Chemistry

Clean-energy momentum is driving an intense effort to squeeze more electricity from the sunlight that reaches solar panels. One promising...

A new type of fire-safe coating is turning to nature for inspiration, using a skin-like design to overcome a major...

Wearable biosensors are getting better at reading our bodies, but one problem keeps sabotaging real-world accuracy: staying in place. Skin...

It may sound like science fiction: an experiment named NEMESIS operating deep underground, waiting to reveal the universe’s hidden schemes....

A team of chemists has unveiled a light-driven way to move nitrogen fragments onto gold—an advance that could make nitrene-transfer...

Cobalt-free, high-nickel cathode batteries are moving fast toward commercial scale because they can improve driving range while reducing dependence on...

Nanocarbons are poised to become the quiet workhorses of next-generation materials, from gas storage to ultra-low-power electronics. Yet for years,...

Optica has announced the winners of its 2026 Optica i4 Prize, spotlighting leadership that accelerates progress across the optics and...

A surge in big-data and quantum-device development is pushing materials toward the atomic scale, where conventional magnetism often fails. One...

Researchers at Hebrew University report a simple chemical link that could help explain how early Earth chemistry transitioned toward cell-like...