The vigorous reaction between copper metal and nitric oxide famously propelled chemist Ira Remsen into an esteemed career in research and education that spanned the turn of the 20th century. In a ...

The pursuit of practical carbon-neutral technologies has pushed researchers to explore catalysts that can transform carbon ...

Click chemistry is a strategy for building molecules by snapping together two complementary chemical handles in a single, dependable step. Rather than relying on long multi-step syntheses, it uses a ...

Future fusion power plants aim to recreate the heart of a star here on Earth to power our future energy needs. While the core fusion plasma will burn at hundreds of millions of degrees, the ...

Refining precious metals is not as simple as polishing rocks that have been dug out of the ground. Often, complex chemical processes are needed to process the materials properly or in high quantities, ...

UCLA researchers have devised a way to produce chemicals used in medicine and agriculture for a fraction of the usual cost. Using oxygen as a reagent and copper as a catalyst to break organic ...