New project to tackle surface corrosion
A NEW £5m (US$6.5m) project led by BP and the University of Manchester, UK, will seek to better understand corrosion processes in harsh environments, with...
Dow and DuPont Set Aug. 31 for Closing of Historic Chemical Merger
Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co., the two largest U.S. chemical makers, have received all the regulatory approvals needed to close their historic merger. The deal will...
New approach makes it easier to find novel drugs
Scientists have created a new way of screening compounds that is more sensitive than existing methods, opening up the possibility of finding new drugs for...
Carbonitride aerogels mediate the photocatalytic conversion of water
Nanochemistry meets macrostructures: Chinese scientists report the synthesis of a macroscopic aerogel from carbonitride nanomaterials which is an excellent catalyst for the water-splitting reaction under...
Scientists Discover a New Approach for Changing CO2 into CO
Using a zinc-porphyrin electrocatalyst, chemists from Yale University and Oregon State University have discovered the framework for a new method of electrochemical carbon dioxide reduction....
The dark side of dichloromethane – DCM
Dichloromethane (DCM) is a fantastically useful solvent. It can dissolve a huge variety of compounds;whisk them through chromatography columns; and then Rotovap away in a...
Zeolite catalysts convert carbon dioxide to fuel
Two research groups have independently developed catalysts that turn CO2 and hydrogen into gasoline. The conversion of carbon dioxide to long-chain hydrocarbons is potentially crucial to...
Spongy metal energises lithium–oxygen batteries
An ultra-light nickel cathode boosts performance and lifetime of promising battery technology A porous metal electrode so light that it can be balanced on a...