Only a Few Grams of This Element Exist—and Scientists Have Used It to Break the Rules of the Periodic Table
More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the transuranium element berkelium. According to a new study, the electronic signature of ...
Physicists Stunned: Lead-208’s Shape Just Broke a Fundamental Rule of Nuclear Physics
For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.
Scientists explain energy transfer mechanism in chloroplasts and its evolution
A recent study by Chinese scientists has revealed the intricate molecular machinery driving energy exchange within ...
Pressurized electrolyzer achieves high-current NH₃ synthesis from nitrogen oxide
Electrocatalytic nitric oxide reduction reaction (NORR) offers a promising route for sustainable ammonia (NH3) synthesis and ...
Scientists detonate chemistry with world’s first boron-carbon triple bond in history
German chemists have created the first-ever boron-carbon triple bond which opens new possibilities for molecular innovation.
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Using a data-driven approach to synthesize single-atom catalysts that can purify water
Following this strategy, they determined that the best candidate was a well-designed Fe-SAC with a high loading of Fe-pyridine-N4 sites (~3.83 wt%) and highly mesoporous structure. It successfully ...
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Enhanced Nitrogen Dioxide Detection Using Resistive Graphene-Based Electronic Sensors Modified with Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity
Centre for Integrative Semiconductor Materials (CISM), Faculty of Science and Engineering, Swansea University─Bay Campus, Fabian Way, Swansea SA1 8EN, U.K. Centre for Integrative Semiconductor ...
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Chilling video shows 'city-killer' asteroid more powerful than 500 atomic bombs hitting Earth in 2032
An eight-megaton explosion would be over 500 times more powerful than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima ... composition and internal structure to understand how its impact might unfold.