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Findings could rewrite textbooks about molecular structure for solvent ubiquitous in chemistry and biology.
Element-selective method reveals interfacial properties of materials used for water purification, catalysis, energy conversion, and more.
New insights into molecular-level processes could help prevent corrosion and improve catalytic conversion.
Unexpected molecular interactions involving water clusters have a subtle, yet profound, effect on extractants picking their targets.
New method takes a snapshot every millisecond of groups of light-scattering particles, showing what happens during industrially relevant reactions.
Advances in biochemistry and catalysis could lead to faster, greener nitrogen-rich fertilizer.
New, easily prepared starting material opens access to learning more about a difficult-to-control element in nuclear waste.
New design coats molecular components and dramatically improves stability under tough, oxidizing conditions.
A new chemical process converts a component of wasted wood pulp and other biomass into high-value pressure-sensitive adhesives.
Scientists revise understanding of the limits of bonding for very electron-rich heavy elements.
Measuring the physical properties of water at previously unexplored temperatures offers insights into one of the world’s essential liquids.
New studies identify key molecular characteristics to potentially separate rare earth metals cleanly and efficiently with light.
