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Graphene oxide membranes reveal unusual behaviour of water at the nanoscale
Do more pores in a sieve allow more liquid to flow through it? As material scientists have uncovered, this seemingly simple question may...
Aug 8, 20223 min read


Rice improves catalyst that destroys ‘forever chemicals’ with sunlight
Rice University chemical engineers have improved their design for a light-powered catalyst that rapidly breaks down PFOA, one of the...
Jul 26, 20223 min read


Breaking the strongest chemical bonds with laser shock compression
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) scientists recently obtained high-precision thermodynamic data on warm dense nitrogen at...
Jun 28, 20223 min read


Single-atom tractor beams power chemical catalysis
By trapping light into tiny gaps only a few atoms wide, a team from the NanoPhotonics Centre has magnified optical forces a...
Jun 28, 20222 min read


Real-time imaging of dynamic atom-atom interactions
Chemistry is the study of bond formation (or dissociation) between atoms. The knowledge of how chemical bonds form is, in fact,...
Jun 15, 20222 min read


New light-powered catalysts could aid in manufacturing
Chemical reactions that are driven by light offer a powerful tool for chemists who are designing new ways to manufacture pharmaceuticals...
May 30, 20224 min read
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