Chemistry

Semiconductors are important materials in numerous functional applications such as digital and analog electronics, solar cells, LEDs, and lasers. Semiconducting alloys are particularly useful for...

Air conditioning feels great on a hot summer day, but cooling homes and buildings uses considerable electricity. Now, scientists have developed a cool new...

Following a decade-long effort, scientists have mapped out the genome of an aphid-like pest capable of decimating vineyards. In so doing, they have discovered how...

Researchers from North Carolina State University have demonstrated a technique that allows them to produce streams of liquid metal at room temperature. By applying a...

Imagine tiny crystals that "blink" like fireflies and can convert carbon dioxide, a key cause of climate change, into fuels. A team funded by the...

Floral, fruity, citrusy — clothes just smell better when they are dried in the sun rather than in a drier or hung indoors. But what...

In proof-of-concept experiments, research shows that technology called “Artificial Chemist” can identify and produce the best possible quantum dots for any color in 15...

Making catalysts to convert waste carbon dioxide into useful industrial products has been expensive and complicated – until now. It’s as easy as playing...

Scientists, led by astrophysicist Professor Sumner Starrfield, have determined that a class of stellar explosions, called classical novae, are responsible for most of the...

It is not uncommon to find aluminum in municipal water systems. It is part of some water treatment processes. Recently, however, aluminum has been discovered in...