For all of the semiconductor industry’s legendary reputation for cleanliness, the actual processes that go into making chips use some of the nastiest stuff imaginable. Silicon oxide is comes from ...

Since the discovery of the double-helical structure of DNA and postulation of the central dogma of molecular biology, stating that the flow of genetic information goes from DNA to RNA to protein, the ...

Acids are part of lots of chemical reactions. All chemicals have different properties, one of them is whether it is acidic or basic. Acids are part of lots of important chemical reactions, everything ...

Plastic waste on a global level amounts to hundreds of millions of tonnes annually, although very little of that is recycled.

After many centuries of being valued for its constancy, gold has recently attracted attention for its reactivity and catalytic power. Often, the first step in unlocking the chemistry of gold is ...

New solar reactor turns waste plastic and battery acid into hydrogen fuel and useful chemicals, offering a cleaner recycling ...

It was an "almost accidental" discovery, the photocatalyst they invented turned out to be robust enough to withstand the ...

Inside chemistry labs, chemists work with what they call superacids. No one’s found a specific use for such a fantastically strong acid yet, but chemists are actively looking for one. Hosted by: ...