News tagged with chemical reactivity

Cu-BTC proves redox capable, opens new doors for catalysis and gas storage

What holds the surface area of several football fields in the mass equivalent of a paper clip? The answer to this question has many names and performs duties ranging from catalysis to gas storage: the metal ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists pioneer new method for nanoribbon production

Research involving scientists from The University of Nottingham is pioneering a new method of studying and making molecules.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New driving force for chemical reactions discovered

New research just published in the journal Science by a team of chemists at the University of Georgia and colleagues in Germany shows for the first time that a mechanism called tunneling control may drive chemical reacti ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Jun 09, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Size matters in crucial redox reactions

(PhysOrg.com) -- Particle size has a far more dramatic impact on chemical reactivity than previously thought, according to new research from UC Davis. The results have implications for understanding a wide range of vital ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 12, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Thermochemical nanolithography now allows multiple chemicals on a chip

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Georgia Tech have developed a nanolithographic technique that can produce high-resolution patterns of at least three different chemicals on a single chip at writing speeds of ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Hybrid molecules show promise for exploring, treating Alzheimer's

One of the many mysteries of Alzheimer's disease is how protein-like snippets called amyloid-beta peptides, which clump together to form plaques in the brain, may cause cell death, leading to the disease's devastating symptoms ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Carbenes: New molecules have wide applications

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have created in the laboratory a class of carbenes, highly reactive molecules, used to make catalysts - substances that facilitate chemical reactions. ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Atomic Wire with Protective Sheath: Stable Metal Nanowires One Atom Wide Inside Carbon Nanotubes

(PhysOrg.com) -- Wires with atomic dimensions are potential structural elements for future nanoscopic electronic components. Such fine wires have completely new electronic properties. However, apart from the non-trivial production ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 1