Harnessing the Entire Spectrum of Sunlight to Make Solar Energy More Efficient
Chemistry finding could make solar energy more efficient as researchers have found a way to harness the entire spectrum of sunlight. Scientists for the first…
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Atomic Tuning on Cobalt Enables an Eightfold Increase of Eco-Friendly H2O2 Production
Bioplastic Generation Using Urban Biowaste
Chemical Bond Making & Breaking Recorded in Action – 500,000x Smaller Than the Width of a Human Hair
Scientific Mystery About Evaporation Solved After 20 Years of Conflicting Findings
Using an Engineered Nanomaterial and Sunlight to Decontaminate Pesticide-Polluted Water
New Neutron Detector Can Fit in Your Pocket – Critical for Catching Smuggled Nuclear Materials
Scientists Explore Hazards of Pushing Lithium-Ion Cells Too Far [Video]
Innovative Process Rapidly Turns Plant Waste Into Biofuels
The US Government Issued Sailors and Soldiers Shark Repellent That Didn’t Work – Here’s Why [Video]
People have been developing different forms of shark repellent for decades — the military even issued a chemical shark repellent called “Shark Chaser” to pilots,…
Gasification Goes Green: Low-Temp Photocatalyst Slashes Carbon Footprint for Syngas
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny…
Long-Sought-After ‘Superdiamond’ With Tunable Properties Synthesized by Scientists
‘Superdiamond’ Carbon-Boron Cages Can Trap and Tap Into Different Properties A long-sought-after class of “superdiamond” carbon-based materials with tunable mechanical and electronic properties was predicted…
Real Scientist Breaks Down Chemistry in Iconic Cartoons Like ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ [Video]
Are bananas actually that slippery? Could spinach give you superhuman strength? And what the heck is Toon Acid? This week, watch some cartoons alongside Reactions…
Chemists Have Found a Productive Use for Stockpiles of Nuclear Waste
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be…
Reactor System Allows Visualizing Chemical Reactions in Real-Time [Video]
Researchers at EPFL have developed a reactor system and an analysis method that has allowed them to observe the real-time production of synthetic natural gas…
Scientists Observe Ultrafast Birth of Radicals – Glimpsing Some of the Fastest Chemical Reactions Ever Observed
An international team led by Argonne has visualized the elusive, ultrafast proton transfer process following the ionization of water. Understanding how ionizing radiation interacts with…
Scientists Copy Nature’s Tricks to Sustainably Make Chemicals and Fuel
Researchers have copied the way organisms produce toxic chemicals without harming themselves, paving the way for greener chemical and fuel production. The new technique, pioneered…
There Are Thousands of Different Mushrooms – Some Could Kill You [Video]
There are tens of thousands of mushroom species out there, and some of them could kill you. In this video, we’re going to test how…