Chemistry
Perovskite Photocatalysts Could Help Clean Dye-Contaminated Wastewater
Brilliantly colored industrial dyes can leave a lasting mark on rivers, lakes and groundwater long after they have served their...
Tea Waste Transformed into Magnetic Material That Captures Toxic Chromium
Discarded tea leaves could become an unexpected tool for cleaning polluted water. In a study published in the Journal of...
A Geometric Map of the Periodic Table Predicts How Diatomic Bonds Break
The periodic table may be more than an organized catalogue of elements. A new computational study proposes that it can...
Graphene-Linked Molecular Catalysts Could Improve Rechargeable Zinc-Air Batteries
Rechargeable zinc-air batteries have long promised a compelling combination of high theoretical energy density, low cost, environmental compatibility, and inherent...
A Porous Five-Metal Alloy Boosts Acidic Hydrogen Production
A self-supporting alloy made from five relatively abundant metals has delivered efficient hydrogen evolution in a strongly acidic electrolyte, pointing...
Nanoporous Silica Trap Detects Trace Cadmium in Contaminated Water
A tailored nanoporous material could make it easier for laboratories to find minute quantities of cadmium in wastewater and natural...
Cerasomes Combine Liposomes and Silica for More Precise Drug Delivery
A class of hybrid nanoparticles could help address one of nanomedicine’s most persistent problems: how to carry a therapeutic molecule...
AI Finds Greener Way to Extract Cassia Seed Compounds with Ultrasound
A small medicinal plant seed has become the testing ground for a research strategy that combines ultrasound, a biodegradable solvent...
Ordered ultra-dense intermetallic nanocrystals extend heavy-duty fuel-cell projected lifespan beyond 240,000 hours
Proton-exchange membrane fuel cells could be one step closer to powering heavy-duty trucks, buses and other demanding vehicles for hundreds...
Scientists synthesize Z-allylamines using masked alkenyl anions from alkynyl tetracoordinate boron compounds
Chemists have reported a new way to build stereodefined allylamines, a class of molecules that sits at the intersection of...
Orbitrap and FT-ICR Mass Spectrometry Compared for Analyzing Dissolved Organic Matter
A New Mass-Spectrometry Showdown Reveals That “Seeing” Water’s Hidden Chemistry Depends on the Instrument Dissolved organic matter, the invisible mixture...
Electrothermal Strategy Boosts Toluene Oxidation Using Manganese-Cobalt Composite Oxide Monolith
A new catalyst can slash the electricity required to destroy toluene pollution by more than 50-fold, according to a study...
Retraction: Study Examining Graphene Oxide/Nanozirconia Effects on Geopolymer Concrete Strength and Durability
A study that attracted attention for its proposed route to stronger, more durable and potentially lower-impact concrete has been retracted...
Metabolomics Reveals Mineral-Driven Adaptation in Lactiplantibacillus pentosus During Milk Fermentation
A Mineral Boost Could Transform How Probiotic Bacteria Ferment Milk A carefully chosen mineral combination has dramatically improved the growth...
Fuzzy AHP and bow-tie analysis prioritize risks at Ethiopia’s largest urban dumpsite
Ethiopia’s Giant Open Dump Has a Hidden Risk Map—and Water Pollution Tops It Every day, roughly 3,000 tonnes of municipal...
LDH@ZnS Quantum Dots and Flower-Like ZnO Enhance Dithizone Photocatalytic Degradation
A newly engineered photocatalyst has achieved complete laboratory removal of dithizone from contaminated water in just 21 minutes, dramatically outpacing...
Stepwise evaporation method cuts transistor contact resistance, researchers report
A new evaporation technique could change the way the smallest transistors are built by allowing researchers to place highly ordered,...
Programmable Light-Driven Cyclization of Acyclic 1,5-Dienes Creates Rigid Bicyclic Structures
A new study in Nature Chemistry describes a light-driven chemical strategy that could give researchers unusually precise control over the...
Mangosteen Peel Extract Boosts Graphene Oxide CO2 Adsorption Across Synthesis Temperatures
A waste product from the mangosteen fruit could help turn graphene oxide into a more effective carbon-capture material, according to...
Study tests hydrolytic stability of alternative PVC plasticisers under accelerated worst-case conditions
A Hidden Chemical Clock May Be Ticking Inside Plastic Medical Tubes Plastic medical tubing is often treated as an inert...