Chemistry News Stories

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

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

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

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

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

Flame retardant DNA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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