RIKEN chemists in Japan have discovered a fluorescent organic compound that avoids "Hund’s rule," a quantum-mechanical principle that has limited the energy efficiency of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) for nearly a century, and which could lead to major advances in OLED technology.
Researchers at the University of Michigan have learned why flow batteries, using the metal cerium in a sulfuric acid electrolyte, fall short on voltage, a discovery that could pave the way for better battery chemistry in the future.
Due to their considerable efficiency, catalysts made of just a few atoms show great promise in the field of water treatment.
To develop more efficient next-generation materials for solar energy harvesting, researchers must learn to control the way molecules interact – their “coherence” when they absorb light.
A new all-dry polymerization technique uses reactive vapors to create thin films with enhanced properties, such as mechanical strength, kinetics and morphology.
A synthetic biosensor found in cell membranes and provides an electronic readout of activity.
New class of materials has ‘no counterpart or analogue in nature’
An investigation by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), highlights companies are offering private blood tests for a range of conditions and deficiencies, with some making misleading claims, not backed by evidence, and leaving an already overworked NHS to follow up “abnormal results".
When metabolizing spruce bark, the insect’s fungal partners release volatile compounds that bark beetles recognize through specialized olfactory sensory neurons
Weizmann Institute scientists present a new method for imaging individual electrons
"Every act of creation," Picasso famously noted, "is first an act of destruction." Taking this concept literally, researchers in Canada have now discovered that "breaking" molecular nanomachines basic to life can create new ones that work even better.
In a new study, researchers found that the PFAS chemical GenX suppresses the neutrophil respiratory burst – the method white blood cells known as neutrophils use to kill invading pathogens.
PVC makes up a vast amount of plastics we use on a daily basis. Much of the plastic used in hospital equipment—tubing, blood bags, masks and more—is PVC,
Producing chirality, a property found throughout nature, through large-scale self-assembly could lead to applications in sensing, machine perception and more
A polymer that heals itself has been made from a readily available building block
A new approach to electrocatalysis allows researchers to selectively produce various nitrogen-containing compounds
A vapor-phase reaction makes carbon nanotubes now even more attractive as single-photon emitters for quantum technologies
A chemistry collaboration led to a creative way to put carbon dioxide to good – and even healthy – use
The ultraviolet nail polish drying devices used to cure gel manicures may pose more of a public health concern than previously thought.
In a major step toward greener industry, Weizmann Institute scientists create a computational method for generating enzymes with unprecedented efficiency