Organic Chemistry News
August 3, 2025
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Aug. 2, 2025 — AI is helping scientists crack the code on next-gen batteries that could replace lithium-ion tech. By discovering novel porous materials, researchers may have paved the way for more powerful and sustainable energy storage using abundant elements ...
Aug. 1, 2025 — A Penn State-led research team has unraveled the long-standing mystery of how lightning begins inside thunderclouds. Their findings offer the first quantitative, physics-based explanation for lightning initiation—and a glimpse into the stormy ...
July 27, 2025 — A team at KAUST has revealed that the short lifespan of aqueous batteries is primarily due to "free water" molecules triggering harmful chemical reactions at the anode. By adding affordable sulfate salts like zinc sulfate, they significantly reduced ...
July 23, 2025 — Imagine concrete that not only survives wildfires and extreme weather, but heals itself and absorbs carbon from the air. Scientists at USC have created an AI model called Allegro-FM that simulates billions of atoms at once, helping design futuristic ...
July 11, 2025 — Scientists have discovered a revolutionary new method for creating quantum states by twisting materials at the M-point, revealing exotic phenomena previously out of reach. This new direction dramatically expands the moiré toolkit and may soon lead ...
July 10, 2025 — Imagine if you could "print" a tiny skyscraper using DNA instead of steel. That’s what researchers at Columbia and Brookhaven are doing—constructing intricate 3D nanostructures by harnessing the ...
July 5, 2025 — Australian scientists have discovered a method to produce ammonia—an essential component in fertilizers—using only air and electricity. By mimicking lightning and channeling that energy through a small device, they’ve bypassed the traditional, ...
June 20, 2025 — Researchers in South Korea have developed a powerful and affordable new material for producing hydrogen, a clean energy source key to fighting climate change. By fine-tuning boron-doping and phosphorus levels in cobalt phosphide nanosheets, the team ...
June 13, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered a previously unknown type of molecular motion inside DNA-based droplets: instead of spreading randomly, guest molecules advance in an organized wave. This surprising ...
June 3, 2025 — Researchers have synthesized a new compound called infuzide that shows activity against resistant strains of ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that the mixing of small particles between two solid electrolytes can generate an effect called a 'space charge layer,' an accumulation of electric charge at the interface between the two materials. The finding could aid ...
May 30, 2025 — Researchers proposed a novel strategy for using a magnetic field to boost the efficiency of single-atom catalysts -- thus speeding up helpful reactions used for ammonia production and wastewater ...
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Aug. 3, 2025 — Long before stars lit up the sky, the universe was a hot, dense place where simple chemistry quietly set the stage for everything to come. Scientists ...
Aug. 3, 2025 — Plastic pollution is a mounting global issue, but scientists at Washington University in St. Louis have taken a bold step forward by creating a new ...
July 28, 2025 — Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...
July 28, 2025 — Scientists at OIST have defied a foundational rule in chemistry by creating a stable 20-electron version of ferrocene—an organometallic molecule once thought to be limited to 18 valence electrons. ...
July 22, 2025 — Scientists have observed a brand-new and exotic atomic nucleus: aluminium-20. Unlike anything seen before, it decays through a stunning three-proton emission sequence, shedding light on nuclear ...
July 22, 2025 — Scientists at Rice University and the University of Houston have created a powerful new material by guiding bacteria to grow cellulose in aligned ...
July 21, 2025 — Using a clever combo of iron and radical chemistry, scientists have unlocked a safer, faster way to create carbenes molecular powerhouses key to modern medicine and materials. It s 100x more ...
July 15, 2025 — Chemists at the University of Geneva and University of Pisa have crafted a novel family of chiral molecules whose mirror-image “handedness” ...
July 14, 2025 — Using an advanced Monte Carlo method, Caltech researchers found a way to tame the infinite complexity of Feynman diagrams and solve the long-standing polaron problem, unlocking deeper understanding ...
July 9, 2025 — A groundbreaking collaboration between Los Alamos scientists and Duke University has resurrected a nearly forgotten 1938 experiment that may have ...
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July 9, 2025 — Scientists from UCL and the University of Cambridge have revealed that "space ice"—long thought to be completely disordered—is actually sprinkled with tiny crystals, changing our ...
July 5, 2025 — Scientists are on the trail of a mysterious five-particle structure that could challenge one of the biggest theories in physics: string theory. This rare particle—never seen before and predicted ...
July 3, 2025 — A precious metal used everywhere from car exhaust systems to fuel cells, platinum is an incredibly efficient catalyst—but it's costly and carbon-intensive. Now, a serendipitous collaboration ...
June 23, 2025 — Researchers in Sweden have developed a powerful new material that dramatically boosts the ability to create hydrogen fuel from water using sunlight, making the process eight times more effective than ...
June 20, 2025 — Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a new photoredox catalysis system that uses visible light mimicking photosynthesis to drive energy-intensive chemical reactions at room ...
June 22, 2025 — A Rice University team discovered that bubbling CO₂ through a mild acid dramatically improves the lifespan and efficiency of electrochemical devices that convert CO₂ into useful fuels. This ...
June 17, 2025 — Smashing atomic nuclei together at mind-bending speeds recreates the fiery conditions of the early universe and scientists are finally getting a better handle on what happens next. A sweeping new ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers present new experimental and theoretical results for the bound electron g-factor in lithium-like tin which has a much higher nuclear charge than any previous measurement. The experimental ...
May 29, 2025 — As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading candidate for clean power. Scientists have now ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated a new technique that uses lasers to create ceramics that can withstand ultra-high temperatures, with applications ranging from nuclear power technologies to spacecraft ...
May 28, 2025 — Materials scientists have succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called ...
May 27, 2025 — Researchers have designed a liquid hydrogen storage and delivery system that could help make zero-emission aviation a reality. Their work outlines a scalable, integrated system that addresses several ...
May 27, 2025 — Most people have witnessed -- or rather smelled -- when a protein enzyme called sulfite reductase works its magic. This enzyme catalyzes the chemical reduction of sulfite to hydrogen sulfide. ...
May 27, 2025 — Engineers developed a fuel cell that offers more than three times as much energy per pound compared to lithium-ion batteries. Powered by a reaction between sodium metal and air, the device could be ...
May 23, 2025 — In biology, enzymes have evolved over millions of years to drive chemical reactions. Scientists have now derived universal rules to enable the de novo design of optimal enzymes. As an example, they ...
May 22, 2025 — A newly discovered silicone variant is a semiconductor, researchers have discovered -- upending assumptions that the material class is exclusively ...
May 22, 2025 — Engineers developed a membrane that filters the components of crude oil by their molecular size, an advance that could dramatically reduce the amount of energy needed for crude oil ...
May 22, 2025 — Chemists have developed an efficient skeletal editing method for frequently used heteroaromatic structures. The technique could serve as a means to chemically modify biologically active ...
May 22, 2025 — Ammonia is a chemical essential to many agricultural and industrial processes, but it's mode of production comes with an incredibly high energy cost. Various attempts have, and are, being made ...
May 21, 2025 — In 2022 a team discovered that high levels of OH radicals can be generated indoors, simply due to the presence of people and ozone. This means: People generate their own oxidation field and change ...
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Listening to Electrons Talk
- An Iron Oxide 'oxygen Sponge' For Efficient Thermochemical Hydrogen Production
- Laser Technique Revolutionizes Ultra-High Temperature Ceramic Manufacturing for Space, Defense Applications
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage and Delivery System for Next-Generation Aircraft
- Cryo-Em Freezes the Funk: How Scientists Visualized a Pungent Protein
- New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation
Friday, May 23, 2025
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- A Rule-Breaking, Colorful Silicone That Could Conduct Electricity
- A New Approach Could Fractionate Crude Oil Using Much Less Energy
- New Atom-Swapping Method Applied to Complex Organic Structures
- 'Green' Ammonia Powered by Sunlight
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Personal Space Chemistry Suppressed by Perfume and Body Lotion Indoors
- Scientists Discover Class of Crystals With Properties That May Prove Revolutionary
- Picometric Spectroscopy of Hydrogen Molecules in Atomic-Scale Cavities
- Mind the Band Gap! -- Researchers Create New Nanoscale Forms of Elementary Semiconductor With Tunable Electronic Properties
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- How Membranes May Have Brought About the Chemistry of Life on Earth
- Scientific Breakthrough Brings CO2 'breathing' Batteries Closer to Reality
- Cool Science: Researchers Craft Tiny Biological Tools Using Frozen Ethanol
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar
- A First Blueprint of Chemical Transport Pathways in Human Cells
- How to Swim Without a Brain
- Chemists Develop Compact Catenane With Tuneable Mechanical Chirality
Friday, May 16, 2025
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- New Gene Editor Enables Greater Precision
- A Novel Hybrid Charge Transfer Crystal With Reversible Color-Changing Property
- New Dual-Atom Catalyst Boosts Performance of Zinc-Air Batteries for Real-World Applications
- Researchers Develop New Metallic Materials Using Data-Driven Frameworks and Explainable AI
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Got Data? Breastfeeding Device Measures Babies' Milk Intake in Real Time
- Sugar-Coated Nanotherapy Dramatically Improves Neuron Survival in Alzheimer's Model
- New Insights Into Black Hole Scattering and Gravitational Waves Unveiled
- Protons on the Move
- Discovery of FLASH Effect Conditions Using Compact Carbon Ion Synchrotron Opens Door to Safer Cancer Therapy
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
- Enzymes from Scratch
- Scientists Define the Ingredients for Finding Natural Clean Hydrogen
- New Computer Language Helps Spot Hidden Pollutants
Monday, May 12, 2025
Friday, May 9, 2025
- Satellite Measures CO2 and NO2 Simultaneously from Power Plant Emissions for the First Time
- A Smarter Way to Make Sulfones: Using Molecular Oxygen and a Functional Catalyst
- Self-Assembly of a Large Metal-Peptide Capsid Nanostructure Through Geometric Control
- Machine Learning Powers New Approach to Detecting Soil Contaminants
- Stability Solution Brings Unique Form of Carbon Closer to Practical Application
- Urine, Not Water for Efficient Production of Green Hydrogen
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Removing Selenium from Water Takes Iron Strength
- The Squid Galaxy's Neutrino Game Just Leveled Up
- Advancing Electrocatalyst Discovery Through the Lens of Data Science
- Eco-Friendly Aquatic Robot Is Made from Fish Food
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- A Pipette That Can Activate Individual Neurons
- Viruses Under the Super Microscope: How Influenza Viruses Communicate With Cells
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Study of Velvet Worm Slime Could Revolutionize Sustainable Material Design
- Accelerating Drug Discovery With a Single Carbon Atom
Monday, May 5, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
- 'Cold' Manufacturing Approach to Make Next-Gen Batteries
- The Future of Brain Activity Monitoring May Look Like a Strand of Hair
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- How Can We Optimize Solid-State Batteries? Try Asking AI
- Stronger and Safer: New Design Strategy for Aluminium Combines Strength With Hydrogen Embrittlement Resistance
- Green Nickel for Sustainable Electrification
- Rapid Lithium Extraction Eliminates Use of Acid and High Heat, Scientists Report
- New Method to Produce an Extremely Heavy Hydrogen Isotope
- Rare Earth Element Extraction Bolstered by New Research
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- A New Shape for Energy Storage: Cone and Disc Carbon Structures Offer New Pathways for Sodium-Ion Batteries
- Graduate Student's Discovery Shows That Even Neutral Molecules Take Sides When It Comes to Biochemistry
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Viewing Organs in 3D
- Unveiling the 3D Crystal Secrets of Defective Nanoparticles
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Scientists Observe How Blobs Form Crystals and Discover a New Crystal Type
- Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
Friday, April 25, 2025
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Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- FRESH Bioprinting Brings Vascularized Tissue One Step Closer
- New Porous Crystal Catalyst Offers Durable, Efficient Solution for Clean Hydrogen Production
- New Electronic 'skin' Could Enable Lightweight Night-Vision Glasses
- New Model Predicts a Chemical Reaction's Point of No Return
- Material? Robot? It's a Metabot
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- New Technique Expands Tissues So Hundreds of Biomolecules Can Be Seen Inside Cells
- Using Blue Light to Fight Drug-Resistant Infections
Monday, April 21, 2025
Friday, April 18, 2025
- 'Faster Charging, Longer Lifespan': Next-Generation Battery Breakthrough
- Scientists Uncover Quantum Surprise: Matter Mediates Ultrastrong Coupling Between Light Particles
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- A New Take on the Abilities of Hydrogen Binding Energy for Use in Single Atom Catalysts
- Green Hydrogen: A Cage Structured Material Transforms Into a Performant Catalyst
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Corn Leads to Improved Performance in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
- Making Desalination More Eco-Friendly: New Membranes Could Help Eliminate Brine Waste
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Researchers May Have Solved Decades-Old Mystery Behind Benzodiazepine Side Effects
- Photonic Computing Needs More Nonlinearity: Acoustics Can Help
- New Tool for Cutting DNA: Promising Prospects for Biotechnology
- New, Non-Toxic Synthesis Method for 'miracle Material' MXene