CHEMISTRY

Excitons in two-dimensional perovskites rapidly dissociate into free carriers beneficial for photovoltaic applications, just as bees holding electrons and holes

Disordered boron surface structure of magnesium diboride probed by atomistic modeling. Credit: LLNL Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists have

MIT chemists have come up with a way to control the unwanted blinking of quantum dots, depicted here as yellow

Electrocatalyst converts CO2 into multicarbon products. A new electrocatalyst called [email protected] converts carbon dioxide (CO2 ) into liquid fuels. As

Researchers use multi-anvil press to turn fullerene C60 into diamond glass, similar to the process of converting graphite to diamond

Genetically engineered bacteria can convert glucose into a fatty acid, which can then be transformed into hydrocarbons called olefins. To

A new bleaching gel whitened tooth samples by six shades, using a low level of hydrogen peroxide (12%). Credit: Adapted

A research team at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has identified a new way to convert ammonia to nitrogen gas through

The ocean has about 20 million tons of gold in it — that’s around 700 TRILLION DOLLARS worth of gold!

A new method for creating one of chemistry’s most widely used class of compounds could revolutionize industrial processes, making them

Virtual reality technology enabled scientists to look “inside” the Covid-19 virus and develop a novel molecule that can inhibit its

: By mimicking photosynthesis, MIT researchers have designed a new type of photocatalyst that can absorb light and use it

Comparison of four oxidation-based cleaners suggests the devices produce their own pollutants and vary in effectiveness. Consumer-grade air cleaners that

Schematic view showing the principle of the experiment that made it possible to visualize the sigma-hole on a bromine (Br)

When the titania and the dye adsorbed on its surface are irradiated with a femtosecond pulsed laser proton transfer from

Fluorescence microscopy image of a tumor sample where elevated levels of hydrogen peroxide have been discovered. Credit: Image courtesy of

Figure 1. Using the degradation products of PIC as a nitrogen-rich fertilizer closes a sustainable loop that makes bioplastics a

As the world’s energy demands increase, so does our consumption of fossil fuels. The result is a massive rise in

The cage was engineered with amino acid replacements by introducing site-specific mutations that allowed more IrCp* uptake. Credit: Takafumi Ueno

A packet of energy is generated on a molecular ladder by the absorption of light. The background image shows a