Chemical catalysts used to produce clean fuels gradually become less active. Dutch researcher Bas Vogelaar believes that the loss of sulphur atoms might be an important cause of this. He investigated ...

Many biologically important molecules change shape when stimulated by UV radiation. Although this property can also be found in some drugs, it is not yet well understood. Using an innovative technique ...

Synthetic organic chemistry consists of transforming existing molecules into new molecular structures or assemblies. These new molecular systems are then used in a myriad of ways in everyday life -- ...

Oxygen plays a crucial role for all living organisms on Earth. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have now found evidence that double ionised sulphur dioxide contribute to the formation of ...

THE view is very generally expressed 1 that sulphur does not take part in hydrogen-bond formation. This conclusion is based mainly on the normal physical properties of hydrogen sulphide, as com pared ...

Stanford University researchers with help for the US Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have created a new self-assembly process that that uses something called diamondoids to ...

Engineering nanomachines is challenging due to the constantly fluctuating nature of matter at the nanometre scale. Nano-engineers have long dreamed of developing nanoscale motors that can transport ...

A scheme showing two complex organic molecules with multiple ring systems: the one on the left contains a four-sided ring with an oxygen in it, and the one on the left is identical except that the ...

Electrons can hop between atoms in under 320 quintillionths of a second, reveals a new study. Alexander Föhlsich at the University of Hamburg, Germany, and his colleagues used what is known as a “core ...