Rocket Lab’s Neutron rocket runs on liquid methane (CH₄) and liquid oxygen (LOX), which work together to burn fuel. This mix, called methalox, is used in both stages of the Neutron launch vehicle. Rocket Lab’s Archimedes engines, which power the…
Redefining Molecular Boundaries: The Fall of Bredt’s Rule Bredt’s Rule has been an important part of organic chemistry for more than one hundred years. It tells us where double bonds can and can’t be placed in certain organic groups. This…
AlphaFold 3, developed by Google DeepMind, is a game-changing development in predicting the structure and interactions of biomolecules. This model, published in Nature, considerably improves the ability to model proteins, DNA, RNA, and other molecules, outperforming existing techniques for protein…
NASA officials celebrated SpaceX’s third Starship test flight on March 14, 2024, which marked significant progress toward enabling astronauts to land on the moon. The flight, which launched from SpaceX’s Starbase in South Texas, achieved orbital velocity and successfully demonstrated…