The hidden chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark art
Some of the world’s brightest colors don’t just reflect light; they create it. Scientists and museum conservators are now uncovering why these luminous pigments fade and how to preserve them for…
Chemistry
Scientists find way to destroy forever chemicals by enlarging them first
Ask a chemist to name the strongest single bond in organic chemistry, and they’ll likely say carbon-fluorine. It’s that bond, repeated dozens of times over, that gives per- and polyfluoroalkyl…
Blood-clotting protein may be SARS-CoV-2’s hidden accomplice, helping it hide from antibodies and reach blood vessels
Fibrinogen, the abundant plasma protein best known for forming blood clots, may play a second and far less benign role during SARS-CoV-2 infection: acting as a molecular bridge that simultaneously…
Engineers boost lithium battery performance in extreme cold conditions
Source: Dual-phase engineering of CFx electrode and interphase enables low-temperature Li||CFx batteries
Regiospecific de mayo reactions of enamino ketones
Source: Regiospecific de mayo reactions of enamino ketones
Facet-selected oxygen-deficient ruthenium oxide for acidic oxygen evolution catalysis
Source: Facet-selected oxygen-deficient ruthenium oxide for acidic oxygen evolution catalysis
Scientists develop system to capture and convert carbon dioxide in closed loop
Source: Maximizing electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction to achieve closed-loop reactive capture
Scientists discover molecular trick to create next-generation glass materials
Researchers at TU Dortmund University, Paderborn University, the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the University of Oxford have developed a new method for selectively modifying the internal…
Scientists identify design rules for the best thermoelectric materials
Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have used a theoretical framework to derive design rules for creating new thermoelectric materials. The efficiency of converting thermal energy to…
Better Chip Design Improves Cell Growth in Miniature Lab Devices
Source: Balancing surface chemistry and biocompatibility: an analysis of poly(dimethylsiloxane) and polyethylene terephthalate membrane bonding methods in Lab-on-a-Chip systems for cell culture