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The gods of small things
On the outside, the cluster made of 55 copper and aluminum atoms looks like a crystal, but chemically it has the properties of an atom....
Oct 5, 20183 min read


Researchers discover how caged molecules 'rattle and sing'
A team of energy researchers from the University of Minnesota and University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered that molecular...
Sep 10, 20183 min read


Scientists pioneer a new way to turn sunlight into fuel
The quest to find new ways to harness solar power has taken a step forward after researchers successfully split water into hydrogen and...
Sep 4, 20183 min read


Producing hydrogen from splitting water without splitting hairs
New model explains interactions between small copper clusters used as low-cost catalysts in the production of hydrogen by breaking down...
Aug 24, 20182 min read


New approach to terpene syntheses
Terpenes are natural products that are often very difficult to synthesize in the laboratory. Chemists from the University of Basel have...
Jul 26, 20182 min read


Uncovering a missing link from methane to methanol
Microscopic crystalline structures called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) may provide a way to solve one of the biggest problems in...
Jun 29, 20183 min read
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