Water-splitting Catalyst Advancements
Engineers have created a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could eventually replace costly iridium catalysts. Developing a hydrogen economy is no easy…
Chemistry
Uranyl Hydroxide – a Hydroxide of Uranium
Uranyl hydroxide is a uranium hydroxide with the chemical formula UO2(OH)2 in monomeric form and (UO2)2(OH)4 in dimeric form, both of which can exist in…
New Information on the Oldest Carbon in the Ocean
Using a newly developed technique, researchers have ruled out a potential source of ancient dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the world’s oceans. DOM is organic…
Separating Plutonium and Uranium using Photochemistry
A team of researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory has developed a way to use photochemistry to separate plutonium and uranium—work that could make it…
Production of Ethylene by Cations
Why is ethylene referred to as the bread and butter of industries? This colorless gas serves as the feedstock for various petrochemical products such as…
Researchers Make a Crucial Advancement in Plastics Recycling
Researchers including an Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty member have taken a key step toward greatly expanding the range of plastics that can…
The Core-sheath Pillar Architecture Detects Nitro-explosives
It is difficult to design an artificial structure that outperforms the sensitivity, selectivity, and speed of an animal’s olfaction system. Researchers from the Chinese Academy…
Benzaldehyde – Properties and Occurrences
Benzaldehyde (C6H5CHO) is an organic chemical that is made when the hydrogen in benzene is replaced with an aldehyde. It is the simplest aromatic aldehyde…
Making Supercharged New Rocket Fuel with Microbes
Biofuel scientists used an oddball molecule made by bacteria to develop a new class of sustainable biofuels powerful enough to launch rockets. The candidate molecules…
Researchers Find a Way to Prevent the Release of Carcinogenic Formaldehyde from Wood in the Home
The University of Massachusetts Amherst and the University of North Texas have collaborated on new study that deepens our understanding of how the wood in…
Aluminium Bromide
Any chemical compound with the empirical formula AlBrx is aluminium bromide. It is a light yellow colored chemical solution. It is a colorless, hygroscopic solid…
γ-Aminobutyric Acid (Definition, Properties, Uses)
γ-Aminobutyric acid (gamma-aminobutyric acid) /ˈɡæmə əˈmiːnoʊbjuːˈtɪrɪk ˈæsɪd/, or GABA /ˈɡæbə/, is a naturally occurring neurotransmitter with central nervous system (CNS) inhibitory activity. It controls neuronal…
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