Comprehending the electrons’ arrangement in compounds with actinide elements, like plutonium and uranium, can aid in progressing the development of next-generation nuclear materials. These elements ...

Many applications, from fiber-optic telecommunications to biomedical imaging processes require substances that emit light in the near-infrared range (NIR). A research team has now developed the first ...

Ben S. Freiser was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He obtained his B.S. in chemistry from the University of California in 1971 and his Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in 1977.

Scientists are involved in a non-stop search of an ideal catalyst, which could facilitate discovery of new reactions, as well as make known reactions more selective, environmentally friendly and ...

Organic molecules are peppered with carbon-hydrogen bonds, and chemists have built up a fantastic toolbox of methods to break these bonds and put more useful functional groups in their place. This ...