For the first time, light is used to specifically design defined molecule chains

Researchers found that they could successfully express the reductase component of the nitrogenase enzyme alone in the bacterium Azotobacter vinelandii and directly use this bacterium to convert CO₂ to CO

The work is the first example of a reaction that employs light to activate new reactivity in an existing enzyme

Researchers demonstrated that confocal laser scanning microscopy and image analysis can rapidly capture a series of pictures showing the ice crystals growing

Engineering team uses electricity to remove dangerous metal

A team of international scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has uncovered the earliest direct evidence of humans processing plants for food found anywhere in the world

Surrounding silver nanoclusters with hydrogen-rich shells offers new opportunities in catalysis and opto-electronics

The use of nickel, which the researchers describe as an “earth-abundant” resource, could make the process of water splitting more feasible as a means to develop clean hydrogen as an energy source from water

The 'radical carbenoid' allows stereoconvergent cyclopropanation reaction

New platinum-based catalysts with tensile surface strain could improve fuel cell efficiency

Researchers have uncovered powerful light-harvesting secrets of photosynthetic cryptophyte algae

Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in two-dimensional stacking of antiaromatic materials