Credit: BBC UK. The quantity of time it takes a light particle to pass a hydrogen molecule was measured by a team of researchers to produce the smallest unit of time ever. A trillionth of a billionth of a 2nd is the unit of measurement known as a zeptoseconds. That consists of a decimal point,...
When squeezed to high pressure between two diamonds (shown), a material made of carbon, sulfur and hydrogen can transmit electricity without resistance at room temperature. It is here: Researchers have reported the exploration of the first room-temperature superconductor after more than one century of waiting. The discovery evokes daydreams of futuristic technologies which could improve electronics...
Richard Feynman once stated that the double-slit experiment reveals the central challenges of quantum mechanics, putting us ''up against the and peculiarities of nature and paradoxes and mysteries''. Nandini Mukherjee, Richard Zare, and their co-workers at Stanford University, United States, have currently revealed that when helium (He) atoms collide with deuterium molecules (D2) in a quantum...
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain For decades, scientists have been seeking a catalyst that dramatically lowers the price of fabricating hydrogen fuel cells. Such an advance could trigger a green power transformation, with everything from laptops to locomotives running on a fuel whose merely byproduct is water. A new study led by the University at Buffalo indicates that...
Bacteria culture. Credit: John Wilkinson Engineering 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...
Partial density of states for 2,3-butanediol with accompanying partial charge density images; isosurface of 0.0075 electrons/Bohr3. The gray, red, brown, and pink spheres are Ru, O, C, and H atoms, respectively. Credit: DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2021.781001 From Plants to Jet fuel A long-overlooked first step in producing sustainable aviation fuels will start with the ideal arrangement of molecular...
© iStock/pixartdesign Researchers came up with a novel chemical solution based on the scents of predator bugs to repel herbivorous pests and safeguard crops. Herbivorous insects are currently a major danger to farmers' crop output. Predator insects that feed on herbivorous insects emit smells that the insects can detect. To escape being eaten, bugs change their...
Electrolytic hydrogen manufacturing powered by renewable energy is viewed as an environmentally safe way to relieve international environmental and energy issues. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, a research study team presented a new and low-cost material for electrodes that may offer very efficient, energy-saving hydrogen production: porous, phosphorized CoNi2S4 yolk-shell nanospheres. The half-reactions of water...
Credit: Wiley Both nitric oxide (NO) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) work as gaseous signaling molecules with comparable physiological effects. Many of the vital concerns concerning the interplay between these two gasotransmitters hinge on their chemical reactivity and the fleeting existence of HSNO, an essential product of the reaction between them. As reported in the journal...
