Cool Chemistry Trick Could Transform Vinegar Into a Powerful Weapon Against Superbugs
Whenever “quantum” enters the scene, science can take many unexpected turns. Common cooking ingredients are no exception to this rule—as demonstrated by European researchers investigating the healing power of vinegar. A recent ACS Nano paper suggests that antimicrobial nanoparticles significantly boost the bacteria-killing abilities of vinegar, formally known as acetic acid. Specifically, the researchers engineered quantum dots—tiny particles controlled by quantum mechanical effects—to target a