16+ hour, 50+ min ago  (374+ words) Breadcrumbs from food waste could replace fossil fuels as a source of hydrogen in one of the most common chemical reactions used in chemical manufacturing, new research suggests. Hydrogenation is a chemical process that inserts a molecule of hydrogen across…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (1550+ words) In a first, India set aside Rs 20,000 crore in the recent Union'budget'for Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). This technology, adopted in a limited way by many countries, will be rolled out over the next five years in sectors such…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (560+ words) Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials'inkl Future spacecraft could fix their own damage using 'self-healing' materials Spacecraft of the future may be able to detect and repair their own structural damage in orbit, a capability that…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago  (359+ words) The chemistry that built life on Earth may have begun in deep space, according to a new study. The discovery could help to unravel one of science's central questions: what are the origins of life's molecular building blocks? It is…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (855+ words) We live in a very exciting time: answers to some of the oldest questions humanity has conceived are within our grasp. One of these is whether Earth is the only place that harbours life. In the last 30 years, the question…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (258+ words) Chinese engineers have built a new type of sodium-and-sulphur battery they say can be a safer and cheaper alternative to lithium cells. An ever-increasing number of electronics use lithium as the key battery material. But lithium batteries are prone to…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (847+ words) Chemistry deals with that most fundamental subject: matter. New drugs, materials and batteries all depend on our ability to make new molecules. But discovery of new substances is slow, expensive and fragile. Each molecule is treated as a bespoke craft…...