Periodic Table: Element 120 Is Coming, and It's Superheavy
The heaviest element ever created is about to be born: the periodic table is preparing to welcome its 120th element.
Earth, there was fresh water and conditions for life 500 million years before
A study reveals that fresh water and conditions for life were present on Earth 500 million years earlier than expected.
The chemical reaction that could have generated life has been reconstructed
Research reveals how an autocatalytic chemical reaction may have formed ribonucleotides, key elements for the origin of life.
A plant-based iridescent film can cool buildings (and more)
The plant-based coating reflects sunlight and cools buildings, reducing the need for air conditioning.
Created an artificial photosynthesis system 10 times more efficient than the current ones
The addition of amino acids greatly improved the artificial photosynthesis process. We are moving towards the first practical applications.
A simple chemical reaction recycles polystyrene into more 'noble' products
UV light and aluminum chloride as a catalyst can break down polystyrene into a chemical used in perfumes and medicines.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry to the great scientists who invented CRISPR
The 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to the scientists who made the most important discovery of the last decade: CRISPR can change our future.
700 chemical experiments in 8 days: if the robot is a researcher
It has no ambition to replace humans, only to help them. The research robot doesn't even want to look like him. It has more than one task, though. And he does it great.
Solid in light, soft in the dark: here are the dynamic materials
A team has developed one of the dynamic materials with the most unusual qualities: it can increase its hardness when illuminated, and return soft in the dark.
