A 3-D X-ray diffraction image of cylindrocyclophane A. The bonds highlighted in blue were prepared using catalytic C–H bond functionalization reactions. A team of scientists led by Caltech and Emory ...

Generally, when we talk about the production of hydrogen, the discussion is about either electrolysis of water into oxygen and hydrogen, or steam methane reforming (SMR). Although electrolysis is ...

A breakthrough by chemists at the University of Chicago may one day open possibilities for making chemicals from plants rather than oil, by creating a new method to crack certain tough ...

Which is your favourite chemical element? To mark the International Year of the Periodic Table, our science journalists will be arguing for their pick from the 118 known elements. In this instalment, ...

What if you could shrink an hours-long, 1,400 °C sintering marathon down to a 10-minute, 1,200 °C sprint? That’s exactly what ...

Carbon is called the building block of life. All living things are made of carbon - it is in the air, in plants and animals, even inside you. Carbon is the fourth-most abundant element known to ...