Some molecules respond to light in a matter of seconds. In the case of this dithienylethene compound, ultraviolet light triggers a ring-forming reaction, turning the colorless solution deep red.

Scientists have discovered they can sculpt diamonds in a furnace burning at about the same temperature as a lit match (ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c12436 ). Carbon atoms on adjacent facets of ...

REC Silicon is shutting a polysilicon plant in Moses Lake, Washington, that has struggled to achieve customers’ quality requirements. The plant is one of only a few in the US that manufactures the ...

An academic journal has retracted a study conducted by researchers with the science services giant Thermo Fisher Scientific ...

The cultural heritage scientist is adapting a medical imaging technique to analyze paintings in Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum ...

Using heavy water, the researchers could also selectively introduce deuterium atoms along with chlorine. The weightier hydrogen isotope is useful for probing reaction mechanisms, as well as studying ...

A sulfur-based solid electrolyte (SSE) can be prepared for about one-sixth the price of previous materials, paving the way ...

The prominent academic journal Chemosphere is the latest title to lose its impact factor —a metric often controversially used ...

ApoB100 is a key protein in normal metabolism and in heart disease. Beginning before the protein’s synthesis is completed, it collects cholesterol and fats into particles that allow these ...

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