3+ hour, 34+ min ago  (546+ words) For more than 50 years, measurements of a key property of the muon, a heavier and short-lived relative of the electron, did not match theoretical expectations. This gap fueled speculation that undiscovered physics could be influencing the results. In a study…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago  (881+ words) A study reconstructs the chemical composition of key molecules in stars by analyzing their infrared fingerprints. A Ph D student has recreated a small portion of the Universe inside a laboratory setup, producing synthetic cosmic dust and offering new insight…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (329+ words) On the far right side of the periodic table, just beneath oxygen, sits a lesser-known group of elements called the chalcogens, or "ore-forming" elements. While sulfur is widely recognized for its role in biology, its heavier relatives, selenium and tellurium,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (534+ words) A team of chemists has uncovered an unexpected way to use phosphorus to perform chemical reactions typically reliant on rare and costly metals. "Carbon-nitrogen bonds are some of the most important kinds of bonds for drug discovery and manufacturing. Almost…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (444+ words) Researchers directly observed tetroxides for the first time, showing they exist in normal air conditions and play key roles in atmospheric chemistry, combustion, and medicine. Scientists have, for the first time, directly detected an extremely short-lived molecule that has long…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (278+ words) Predicting when ions will move through a solid in a liquid-like way has been especially difficult. Standard computational methods that simulate these complex systems demand enormous computing resources, making them impractical for screening large numbers of candidate materials. To overcome…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (676+ words) By freezing a crucial phosphoric acid complex to near absolute zero, scientists uncovered a single, unexpectedly stable structure at the heart of proton transport. Phosphoric acid is vital in both biology and modern technology because of its exceptional ability to…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (751+ words) In a new study from Northwestern University, Ted Sargent's team reports an electrolyzer designed to push ethylene production toward a cleaner model by linking waste and renewable electricity. The results, published in Nature Energy, point to a potential route for…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (259+ words) A blue-light-powered iron catalyst just replaced rare metals " and unlocked a milestone in precision drug synthesis. In a new study published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the team reports a redesigned iron catalyst that cuts chiral ligand…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (234+ words) A research team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has reported a major advance in calcium-ion battery (CIB) development that could influence how energy is stored in everyday technologies. By integrating quasi-solid-state electrolytes (QSSEs), the scientists…...