Cerium oxide (CeO₂) is a cornerstone abrasive in chemical mechanical polishing (CMP), where precise surface planarization is essential for advanced...

Rivers don’t merely move water; they actively “process” pollution. A new study of a forest-dominated river in central China shows...

A quiet revolution is unfolding in bacterial spore engineering, where nature’s toughest survival strategy is being repurposed for next-generation biotech....

Superselective bond formation in organic synthesis is often ruled by single-electron transfer (SET) chemistry: the substrate with the more favorable...

A team from Beijing Institute of Technology and partner institutes has introduced a coordination-regulated strategy to stabilize wide-bandgap perovskites used...

A new class of air-stable electrene materials could make the long-sought “green ammonia” revolution far more practical. Researchers at the...

A fast-growing “red tide” problem on the Pacific coast is bringing with it an escalating threat: saxitoxin (STX), a potent...

Fuel cells promise a cleaner path to large-scale energy conversion, but cathode performance is still held back by sluggish oxygen...

MXenes—atomically thin transition metal carbides and nitrides—are drawing fresh attention for one simple reason: their surfaces are never truly bare....

Superionic conductors blur the boundary between solids and liquids by enabling certain ions to move extraordinarily fast while the material’s...