Chemists use nucleic acid binding dyes as photocatalysts for a popular polymerization method

Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Chemistry have developed a nucleic-acid-based photocatalyst that can precisely control atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), a popular method used to generate a wide range of materials with highly specific, tailored functionalities. Researchers in Carnegie Mellon University’s Department of Chemistry have developed a nucleic-acid-based photocatalyst that can precisely control atom…

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X-ray laser fires most powerful pulse ever recorded

The Linac Coherent Light Source in California fired an X-ray pulse that lasted only a few hundred billionths of a billionth of a second but carried nearly a terawatt of power The Linac Coherent Light Source in California fired an X-ray pulse that lasted only a few hundred billionths of a billionth of a second but…

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