5+ hour, 30+ min ago   (722+ words) Chemicals used in refrigeration break down in the atmosphere to produce trifluoroacetic acid, a persistent pollutant that could be harmful to humans and aquatic life Trifluoroacetic acid can be found in surface waterSilicon Quantum Computing Trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a potentially…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (141+ words) By exploring the properties, structures, and reactions of organic molecules, organic chemists can develop new materials, including drugs, fuels and plastics, and probe the underlying chemistry of life ... Why quasicrystals shouldn't exist but are turning up in strange places Chemical…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (734+ words) Chemist Omar Yaghi invented materials called MOFs, a few grams of which have the surface area of a football field. He explains why he thinks these super-sponges will define the next century Christopher Michel/Contour RA by Getty Images Bulletproof…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (454+ words) From finding new antibiotic candidates to studying the insides of cells, snapping molecules together "like Lego" has completely overhauled chemistry, and biology too ... Chemistry can be a messy, sluggish business, frequently involving cocktails of chemicals in round-bottomed flasks that must…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (457+ words) It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost chemical solution It may be possible to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries using standard, low-cost chemistry. Lithium-ion batteries…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (457+ words) It's difficult to form a protective coating that prolongs battery life at the battery's cathode, but there may be a low-cost chemical solution It may be possible to extend the life of lithium-ion batteries using standard, low-cost chemistry. Lithium-ion batteries…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (358+ words) An analysis of several experiments aimed at detecting the mysterious neutrino has identified a hint of a crack in the standard model of particle physics Neutrinos rarely interact with normal matter Notoriously ghostly particles called neutrinos may have revealed a…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (463+ words) Inspired by natural polymers like DNA, chemists have devised a way to engineer plastic so it breaks down when it is no longer needed, rather than polluting the environment We throw away hundreds of millions of tonnes of plastic each…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (399+ words) An experiment 180 years ago first demonstrated a connection between light and electromagnetism " but the link is deeper than we thought Illustration of Faraday's experiment showing how light becomes polarised by a magnetic fieldENRIQUE SAHAG'N In 1845, physicist Michael Faraday provided the…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (448+ words) Previous attempts at building a chemical computer have been too simple, too rigid or too hard to scale, but an approach based on a network of reactions can perform multiple tasks without having to be reconfigured Molecules can be used…...