Researchers have created a fast-charging battery prototype that uses sodium instead of lithium, and macrocycles to store the chemical energy.
Replacing toxins with water in the green production of plastics
Researchers use hot water and pressure to circumvent the need to use toxic chemicals in the production of organic plastics.
Catalyst enables reactions with the help of green light
Chemists from the University of Bonn and the USA use inexpensive and non-hazardous titanium to replace expensive and toxic catalysts.
Mystery solved: The origin of the colors in the first color photographs
Mystery solved! Scientists finally understand the origin of the colors observed in the first color photographs taken by physicist Edmond Becquerel in 1848.
Access to forbidden rings with autocatalysis
Researchers have developed a new method for creating chains of molecular rings with unparalleled sophistication.
A single drug therapy to fight resistant cancers
One drug, three modes of action: Clinicians combat the drug resistances of some cancer types by using a combination of different drugs.
Rethinking plastics production and recycling
A new route to synthesize plastics not only moves away from fossil fuels but enhances the likelihood of recycling.
Making puffer fish toxin in a flask: Total synthesis of tetrodotoxin
Scientists create a new route for the total synthesis of tetrodotoxin, a molecule in puffer fish that has promising medicinal benefits, such as pain relief.
New DNA origami motor breaks speed record for nano machines
Scientists pave way for nanobots to one day diagnose and treat disease with the first DNA-based motor to run on chemical energy.
Converting nitrate-pollution into feedstock
Researchers find an efficient way to convert nitrogen found in sewage into valuable ammonia.