 |
Latest Chemistry News
Asking 'What would nature do?' leads to a way to break down a greenhouse gasA recent discovery in understanding how to chemically break down the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide into a useful form opens the doors for scientists to wonder what organism is out there-or could be cr...
Synthetic 'sea shells' that could make our homes and offices more durableScientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable. A team of materials scien...
High-Speed Pipeline Revs Up Biomass Analysis A new pipeline at the National Renewable Energy Lab is analyzing 1,000 samples of biomass at a time, finding which one, combined with the right enzyme, most eagerly gives up its sugars to be converted...
Big power from tiny wires: carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves New discovery shows carbon nanotubes can produce powerful waves that could be harnessed for new energy systems. A team of scientists at MIT have discovered a previously unknown phenomenon that can cau...
Insulators made into conductors MIT team coaxes polymers to line up, transforming them into materials that could dissipate heat. Most polymers - materials made of long, chain-like molecules - are very good insulators for both heat a...
