Chemistry News Stories

News about chemistry, matter, gases, fuels, green chemistry, nanotechnology...

02 May 2013

A new floating material has been developed which can soak up oil spills, in the ongoing fight against water pollution.

24 April 2013

Biofuels – often suggested as low or no carbon alternatives to fossil – may not be as green as they seem.

22 April 2013

E. coli bacteria capable of producing diesel have been engineered by UK scientists.

18 April 2013

A polymer nanosuit to protect insects in a vacuum, technique inspired by nature.

18 April 2013

Strange motion of water molecules mixed with nanotubes and carbon isotopes. What could the applications of this new...

28 February 2013

Hydrogen cars are limited by the problem of gas storage. Research into efficiently extracting hydrogen from methanol my...

28 February 2013

A new catalyst that can unleash the clean potential of hydrogen without the risk of explosion, has been developed by...

21 February 2013

A bone-repairing calcium-rich paste that also carries a fracture-healing gene-therapy DNA message has been developed in...

21 February 2013

A way to encapsulate squads of enzymes inside a thin polymer shell resembling an organelle makes sequential reaction...

31 January 2013

The resolution of magnetic resonance imaging could be about to go up several notches thanks to a new, nanoscale imaging...

24 January 2013

One kilogram of a new polyisocyanide polymer can turn an Olympic-sized swimming pool to jelly within minutes. And as...

24 January 2013

A new marshmallow-like material that can selectively absorb oil and be rung out ready for re-use has been demonstrated...

18 December 2012

Scientists have discovered how to block the action of the venom of the lethal box jellyfish family...

25 November 2012

Just as you can see white light, and hear white noise, it seems we are also susceptible to a white smell – or “...

25 November 2012

Scientists have managed to make steam directly from ice-water using the power of the Sun...

21 October 2012

A paper published in Nature this week suggests that common pesticides may be having a bigger effect on bees than was...

23 August 2012

Nanoparticles in cosmetics and exhaust fumes can accumulate in plants and stunt growth, scientists have warned...

05 July 2012

A nanoscale solution to unclogging blocked blood vessels with clot-dissolving drugs has been revealed by scientists...

17 June 2012

A study, published in the journal Science this week, has found that Pre-Columbian populations tended to avoid settling...

12 May 2012

Researchers in the US have sequenced the genome of particular species of fungus that can turn cellulose into biofuel...

21 April 2012

Drugs attached to nanoparticles reduce the symptoms of Cerebral Palsy in rabbits if given soon after birth, by getting...

19 March 2012

Nanoparticles used routinely in wastewater cleanups can encourage bacteria to breed superbugs, new research has shown...