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Preparing Supercooled Water at a Well-Defined Temperature

EPFL researchers have discovered a method for studying water in “no man’s land,” a subzero temperature range where water crystallizes rapidly.

31 May 2023

Novel Metal-Catalyst-Free Sustainable Approach to Form Carbon-Carbon Bonds

Plasma engineers and chemists at the University of Illinois have demonstrated a sustainable way of forming carbon-carbon bonds—the bedrock of all organic compounds—without expensive, rare metals that are typically required as catalysts in bond-forming organic reactions.

31 May 2023

Researchers Develop Mononuclear Iron Compound to Aid in Direct Transformation of Methane into Methanol

Considerable study has been done on methane oxidation to yield methanol, used in producing valuable substances like formaldehyde, dimethyl ether, and more.

31 May 2023

New Class of Chemicals Resolve Molecular Membrane Mystery

More than 60% of market drugs aimed at fighting disease target molecular proteins in the cell membranes - but techological limitations have previously limited researchers' ability to observe these proteins in their natural environment.

31 May 2023

Bruker Alicona Announces Change In General Manager Leadership

Bruker Alicona, a leading provider of advanced production metrology solutions, today announced a change in leadership at the company.

From Bruker Alicona 31 May 2023

Graphene-Based Breakthrough in Hydrogen Peroxide Production

New research led by the University of Bath has shown that surface-modified graphene could transform the production of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) for industrial use as a bleaching agent or disinfectant.

31 May 2023

Highly Active Catalytic Material Efficiently Converts Methane into Formaldehyde

Professor Zhengxiao Guo from the Department of Chemistry at The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and Professor Junwang Tang, now at the Department of Chemical Engineering at Tsinghua University, have collaborated to develop a highly active and selective catalytic material that can effectively transform methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, into formaldehyde, an indispensable chemical, in a waste-free manner.

30 May 2023

Scientists Move Closer to Making Pure Hydrogen From Renewable Energy

Scientists at the University of Kansas and the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have made significant progress in the division of hydrogen and oxygen molecules for the production of fossil fuel-free pure hydrogen.

30 May 2023

Conversion of CO2 Into Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Using a Sustainable Electrochemical Technique

Carbon dioxide (CO2) is a significant greenhouse gas that is released into the atmosphere through various human activities. To reduce humanity's impact on the environment, scientists and policymakers worldwide are actively seeking ways to decrease CO2 emissions and find practical uses for it.

30 May 2023

Online Event: Pyroelectric Detectors in Action 2023

Practical demonstration on setup and configuration of infrared detectors.

From InfraTec GmbH 30 May 2023

Reaction Mechanism for a Key Class of Water-Splitting Catalysts Revealed

Hydrogen, the simplest element on Earth, is a clean fuel that could revolutionize the energy industry. Accessing hydrogen, however, is not a simple or clean process at all. Pure hydrogen is extremely rare in nature, and practical methods to produce it currently rely on fossil fuels.

30 May 2023

New, Safer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries Performs Well at All Temperatures

Many owners of electric vehicles worry about how effective their battery will be in very cold weather. Now a new battery chemistry may have solved that problem.

30 May 2023

Outlining the Recent Developments of Carbon-Based ORR Catalysts

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC) have garnered much attention due to their low environmental pollution, high conversion efficiency, and high specific energy, which can be largely employed in vehicles like airplanes, automobiles, and stationary power stations.

29 May 2023

Creating a "Superlattice" of Semiconductor Quantum Dots With Metallic Behavior

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and collaborators have succeeded in creating a "superlattice" of semiconductor quantum dots that can behave like a metal, potentially imparting exciting new properties to this popular class of materials.

29 May 2023

Scientists Examine New Materials for Converting Sunlight into Electricity

To win over global energy difficulties and combat the forthcoming environmental crisis, scientists across the world analyze new materials for transforming sunlight into electricity.

26 May 2023