A University of Michigan team developed a platinum-tin catalyst that produces propylene from propane far…
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Chemistry is the branch of science that studies the composition, structure, properties, and transformations of matter. It explores how atoms and molecules interact, combine, and change through chemical reactions, shaping everything from the air we breathe and the food we eat to the technologies we use daily. As a central science, chemistry connects and overlaps with physics, biology, materials science, and environmental science, enabling breakthroughs in areas like medicine, energy, and nanotechnology. From understanding the molecular basis of life to designing new materials and drugs, chemistry provides critical insights into the nature of the physical world.
Floating into summer with more buoyant, liquid-proof life jackets, swimsuits. Summertime is here, and that…
Scientists developed a low-cost device that uses solar energy to split water and produce oxygen,…
Researchers at the University of Regensburg track the first step of the reaction of one…
AI has identified flavonoids, fatty acids, and organooxygens as top compounds that may slow aging.…
Researchers found that when a hydrogen-deuterium water molecule is broken apart by light, it doesn’t…
A new material nearly as insulating as air could transform waste heat into clean power.…
Researchers at Stanford and the University of Naples studying how bubbles form and eventually burst…
Chemical elements make up pretty much everything in the physical world. As of 2016, we…
Scientists using the Advanced Photon Source show how ‘zinc sparks’ — the showers of zinc…
Although the history of bitumen dates back to the third millennium BC, only little is…
Adding absorbent nanoparticles to polymer membranes simplifies desalination. University of California, Berkeley, chemists have discovered…
Conquering a chemical challenge to control the structure of a polymer opens a path to…
AI Unlocks New Potential in Natural Drug Discovery Artificial intelligence (AI) is able to recognize…
Acidic drinks like cola denature COVID test antibodies, creating false positives. Washing the test with…
By making the microbes more tolerant to toxic byproducts, researchers show they can use a…
Bacteria found in the rumen, one of the compartments that make up the cow stomach,…
Nanoscale catalysts for environmental remediation can become unstable during use. Understanding their atomic changes may…