Tag Archives: Chemistry

An Unexpected Discovery at the Air-Water Interface

Posted on December 4, 2023 by rberkowitz

New research reveals a surprising chemical pathway for a CO2 reaction important in many geological and biological processes. Continue reading →

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Self-Repelling Species Still Self-Organize

Posted on September 19, 2023 by rberkowitz

Catalytically active particles form clusters when they respond not only to their own chemical targets but to those of other catalysts, too. Continue reading →

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Completing the Picture of How Oil Weathers in Seawater

Posted on August 31, 2023 by rberkowitz

Experiments show that crude oil exposed to sunlight weathers differently in cold seas than in warmer ones, a finding that has implications for cleanup efforts of high-latitude marine oil spills. Continue reading →

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Science Reveals How to Roll the Perfect Joint

Posted on July 4, 2023 by rberkowitz

Researchers used a smoking machine to test the intensity of marijuana rolled into joints. Continue reading →

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Sensor Judges Taste of Raw Maple Syrup

Posted on June 15, 2023 by rberkowitz

Climate change is altering late-season maple syrup, but a portable plasmonic sensor could help avoid waste by detecting molecules in a tree’s sap that lead to an off-tasting batch. Continue reading →

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A New Route to Room-Temperature Ferromagnets

Posted on February 21, 2023 by rberkowitz

A novel crystalline material is readily grown from low-melting-temperature mixtures—a result that points toward a new route to above-room-temperature ferromagnets. Continue reading →

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New compound that withstands extreme heat and electricity could lead to next-generation energy storage devices

Posted on February 15, 2023 by rberkowitz

Flexible polymers made with a new generation of the Nobel-winning “click chemistry” reaction find use in capacitors and other applications. Continue reading →

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Lab-Made Motors Could Move and Glow in Cells

Posted on December 21, 2022 by rberkowitz

Minuscule motor molecules could emit light as they journey into cells. Continue reading →

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Three Helium-Ammonia Compounds Found for Icy Planets

Posted on April 10, 2020 by rberkowitz

Stable compounds made from helium and ammonia are predicted to form at the extreme pressures found inside Neptune and Uranus.  Continue reading →

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A community effort to understand plant-soil-aerosol interactions

Posted on October 8, 2019 by rberkowitz

An ecosystem-wide molecular-level understanding of source-sink interactions is vital for trapping atmospheric carbon and increasing plant productivity. Now, plant scientists, climatologists, and atmospheric chemists are joining forces to create just that.  Continue reading →

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