National University of Singapore (NUS) chemists have developed an "anchoring-borrowing" strategy, combined with facet ...

For centuries, humans have made use of glass in their art, tools, and technology. Despite the ubiquity of this material, ...

MXenes are materials with almost miraculous properties: they can be used for electromagnetic shielding, for energy storage or for novel sensors. It was recently found that they are also amazingly ...

This study presents an innovative approach to single-atom catalysts, overcoming oxidative addition challenges in cross-coupling reactions for pharmaceuticals.

Scientists have captured the first-ever video of atoms in motion during a chemical reaction, revealing hidden pathways and short-lived molecules previously impossible to observe. Using a new type of ...

"Probing the electronic states of a solid state, directly without perturbation ... built at EPFL consists of a line of "acoustic atoms," essentially 16 small cubes connected to one another ...

Desalination plants, a major and growing source of freshwater in dry regions, could produce less harmful waste using ...

This research presents a comprehensive thermodynamic approach to glass, redefining equilibrium and enhancing the ...

Quasicrystals, once considered impossible, were found in a 3D-printed aluminum alloy – and they make it stronger. This could ...

Scientists from Rice University announced the first direct observation of a phenomenon called a superradiant phase transition (SRPT).