Researchers find that cosmic dust acts as a catalyst, helping simple space gases form key molecules that may jump-start ...

For numerous fundamental processes of life, the formation of certain protein patterns is essential. Protein pattern formation ...

Discover the science behind ignition with this captivating DIY experiment as we create a giant homemade match using potassium nitrate and sugar. Watch the step-by-step process of mixing and heating, ...

ChemLex secures $45 million to launch its self-driving chemistry lab in Singapore and accelerate AI-powered drug discovery ...

Chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have designed a new way to convert abundant carbon dioxide (CO 2) into formate (HCO 2 ...

We tend to imagine ancient materials as crude or primitive, but Roman concrete was more sophisticated than anything in use ...

The production of a wide range of chemical substances can be made more sustainable and cleaner through the use of light. In the EU project PROSPER, an international network of doctoral students, ...

A class taught by chemist Li-Qiong Wang teaches the molecular building blocks of artistic expression and enables students to make some art of their own along the way.

Preliminary studies indicate that derivatives of verticillin A can kill certain types of glioma cells. MIT chemists have, for ...

Researchers have discovered that not all atoms in a liquid are in motion and that some remain stationary regardless of the ...

As far as kitchen staples, you don’t really get much better than olive oil. It can do it all—jazz up a salad, sauté ...