalenes in up to 95 percent yield within...

Support Materials Fine-Tune Nickel-Iron Catalysts for Cleaner Hydrogen from Methane

New research shows that anchoring nickel ferrite on zeolite H-ZSM-5 or silica tunes the catalyst's activation speed, stability, and carbon...

Self-Assembling Enzyme Beads Pave the Way for Cleaner Industrial Chemistry

Researchers at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology have developed self-assembling, carrier-free enzyme beads that combine robust storage and continuous-flow performance...

Tiny Janus Particles That Bounce Light Back Could Transform DNA Testing

Researchers at Chungnam National University have shown that the size of retroreflective Janus particles critically determines DNA detection performance, achieving...

Dissolved Oxygen Drives Carcinogen Formation in Stored Rocket Fuel, Study Finds

Quantum chemical simulations reveal how dissolved oxygen converts stored rocket propellant UDMH into the carcinogen NDMA, identifying amino-group oxidation as...

New Adsorbent Materials Could Unlock Methane From Low-Grade Coalbed Gas