A new study finds that viscoelastic bubbles that are neither perfectly liquid nor oil resemble blooming flowers when they pop, as shown in this photo…
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Chemists voting on the oxidation states of metal-organic frameworks. Credit: David Abbasi Pérez Chemical elements make up pretty much everything in the physical world. As…
MIT researchers have found a way to achieve high yields of ethanol with different types of cellulosic feedstocks, including switchgrass, wheat straw, and corn stover.…
Artistic rendering of the propane dehydrogenation process taking place on the novel single atom alloy catalyst, as predicted by theory. The picture shows the transition…
Gamma-cyclodextrin’s water-soluble, doughnut-shaped structure allows it to trap other molecules and makes it useful in the production of pharmaceuticals, food, and household products. Credit: Figure…
A catalyst that destroys perchlorate in water could clean Martian soil. A team led by University of California Riverside engineers has developed a catalyst to remove…
Schematic inner workings of the electrodes in a fuel cell, and the importance of key parameters. Credit:Heinz et al., 2021 Widespread adoption of hydrogen-powered vehicles…
MIT chemical engineers have devised a new way to formulate hydrophobic drugs by turning them into a nanoemulsion, which can be poured into a mold…
Most high-value chemicals are currently produced using fossil fuels – industrial chemistry’s use of petroleum accounts for 14% of all greenhouse gas emissions. An exciting…
A porous coordination polymer incorporated with amino acid directionally aligned in its pores preferentially adsorbs carbon dioxide to purify acetylene from a gaseous mixture. Credit:…
Schematic image of low-purity CO2 storage with the membrane-based Direct Air Capture (DAC). Credit: Takeshi Tsuji New study shows that geological storage of low-purity carbon…
Washington State University researchers have developed an innovative way to convert plastics to ingredients for jet fuel and other valuable products, making it easier and…
A world-first method to enable quantum optical circuits that use photons—light particles—heralds a new future for secure communication and quantum computing. The modern world is…
Plastics are one of the world’s largest polluters, taking hundreds of years to degrade in nature. A research team, led by YSE professor Yuan Yao…
Credit: NC State Chemical engineering researchers have developed a new catalyst that significantly increases yield in styrene manufacturing, while simultaneously reducing energy use and greenhouse…
Illinois researchers are part of multi-institutional team that found that solvents spontaneously react with metal nanoparticles to form reactive complexes that can improve catalyst performance…
The image displays the exfoliation of hexagonal boron nitride into atomically thin nanosheets aided by surfactants, a process refined by chemists at Rice University. Credit:…
The lead groups from Cornell University, Oregon State University and Argonne National Laboratory employ a set of advanced characterization tools to study the atomic structure…
Lignocellulose biomass is cracked using acid to produce furfural. Using visible light and oxygen, furfural is converted into hydroxybutenolide, which is then modified using different…
Carbon spheres — microscope images. A fast, green and one-step method for producing porous carbon spheres, which are a vital component for carbon capture technology…