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The coldest chemical reaction
With ultracold chemistry, researchers get a first look at exactly what happens during a chemical reaction
02-Dec-2019
The coldest chemical reaction in the known universe took place in what appears to be a chaotic mess of lasers. The appearance deceives: Deep within that painstakingly organized chaos, in temperatures millions of times colder than interstellar space, Kang-Kuen Ni achieved a feat of precision. ...
Biological enzymes as source of hydrogen fuel
28-Nov-2019
Research from the University of Illinois and the University of California, Davis has chemists one step closer to recreating nature's most efficient machinery for generating hydrogen gas. This new development may help clear the path for the hydrogen fuel industry to move into a larger role in the ...
Ammonia synthesis made easy with 2D catalyst
Scientists develop inorganic process for small-scale production
27-Nov-2019
Rice University researchers have developed an inorganic method to synthesize ammonia that is both environmentally friendly and can produce the valuable chemical on demand under ambient conditions. The Brown School of Engineering lab of materials scientist Jun Lou manipulated a two-dimensional ...
New route to PHAs: naturally degradable bioplastics
Chemical catalysis for an existing class of biomaterials
25-Nov-2019
A tide of public momentum is swelling against the crisis of petroleum-based plastics, which are sitting in our landfills, floating in our oceans, and showing up in our air and even our food. Meanwhile, in a Colorado State University chemistry laboratory, polymer scientists are toiling toward what ...
Evonik expands production capacity for polymethacrylimide foams in the US
25-Nov-2019
Due to increasing demand for lightweight construction materials for specialty applications, Evonik is expanding its production of ROHACELL® high-performance rigid, closed-cell foams at its Mobile, Alabama site in the United States. The production expansion is scheduled to be completed by the ...
Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets
21-Nov-2019
New research by engineers at the University of Illinois combines atomic-scale experimentation with computer modeling to determine how much energy it takes to bend multilayer graphene - a question that has eluded scientists since graphene was first isolated. Graphene - a single layer of carbon ...
Brenntag North America opens new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center
20-Nov-2019
Brenntag North America, Inc., part of the Brenntag Group, announces the grand opening of its new Coatings & Construction Technology & Innovation Center in Allentown, PA. The new center will further support customers in the United States and Canada who face coatings and construction formulation ...
Scientists design built-in controls for mini-chemical labs on a chip
20-Nov-2019
Since the 1990s, scientists have been exploring the possibilities of miniaturized chemical "laboratories" on a chip, which have potential as point-of-care diagnostics, analysis kits for field research and someday even conducting chemical tests on other planets. In a normal lab, chemists use ...
Carbon nanotubes show a love/hate relationship with water
14-Nov-2019
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are valuable for a wide variety of applications. Made of graphene sheets rolled into tubes 10,000 times smaller than a human hair, CNTs have an exceptional strength-to-mass ratio and excellent thermal and electrical properties. These features make them ideal for a range of ...
New catalyst efficiently produces hydrogen from seawater
13-Nov-2019
Seawater is one of the most abundant resources on earth, offering promise both as a source of hydrogen - desirable as a source of clean energy - and of drinking water in arid climates. But even as water-splitting technologies capable of producing hydrogen from freshwater have become more ...
