A chemical reaction as good as gold for future technologies
A new Australian-led study finds gold atoms could be key to unlocking organic reactions.
Analytical Chemistry
Nov 15, 2022
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News tagged with atomic bonds
Durable, inexpensive catalyst reduces carbon footprint of ammonia production
The Haber-Bosch process, which is commonly used to synthesize ammonia (NH3)—the foundation for synthetic nitrogen fertilizers—by combining hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2) over catalysts at high pressures and temperatures, ...
Materials Science
Oct 19, 2022
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Process converts polyethylene bags, plastics to polymer building blocks
Polyethylene plastics—in particular, the ubiquitous plastic bag that blights the landscape—are notoriously hard to recycle. They're sturdy and difficult to break down, and if they're recycled at all, they're melted into ...
Polymers
Sep 29, 2022
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Plastic upcycling: From waste to fuel for less
A plastics recycling innovation that does more with less, presented today at the American Chemical Society fall meeting in Chicago, simultaneously increases conversion to useful products while using less of the precious metal ...
Materials Science
Aug 22, 2022
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Chemists achieve 'molecular editing' feat
Chemists from Scripps Research and the University of California, Los Angeles, have developed methods for the precise, flexible modification of a broad class of chemical compounds called bicyclic aza-arenes, which are commonly ...
Biochemistry
Aug 9, 2022
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Don't fall for the snake oil claims of 'structured water.' A chemist explains why it's nonsense
Is there a "fourth phase of water"? From time to time you might see people talking up the health benefits of so-called hexagonal water, or structured water, or exclusion-zone (EZ) water.
Soft Matter
Aug 5, 2022
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New study: Nitrogen forms extremely unusual structures under high pressure
Researchers at the Universities of Bayreuth and Linköping have produced two surprising compounds of nitrogen and the rare earth metal yttrium under very high pressure. The new polynitrides contain ring- and spiral-shaped ...
Materials Science
Aug 3, 2022
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Mechanism of Cl-initiated oxidation of methacrolein under NOx-free conditions
Chlorine atoms (Cl) are more reactive in the atmosphere than other oxidants. In recent years, researchers have seen increased concentrations of CI precursors in inland areas. The atmospheric oxidation reaction caused by Cl ...
Materials Science
Jul 25, 2022
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Evidence that buckyballs and carbon nanotubes form from the dust and gas of dying stars
Astronomers at the University of Arizona have developed a theory to explain the presence of the largest molecules known to exist in interstellar gas.
Astronomy
Jul 19, 2022
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A demonstration of real-space imaging of some of the most representative forms of hydrated protons
A team of researchers with members affiliated with several institutions in China has demonstrated real-space imaging of some of the most representative forms of hydrated protons. In their paper published in the journal Science, ...
