Chemistry News Articles

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

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...

A way of distilling drinks without even heating them has been developed...

Already a major contributor to the food and fertiliser industries, seaweed could also hold the key to low cost biofuels...

A new method of determining the structure of a crystal has been developed which can measure the structure even though...

Plastics may soon be able to be designed to a specification for an individual job

DEET is one of the most common chemicals in insect repellents, but since its invention scientists have been unable to...

Online computer gaming is sometimes viewed as a mere pastime without much outward benefit, but new research reveals how...

Plants able to grow on toxic explosive components could clean up contaminated compounds.

Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania have discovered how coffee spills evaporate to leave hollow circular...

Diamonds have been found in candle flames...

Synthesised derivatives of a compound extracted from ginseng appear to reduce the destructive side-effects of cancer...

Garlic is well known to repel vampires, but scientists have discovered that the sensor that picks up the spicy...

Good news for hayfever sufferers – by cracking the crystal structure of the histamine receptor, scientists are on the...

Porous molecules, useful in a huge range of applications including separating chemicals and catalysing reactions, may...

Attacking bacteria are sensed by plants which need to fine-tune their immune systems in response.

By studying the wobbles of a compound called ytterbium flouride in an electric field, scientists have discovered the...