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Inspiring the Future: Female Chemists and Physicists Honor Leaders in the Field with Research Dedications

MELVILLE, N.Y., October 8, 2021 — Marie Curie. Rosalind Franklin. Alice Ball. Marie Maynard Daly. Chien-Shiung Wu. These women helped change the world through their knowledge, expertise, […]

Ice-Binding Molecules Stop Ice Growth, Act as Natural Antifreeze

Link to article: Computationally efficient approach for the identification of ice-binding surfaces and how they bind ice DOI: 10.1063/5.0021631 WASHINGTON, November 3, 2020 — Certain molecules bind […]

Computational Study Reveals How Ebola Nucleocapsid Stabilizes

WASHINGTON, October 20, 2020 — The Ebola virus causes a serious infection with a mortality rate between 50% and 90%. Nucleoproteins in the virus assemble into a […]

Progress Toward Antiviral Treatments for COVID-19

Link to article: Assessment of proton-coupled conformational dynamics of SARS and MERS coronavirus papain-like proteases: Implication for designing broad-spectrum antiviral inhibitors DOI: 10.1063/5.0020458 WASHINGTON, September 15, 2020 […]

New Mathematical Model for Amyloid Formation

WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 — Amyloids are aggregates consisting of stacks of thousands of proteins bound tightly together. Their formation is involved in several widespread disorders, including […]

Using Lasers to Visualize Molecular Mysteries in Our Atmosphere

Link to article: Real-space laser-induced fluorescence imaging applied to gas-liquid interfacial scattering DOI: 10.1063/1.5110517 WASHINGTON, D.C., August 6, 2019 — Invisible to the human eye, molecular interactions […]

Insects in Freezing Regions Have a Protein that Acts Like Antifreeze

WASHINGTON, D.C., April 2, 2019 — The power to align water molecules is usually held by ice, which affects nearby water and encourages it to join the […]

A New Model of Ice Friction Helps Scientists Understand How Glaciers Flow

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2018 — Since the early 20th century, nearly all of Earth’s glaciers have been retreating or melting. Glaciers cover 10 percent of the […]

Advancing the Description Of ‘Mysterious’ Water To Improve Drug Design

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 17, 2018 — Interactions with water dominate how drug molecules bind to targets, but it’s tricky to model these interactions, limiting the accuracy of […]