The unconventional chemist talks innovations in material science, putting science to work to help solve societal problems, and how to see the best in everything.
Results for "hydrogen"
Inversely designing new materials for natural gas separation
A new machine learning strategy searches for desirable materials properties rather than building blocks, which researchers hope will lead to better materials to help spark a green economy.
How does the structure of ice change around impurities?
On the molecular scale, ice is less ordered than you might think, but it turns out that some of that missing order can be recovered
Playing ball with the Haber–Bosch process
Can the Haber–Bosch process be green?
Microgel system for souped-up protein synthesis
A temperature-responsive, porous hydrogel enables more efficient and sustained protein synthesis.
Molecules convert visible light into ultraviolet light with record efficiency
Newly developed molecular system makes efficient conversion of sunlight and indoor LEDs into ultraviolet light possible to power photocatalysts that enable a variety of useful reactions.
Growing interest in Moon resources could cause tension
New research indicates that limited resources on Earth’s satellite could cause crowding and competition as site selection, extraction become reality.
This month in pictures
From micrometer-sized nanoflowers to hydrogel hearts, this edition of “This month in pictures” features more intriguing images from our journals and the science behind them.
Could a human settlement on Mars be sustained with carbon dioxide?
The chemistry of carbon dioxide may not save the human race on Earth, but could enable a new beginning for life on the red planet.
Closing the plastic loop with a one-pot recycling process
Researchers develop an efficient, low-energy method for upcycling polyethylene plastic waste into valuable molecules that can be repurposed for further use.
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