Ethanol -- the compound found in alcoholic beverages -- interferes with the normal functioning of a long list of biological molecules, but how each of these interactions contributes to the behavioral ...

Molecular dynamics simulations have become an indispensable tool in deciphering the intricate interplay between alcohol and water at the molecular level. These simulations reveal the diverse ...

A Northwestern University-led international team of scientists has, for the first time, directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level. In mesmerizing new videos, single atoms move and ...

A team of scientists has directly observed catalysis in-action at the atomic level. In mesmerizing new videos, single atoms move and shake during a chemical reaction that removes hydrogen atoms from ...

This video shows a fleeting hemiacetal alkoxide intermediate, which the researchers, unprecedentedly, captured. The team also observed its reverse aldehyde elimination, generating an aldehyde and a ...

In the US, the most common reason why someone needs a liver transplant is alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD). In 2019, this illness was estimated to be responsible for the loss of 11 million ...

This is not the kind of alcohol you can ask for in a cocktail: it's a highly unstable molecule made up of four hydroxyl groups (OH) at a single carbon atom. Its existence was first predicted more than ...