16/09/2025

'Inert' scandium unlocked as a powerful blue-light photocatalyst

Scientists at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) have revealed a new catalytic role for scandium, an element whose salts were long considered to be redox stable, i.e. not participating in redox ...

Ancient brown dwarf reveals cloud chemistry secrets

Deep in space, an ancient brown dwarf nicknamed "The Accident" has revealed the first-ever detection of a molecule that scientists have been searching for in planetary atmospheres for decades.

From beer to useful fats and medicines

The residues that remain when a brewery makes beer or whiskey are called spent grain or brewer's spent grain (BSG). Spent grain is available in large quantities, and is full of proteins and amino acids that should be possible ...

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