Chemistry

The new issue of the Journal of Materials Chemistry A dedicates its cover to a new molecular compound designed by...

A simple way to harvest more ‘blue energy’ from waves

As any surfer will tell you, waves pack a powerful punch. Now, we are one step closer to capturing the...

Testing environmental water to monitor COVID-19 spread in unsheltered encampments

To better understand COVID-19’s spread during the pandemic, public health officials expanded wastewater surveillance. These efforts track SARS-CoV-2 levels and...

California leads U.S. emissions of little-known greenhouse gas

California, a state known for its aggressive greenhouse gas reduction policies, is ironically the nation’s greatest emitter of one: sulfuryl...

Electron-ion collider set to begin long-lead procurements

UPTON, N.Y. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Under Secretary for Science and Innovation has approved Critical Decision 3A...

Dr. Arati Dasgupta honored by the Nuclear and Plasma Science Society

WASHINGTON – U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physicist, Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, receives the 2024...

Wound treatment gel fights the battle against antibacterial resistance

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2024 – Hydrogels are popular for use in skin ailments and tissue engineering. These polymer-based biocompatible materials...

Dilling named associate laboratory director for neutron sciences at ORNL

Jens Dilling has been named associate laboratory director for the Neutron Sciences Directorate, or NScD, at the Department of Energy’s...

Rice’s Mark Torres wins NSF CAREER Award to examine river water chemistry

Mark Torres, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences at Rice University, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF)...

Golfers’ risk from pesticides used on turfgrass is likely low, studies find

For many, spring heralds fresh air and exercise on the golf course. But do players risk exposure to unsafe levels...

UIC engineers ‘symphonize’ cleaner ammonia production

Among the many chemicals we use every day, ammonia is one of the worst for the atmosphere. The nitrogen-based chemical used...

Building energy efficiency: Enhancing HVAC fault detection with transformer and transfer learning

A recent study has made a significant step forward in improving the energy efficiency of buildings by enhancing the accuracy...

Acids enables adhesive electrodes for thin, flexible supercapacitors

Supercapacitors have the superb ability to capture and store energy. Researchers can use different materials and fabrication methods to make...

Using chemistry and a 300-year-old technique to reinvent a drink (video)