Chemistry
Artists and craftsmen more than 2,000 years ago developed thin-film coating technology unrivaled even by today’s standards for producing DVDs, solar cells, electronic devices and other products.
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Agreement marks first partnership of its kind between a research institution and reagents company; third major deal in TSRI's new partnering strategy.
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Beautiful images from U-M research labs available at Ann Arbor Art Fair and online. Proceeds help young scientists travel to scientific conferences.
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Researchers at the University of Arkansas have identified that water, when chilled to a very low temperature, transforms into a new form of liquid.
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A normally staid University of Chicago scientist has stunned many of his colleagues with his radical solution to a 135-year-old mystery in cosmochemistry.
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July 5, 2013—Lithium ion batteries are at the energetic heart of almost all things tech, from cell phones to tablets to electric vehicles. That’s because they are a proven technology, light, long-lasting and powerful. But they aren’t perfect.
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University of Adelaide research has produced a potential new antibiotic which could help in the battle against bacterial resistance to antibiotics.
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In the world, there are a lot of small molecules people would like to get rid of, or at least convert to something useful, according to UW-Madison chemist Robert J. Hamers.
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New method could improve drug development, optical sensors and more.
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Sandia National Laboratories researchers want airports, border checkpoints and others to detect homemade explosives made with hydrogen peroxide without nabbing people whose toothpaste happens to contain peroxide.
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At a ceremony at the University of Minnesota, Waters welcomed the Flavor Research and Education Center within the Food Science and Nutrition Department at the University of Minnesota into its Centers of Innovation Program.
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A building that helped launch generations of scientists, including Nobel laureates, on their careers of discovery has joined the Hall of Fame of notable venues, being named a National Historic Chemical Landmark by the American Chemical Society (ACS).
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