A New Technique for Growing Materials From Nanorods
A newly published study in the journal Science describes a new technique for growing materials from nanorods, which was developed by scientists at the…
Chemistry News
Cobalt-Graphene Catalyst Performs Nearly As Well as Platinum
Researchers at Brown University have developed a cheaper and more durable catalyst using graphene, cobalt, and cobalt-oxide nanoparticles that can catalyze the oxygen reduction reaction…
Biochemical Reactions Act Differently When Subjected to Intracellular Crowding
Molecular crowding inside cells is a critical factor that is sometimes overlooked in the lab. Biochemical reactions are drastically different in tighter spaces, resulting in…
MIT Team Uses Carbon Nanotubes to Draw Gas Sensors
A team of MIT chemists revealed how they developed a method for drawing gas sensors on paper using a tailor-made, super-conductive carbon nanotube pencil. The…
Japanese Researchers Claim Success In Creating Element 113
[Update: Element 113 has been named Nihonium.] The Japanese have claimed that they have been able to create a third atom of element 113, known…
Forming the Smallest Ice Crystals in the World
A team of scientists have solved a previously unsolved scientific mystery, finding the minimum number of water molecules that must come together in order for…
Understanding the Evolution of Organic Molecules in Our Solar System
A newly published study from scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory provides the first direct look at the organic chemistry that takes place on icy…
Dempsey’s Mechanism, Pathway that Catalysts Use to Generate Hydrogen
As scientists continue to search for alternatives to platinum catalysts, Caltech chemists have determined the dominant mechanism for cobalt catalysts, paving the way for the…
Computer Model Helps Remove Greenhouse Gases From Power Plants
A team of scientists has developed a computer model that can identify the best molecular candidates for removing greenhouse gases from power plants, providing accurate…
Scientists Examine Platinum-Based Catalyst Design
Working as a team, scientists from SIMES and the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis studied two platinum-rhodium nanostructures, identifying the most active sites…
Amino Acid Organocatalyst Halves Synthesis of Prostaglandin-Class Drugs
Prostaglandin class drugs are a class of hormone-like chemicals that influence processes including blood circulation and inflammation. Their use offers a way to churn out…
Graphene’s Behavior Can Be Strongly Affected by an Underlying Material
A newly published study from MIT researchers details how the behavior of graphene can be drastically different when sheets of graphene are placed on substrates…
Visual Evidence That Atmospheric Particles Can Undergo Liquid–Liquid Phase Separations
Data from a newly published study provides visual evidence that atmospheric particles separate into distinct chemical compositions during their life cycle and may play a…
Using X-Ray Imaging to Help Improve Lithium-Sulfur Battery Technology
In an effort to improve the cycle life of lithium-sulfur batteries and to find new ways to develop commercially viable lithium-sulfur batteries for electric vehicles,…
Bryologs Effectively Induce Latent HIV Activation in Vitro
Sharing two fundamental features with the original bryostatin, synthetically designed compounds called bryologs could serve as superior candidates for the eradication of HIV. Thanks to…
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…
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…
