Researchers at The University of Manchester and Hebei University of Technology have identified how a new class of catalyst can break down lignin into useful chemical building blocks, offering a more ...
Some periods in Earth history are so different from our own that they may as well belong to another planet. Many people are ...
We subject a solid diamond to an intense flow of pure oxygen to observe the chemical reaction that transforms the stone into ...
Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging ...
Until now, it was generally believed that gold simply does not react with oxygen and therefore does not discolor. On May 21, ...
From building the Centre for Pulse EPR at Imperial to probing electron transfer in real time, Maxie Rößler is pushing an overlooked technique into the spotlight ...
Push two metal plates together on Earth and nothing happens. Take those same plates into the vacuum of space and they can ...
Lignin is a key structural component of plants, the largest renewable source of aromatic chemicals in nature, and is present ...
Scientists have engineered 'SpudCell,' a lab-made system from chemicals that mimics life's core functions like growth and division. While not fully alive due to reliance on external components, this ...
A plastic bottle tossed into a recycling bin could one day help power an electric vehicle, smartphone or renewable energy ...
The reel shows the gardener digging a hole large enough for the pasta strainer to fit comfortably in the soil. She then fills ...
Sodium-ion batteries are considered a promising technology for large-scale energy storage because sodium is abundant and widely distributed. A major ...