Artificial System Models Light-Capturing Method Used by Deep-Sea Bacteria
Hoping to find a more efficient light-harvesting process, MIT scientists analyzed an artificial system that uses a self-assembling system of dye molecules that form perfectly…
Chemistry News
Livermorium & Flerovium, Two New Elements Officially Join Periodic Table
It was first announced back in December 2011 that two new elements would join the periodic table of elements. It has now become official. Flerovium…
Olympicene, the Smallest Possible Five-Ringed Structure
The smallest five-ringed structure possible is about 100,000 times thinner than a human hair, and it was created by a collaboration between the Royal Society…
Searching for an Efficient Way to Make Methanol
Researchers from SLAC and Stanford have teamed with scientists at the Max Planck Institute to examine catalysts in an effort to find an efficient way…
Zeolite Catalyst Creates P-Xylene From Biomass
Chemical engineers at UMass Amherst have discovered a high-yield method of making plastic bottles from biomass. By using a zeolite catalyst capable of transforming glucose…
Working to Recycle Greenhouse Gases
Scientists around the world continue to study greenhouse gas emissions and researchers at the Fritz Haber Institute discovered findings that could lead to the recycling…
“Hydrate-Phobic” Surfaces Could Improve Deep-Sea Oil Well Safety
As the demand for oil continues to rise, so does the risk of disasters like the Deepwater Horizon spill that took place in the Gulf…
Gold Nanorods Shaped as Starfruit Deliver Impressive Results
Starfruit is lending its shape to newly synthesized gold nanorods, whose particles have been found to return signals 25 times stronger than similar nanorods with…
Gold Improves the Performance of Nanoparticle Fuel-Cell Reactions
Fuel-cell technology is set to take a step forward as chemists have created a triple-headed metallic nanoparticle, FePtAu, which generates higher current per unit of…
Topological Insulators Show Promise as Flexible, Transparent Electrode
Topological insulators, such as sheets of bismuth selenide, are ultra-thin sheets of material that are transparent, flexible, and highly conductive. Scientists at the SLAC National…
Unlocking Chemical Pathways to Synthesize Chemicals Found in Nature
A new study could enable scientists to synthesize many important chemicals currently found only in nature. The research shows how scientists used powerful X-rays to…
Researchers Study Zeolite for Filtering Out Carbon Dioxide
Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the University of Delaware are working together to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. They believe a…
Scientists Discover Nano-Crystal (Cluster) of PbS
A team of scientists from John Hopkins University and McNeese State University have determined that when 32 units of lead sulfide, PbS, molecules assemble together,…
Foldit Players Remodel Catalyst Enzyme for Diels-Alder Reactions
The online community of Foldit has helped produce solutions that have evaded scientists for years. Initially funded by DARPA, this community consists of roughly 240,000…
Chemists Work on Synthetic Cell Creation
Chemists Neal Devaraj and Itay Budin are working on the creation of a “synthetic cell.” Their goal is to create a living organism from non-living…
Researchers Develop Magnetic Soap to Clean Up Oil Spills
Scientists from the University of Bristol have developed a new kind of soap, composed of iron-rich salts that were dissolved in water, that responds to…
Researchers Predict Stable Structures of Ice in the 1-5 Terapascal Pressure Range
A group of renowned researchers combined their interests in the high-pressure studies of water, condensed matter physics, and the discovery of new chemistries to predict…