Chemistry
New catalyst nanoparticle turns plastic waste into high-quality hydrocarbons for oils, waxes, cosmetics
Sick of plastic waste? So are these researchers.
New material selectively captured CO2 molecules and turns them into useful products
Propeller-shaped molecules trap CO2, which can then be used to manufacture useful organic materials.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to trio that created today’s lithium-ion batteries
Whenever you poke at your phone, hit the power button on your laptop, or start your Tesla, know that the work of these three laureates made it possible.
New study points the way to rice straw soaps
Make something out of nothing. Failing that, make soap out of straw.
Fossil fuel extraction and use in the Arctic is changing the local chemistry
The Arctic is seeing a buildup of pollutants linked to fossil fuels.
Scientists make an 18-atom ring of pure carbon
It might pave the way for molecular-sized transistors.
Scientists reconstruct Cleopatra’s legendary perfume
If Cleopatra was closeby, you'd probably smell her before you see her.
Scientists uncover new insights into the origin of life
The conditions necessary to form the building blocks of life are more feasible than meets eyes.
Researchers develop very powerful but reversible glue — kind of like snail slime
If it's icky but it works....
Many of the world’s waterways exceed safe levels of antibiotic substances — by a lot
Basically, this is boot camp for training antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
For the first time, researchers show what an electron actually looks like
Electrons are weird, but we're starting to understand them a bit better.
Researchers create fuel from water, CO2, and artificial photosynthesis
The technology isn't yet ready for the market -- but it's not far off, either.
Medicinal plants used in the Civil War can stomp our modern antibiotic-resistant germs
Old tricks, new ways to implement them.
Solar wind plus moon soil plus meteorite impacts create water on the Moon, researchers report
Can't the Moon just go to the tap like the rest of us?
Scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of yellow desert glass prized by Egyptian pharaohs
These exceptions desert gems were created by a powerful meteorite impact.
Scientists develop plant-based, environmentally-friendly alternative to Styrofoam
Finally, an alternative to Styrofoam we can all support.
