Chemistry News Articles

A large study from the US shows a strong link between being a funeral director and the risk of developing motorneurone...

Evaporating water can be used as an energy source to generate electricity using bacterial spores found in soil.

A cocktail of chemicals in urine can be used to spot individuals at risk from obesity-related diseases, a new study has...

A mirror that cannot get dirty and a meshwork capable of instantly separating oil from water, have been developed by...

The way scorpion venom kills its victims has inspired a novel way to look for new drugs

Scientists have developed a technique to reverse the cooking effects of boiling an egg.

New super-metal surfaces fashioned with a laser are so water repellent they can wash away dirt with only a tiny amount...

Space ice contains the chemical building blocks for life

Lasers simulate asteroid and comet impacts and create the building blocks of DNA - in a lab!

Lightening strikes will happen twice as often as climate changes, says new Californian research.

A super-tough enzyme can help to capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power stations...

Google to expand search reach to inside the human body.

US scientists have developed a cheap and simple test for the Ebola virus which uses just a piece of paper and gives an...

Each year since 1901, scientists that have made a significant contribution to mankind through their research are...

Low-cost production of hydrogen from water using solar energy has been unveiled by Swiss scientists this week

Use your chatterbox co-workers to power the entire office's electronics...

Poor workmanship and materials are to blame for fracking-related contamination of water supplies, new research has...

A consortium of more than 80 researchers from 18 countries have decoded the genome sequence of Eucalyptus grandis.

Electricity-producing "photovoltaic" solar panels may be about to become a lot lighter and a lot cheaper,...

Using bacteria to break down lignin, a woody byproduct of paper production, may be the key to creating a renewable...

Bananas modified to have more vitamin A and iron to help combat chronic nutritional deficiencies - but do they taste...

This week the USA has carried out its first executions since a botched lethal injection in April. But how does the...

New way to monitor drug levels, with a digital camera.

A new pair of artificial DNA letters have been engineered into bacteria by US scientists.