20 July 2023
Chemicals containing fluorine that are used in pharmaceuticals, fertilisers and batteries can now be made without the release of toxic hydrogen fluoride gas as part of the process
10 July 2023
Our understanding of aromaticity, a concept that underpins life itself, has been thrown into chaos. But from the ashes have risen powerful new tools including supercharged solar cells and a Jekyll-and-Hyde material powered by "antiaromaticity"
5 July 2023
Scent compounds released by your hands can be used to determine gender, which may be useful in figuring out information about crime scenes
31 May 2023
A bacterium found in English oak buds can help separate out the rare earth elements used in technologies such as electric cars and wind turbines
31 May 2023
UK start-up Puraffinity has created a method of removing pollution from water using a material that selectively binds to PFAS chemicals
29 May 2023
A 3D-printed material emits a green glow when friction or pressure is applied to it. One application could be reducing the chances of a fracture when drilling into bone during surgery
15 May 2023
Certain kinds of "forever chemicals" can be dismantled using bacteria found in wastewater. This points to a possible way of making more of these compounds biodegradable
3 May 2023
It takes just four particles of light to jump-start photosynthesis in a plant’s cells, but the details of what exactly happens after the fourth photon is absorbed have eluded researchers – until now
26 April 2023
Millimetre-sized robots made of iron oxide and packed with yeast speed up fermentation of beer by swimming around in the fermenting container and can be removed with a magnet, eliminating the need for filtering out yeast
12 April 2023
Graphene can change its electrical resistance in response to a magnetic field quicker than other materials, such as graphite or bismuth, which could one day change how we store data
