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June 4, 2022

One of the leading candidates for replacing lithium is also one of the most common elements in nature - sodium, which is well known to us from the salt that seasons our food. Photo by moritz320 on Pixabay

The salty substitute for the polluting battery

The Chinese battery giant CATL recently introduced an anode-less sodium-ion battery, which may be a more efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to the common lithium-ion batteries
A short fragment of the protein envelope of a filamentous bacteriophage M13 virus. Courtesy of the researchers

atoms in motion

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Identifying the mobility of atoms in biological and chemical systems may help in deciphering the structure of the envelope that protects the genetic material of certain viruses, something that may, in the future, allow harming their reproduction
How ketamine works: a schematic diagram of the new mechanism discovered in the study alongside the known mechanism. Ketamine molecule directly inhibits a certain type of receptors for the neurotransmitter glutamate (top left) and produces a chain reaction that leads to increased expression of potassium ion channels (KCNQ) in neurons of the glutamate system in the anterior hippocampus (right)

Crossing the canal: how does today's most promising molecule for the treatment of depression work?

Using advanced methods for genetic sequencing at the single cell level, Weizmann Institute of Science scientists reveal a new molecular mechanism of action of ketamine - and show that combining it with another drug may lead to improved performance and reduced side effects
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