Bourbon is a multi-billion-dollar market, but the American barrel-aged whiskey also produces a lot of wasted grain at distilleries. Chemists […]
Category: chemistry
Long fingernails vs. touchscreens: This nail polish could help
The rise of touchscreen technology has been a boon in many respects, but for people with long fingernails, there can […]
We keep finding the raw material of DNA in asteroids—what’s it telling us?
Skip to content All your base are belong to… asteroids? This week’s result is just the latest in a growing […]
Quantum computing meets the Möbius molecule
A complex structure with multiple electrons is within reach of today’s hardware. Credit: IBM Research and the University of Manchester […]
A fluid can store solar energy and then release it as heat months later
Sunlight can cause a molecule to change structure, and then release heat later. The system works a bit like existing […]
COVID-19 cleared the skies but also supercharged methane emissions
The remaining question, though, was where all this methane was coming from in the first place. Throughout the pandemic, there […]
A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked
Skip to content “We should not forget the lessons of history. And the lesson is those regulations have been very […]
Meet the mysterious electrides
These chemical oddities may explain why Earth seems to be deficient in certain elements. For close to a century, geoscientists […]
New battery idea gets lots of power out of unusual sulfur chemistry
When the battery starts discharging, the sulfur at the cathode starts losing electrons and forming sulfur tetrachloride (SCl4), using chloride […]
Research roundup: 6 cool stories we almost missed
The assassination of a Hungarian duke, why woodpeckers grunt when they peck, and more. Skull of remains found in a […]