Perovskite Solar Cells with Excellent Efficiency and Stability Perovskites are a prominent possibility for eventually replacing silicon as the preferred material for solar panels. They have the promise for low-cost, low-temperature manufacture of…
Recycling CO2 and Developing More Efficient Drugs Tackling Two Issues With One Reaction A new approach that uses electricity to recycle CO2 while also executing a famously difficult reaction produces chemicals that could be valuable in drug development.…
A Bacterial ‘Drug Pump’ Structure Reveals a New Way to Fight Hospital-Borne Infection A study team developed an early-stage therapy that sabotages the pump and restores antibiotic efficiency by disclosing the structure of a protein needed by bacteria…
Carbon Dioxide Emissions Could Be Reduced by Using Electrochemical Processes to Produce Ammonia Ammonia is widely used as fertilizer because it contains the most nitrogen of all commercial fertilizers, making it necessary for crop productivity. However, for every…
Scientists Develop a Way of Producing Renewable Hydrogen Although hydrogen is abundant on Earth, it is usually always found as part of another component, such as water (H2O) or methane (CH4), and it…
Ammonium Thiosulfate – an Inorganic Compound The inorganic compound ammonium thiosulfate has the formula (NH4)2S2O3. It has an ammonia odor and is a white crystalline solid that is easily soluble in…
A New Molecule Paves the Way for Nickel to become a “Greener” Photocatalyst by Revealing Key Steps in the Reaction Palladium has been the golden word in precious metals in recent years. The demand for this rare silvery white transition metal, which is used in…
Ammonium Thiocyanate – an Inorganic Compound Ammonium thiocyanate has the formula NH4SCN and is an inorganic chemical. It is the ammonium cation and thiocyanate anion salt. It is a colorless crystalline…
Ammonium Sulfite – a Chemical Compound The ammonium salt of sulfurous acid with the chemical formula (NH4)2SO3 is ammonium sulfite. It is a sulfite salt and a p-block molecular entity. It…
Oligoclase: Properties and Occurrences Oligoclase is a mineral that forms rocks and is a member of the plagioclase feldspars. It is a type of plagioclase feldspar that is typically…
Ammonium Selenide – a Chemical Compound Ammonium selenide is a chemical compound with the formula (NH4)2Se. It is a white solid with selenium impurities that cause it to appear black. Other…
Innovative and Nature-inspired CO2 Conversion Concepts Captured CO2 can be converted into carbon-neutral fuels, but technological progress is required. A new catalyst increases the production of long-chain hydrocarbons in chemical reactions…