Earth’s first life may have been sparked by underwater thermal vents
Before sunlight ever reached the planet, another force may have sparked life—electricity. Deep beneath the ocean floor, ancient…
“This Contradicts a Rule in Chemistry”: Unexpected Discovery Reveals ‘Impossible’ Molecular Combinations Could Exist on Saturn’s Moon Titan
Impossible molecular combinations are possible on Saturn’s moon Titan, say researchers from NASA and Sweden’s Chalmers University of…
Light-Driven Reaction Leads to Advanced Hybrid Nanomaterial
Newswise — Scientists are exploring many ways to use light rather than heat to drive chemical reactions more efficiently,…
US scientists bring quantum-level accuracy to molecular modeling
Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a new method that brings quantum-level accuracy to molecular modeling,…
Optimization of absorption coefficient of quantum dot structures for infrared spectroscopy
The basic cell of the proposed QD structures is made up of multi-layers, modeled here as ten layers,…
Scientists Finally ‘See’ a Proton Move Through Water, and It Only Took 200 Years
For over two centuries, scientists have known that water transports a positive charge through protons. But they had…
Scientists discover needle-shaped quantum clusters
When most people think of gold, they picture jewelry or treasure. However, at the atomic scale, gold behaves…
Discovering new opportunities with bismuth clusters
Professor Stefanie Dehnen, Executive Director of the Institute of Nanotechnology at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), discusses…
Easier plastic recycling is on the horizon
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Natick students write book to help inspire interest in science – Boston 25 News
NATICK, Mass. — A pair of seniors at Natick High School have written a children’s chemistry book aimed…
Unique molecule may lead to smaller, more efficient computers
Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren’t always so…