Cross-section of a fulgurite sample showing fused sand and melted conductor metal from a downed powerline. Credit: Luca Bindi et alA group of scientists from Università di Firenze, the University of South Florida, California Institute of Technology and Princeton College has discovered an incidence of a quasicrystal developed during an accidental electric discharge.In...
Two projections of the molecular structure of 1. Credit: Molecules (2022). DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196205RUDN University chemists have produced new copper-containing metallasilsesquioxane frameworks. A few of them have proven to be effective catalysts for the oxidation of hydrocarbons. The results are published in Molecules.What are SilsesquioxanesSilsesquioxanes are a enormous team of organosilicon compounds. They are formed of a...
Texas A&M University researchers are using 3D printing and salt to create environmentally friendly polymers that will degrade over time. Credit: Texas A&M EngineeringA crew of scientists, one from the University of Cambridge and the other three from the College of Oxford, has used whole-body 3D imaging innovation for more information about the evolutionary...
The calculations allow the electron densities and the changes after excitation to be determined with high spatial and temporal resolution. Here, the example of the lithium hydride molecule shows the shift of electron density from cyanide (red) to lithium (green) during a laser pulse. Credit: F. Langkabel / HZBScientists have examined the capacity of...
Honey - ancient liquid goldA multitude of factors-- its acidity, lack of water, and the existence of hydrogen peroxide-- function in absolute harmony, allowing honey to last forever.Modern archeologists excavating ancient Egyptian tombs have often discovered something unpredictable among the tombs' artifacts: pots of honey, thousands of years old and yet still completely preserved....
In a first for astrochemistry, astronomers have discovered dimethyl ether in a planet-forming disc. A precursor of larger organic molecules that can spur life, dimethyl ether is the largest molecule identified yet in a protoplanetary disc-- a rotating cloud of gas, dust, and ice that develops around a recently developing star and ultimately forms...
Graphene. Credit: Christoph Hohmann, MCQST ClusterAn international research team led by the University of Göttingen has detected unique quantum effects in high-precision researches of natural double-layer graphene and has interpreted them together with the College of Texas at Dallas utilizing their academic work.This research offers new insights into the interaction of the charge carriers...
Will graphene (shown) be replaced by graphyne? Credit: Forance / Adobe StockGraphene is a "wonder material" entirely made of carbon atoms with tremendous potential in the semiconductor industry. A related molecule referred to as graphyne might be even better. Graphyne, however, is challenging to create. Now, chemists have found a way to produce it...
University of Cincinnati computational chemist Yu Shi. Credit: Andrew Higley, University of CincinnatiA chemist at the College of Cincinnati has come up with a unique means to examine the thermodynamic properties of molten salts that are utilized in numerous nuclear and solar power applications.UC College of Arts and Sciences research join and computational chemist...
Bacteria culture. Credit: John WilkinsonEngineering enzymes to execute reactions not found in nature can address longstanding challenges in synthetic chemistry, such as transforming plant-based oils into helpful biochemicals.A team of scientists has developed an easy yet effective strategy for developing new enzymes with novel reactivity that can generate beneficial chemical compounds. Consequently, improving their...
