Engineeringness

Researchers Demonstrate High-Efficiency Ammonia Production Using Water and Air

Producing ammonia more sustainably has become a central challenge for both chemical engineering and global food systems. Ammonia underpins modern agriculture, yet its conventional

by Adrian Michaels

News

Decentralized Ammonia Production Could Reduce Agriculture’s Carbon Footprint

January 30, 2026

Professor Meenesh Singh and his research group at the University of Illinois Chicago are rethinking how one of the world’s most important chemicals might be produced. Ammonia is essential to modern agriculture and food production, yet its manufacture remains heavily centralized and carbon intensive. Singh’s team is developing a small scale, renewable powered system that

New X-Ray Technique Maps Atomic Structures From Thousands of Microcrystals

Professor Lee Brammer and his research team at the University of Sheffield

January 30, 2026

Artificial Synthesis Turns Carbon Dioxide Into Carbohydrates Using Clean Energy

Hailiang Wang, a professor of chemistry at Yale University, has led a

January 30, 2026

Long-Standing Mystery of Rye Pollen Anti-Cancer Compounds Finally Solved

For nearly 30 years, researchers have known that certain compounds found in

January 30, 2026

Custom Protein Editing Strategies Could Improve Cancer Immunotherapy

Cancer therapies increasingly aim to act with greater precision, intervening at the

January 30, 2026

Interviews

Ultrathin Boron Nitride–Aramid Nanofiber Membranes Unlock High-Flux Organic Solvent Nanofiltration | An Interview with RMIT’s Prof. Weiwei Lei and Prof. Dan Liu

Researchers at RMIT University have developed an ultrathin boron nitride–aramid nanofiber (BN–ANF) composite membrane that combines

January 28, 2026

Interviews

How Agricultural Waste Fibres Are Transforming Sustainable Construction | An Interview with Dr Muhammad Ali from the University of Portsmouth

Researchers at the University of Portsmouth are reshaping the future of sustainable construction by pioneering the

November 14, 2025

Interviews

UCL Booth Lab Develops Magnetically Activated Synthetic Cells for Precision Gene Expression and Drug Delivery

Researchers at the University College London at the Booth Lab are developing next-generation synthetic biology platforms

November 18, 2025

Interviews

Inside the Resonance Raman Breakthrough Revealing Haemoglobin in Dinosaur Fossils | An Interview with Prof. Hans Hallen (NC State University)

Researchers at North Carolina State University investigating deep-time biomolecular preservation have now demonstrated that resonance Raman

November 19, 2025

March 5, 2025

Youtube

Semiconductors Explained | The History, Science, and Future Behind Modern Electronics

Semiconductors are everywhere. They power the smartphones in our pockets, the laptops on our desks, and the cars we drive. They enable the high-speed processing in our computers,

BioTechnology

Biotechnology

The Role of DNA Methylation Within an RNA Gene Promoter | Introduction | Part 1

Click here for Part 2, The Literature Review. A gene promoter is a region of DNA which acts like a switch to

August 14, 2024

Biotechnology

The Role Of DNA Methylation Within an RNA Gene Promoter | Literature Review | Part 2

To Read Part 1 for an Introduction, Click here. Age Related Changes to DNA methylation Changes in the levels of DNA methylation

May 26, 2022

Biotechnology

A Breakdown | What Is The Advantage Of An Electron Microscope?

What Is The Advantage Of Electron Microscope? The electron microscope has two key advantages when compared to light microscopes: it has a

October 1, 2020

Biotechnology

A Breakdown | What Is Protein Determination?

What Is Protein Determination? Direct protein determination is when protein content is calculated based on the analysis of amino acid residues. Indirect

September 29, 2020