8+ hour, 31+ min ago  (282+ words) Now, an interdisciplinary team at the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials (MPI-Sus Mat) has identified exactly how these dendrites trigger fractures that ultimately lead to battery failure. Their findings were published in the journal Nature. Exactly how soft lithium…...

19+ hour, 1+ min ago  (289+ words) A joint research group from Tohoku University, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University, and the Japan Fine Ceramics Center has successfully developed a thermal catalyst that exhibits high carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation activity under low-temperature conditions. The team achieved…...

19+ hour, 58+ min ago  (407+ words) Charging smartphones, cooling homes with air conditioners, and powering cars-all of these everyday activities depend on energy. Today, much of that energy still comes from fossil fuels such as oil and natural gas. Developing new energy technologies while considering sustainable…...

22+ hour, 48+ min ago  (384+ words) On 9 July 2026, a Japanese research team reported a potential solution in Angewandte Chemie International Edition, which the journal selected as a Hot Paper. Using a newly developed catalyst and hydrogen gas, they selectively broke down polyurethane (PU) in mixed plastic…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (447+ words) Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules. PROVIDENCE, R. I. [Brown University] - Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (195+ words) Mirage News - 99% of procedures carried out in mice, fish, rats, and birds - 82% of procedures caused pain equivalent to, or less than, an injection - 69 research institutions and funders have proactively shared their 2025 animal research statistics Understanding Animal Research (UAR) has published…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (867+ words) Hydrogels are squishy, bio-friendly materials that are made mostly of water and a bit of polymer. The Jell-O-like substance is available in the form of medical patches, sprays, and glues, and can be stuck to the skin or implanted in…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago  (174+ words) "The U. S. Department of Energy sets standards for minimum activity levels that fuel cells should ideally operate at, and we are happy to report that our fuel cell exceeded the 2025 activity target," says Distinguished Professor Hao Li (Advanced Institute for Materials…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (222+ words) Now, researchers at the University of Osaka have used visible light to enable oxidative addition of aryl halides at a group 13 element, gallium. These findings were published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Oxidative addition is a reaction…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago  (595+ words) Next generation batteries that use new electrolyte materials could achieve far higher energy density than today's lithium-ion batteries, without many of the safety concerns. But advanced batteries, such as those that use solid or almost-solid electrolytes, have been plagued by…...