Lignin, the complex polymer that gives wood its strength, has long been viewed as one of the most promising yet...

Methane is one of the most abundant carbon-containing molecules on Earth, yet converting it into useful chemicals remains a formidable...

Researchers at Fuzhou University have developed a gelatin-stabilized liquid-metal hydrogel that combines stretchable electronics, artificial intelligence and solar-energy conversion in...

A century after analytical ultracentrifugation helped earn Theodor Svedberg the 1926 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, the technique is finding new...

Colorado State University researchers have created an ultracold neutral plasma in which electrons reached temperatures within one degree of absolute...

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected North Carolina State University to lead three projects designed to use artificial intelligence...

Iontronic pressure sensors may have found a powerful new route to higher sensitivity—and it does not require inventing a new...

Wearable Sensors Could Turn Uric Acid Monitoring Into an Everyday Health Check Uric acid, a waste product formed when the...

Tiny pores that can sense molecules are being transformed into autonomous chemical machines capable of generating signals, adapting to their...

Alcohols are among chemistry’s most versatile raw materials, appearing in pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, fragrances, polymers and countless industrial intermediates. Yet transforming...