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New electrochemical method splits water with electricity to produce hydrogen fuel — and cuts energy costs in the processScientists adapted a method that can produce double the amount of hydrogen when splitting water molecules with electricity.
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Glue strong enough to tow a car made from used cooking oilChemists used waste cooking oil to create a sustainable, super-sticky adhesive that's strong enough to hold up hundreds of pounds of weight.
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Science history: Chemists discover buckyballs — the most perfect molecules in existence — Nov. 14, 1985Over a feverish 10-day period, scientists synthesized and described a new class of carbon molecules, called buckminster fullerenes, after the iconic 20th-century inventor.
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Why does boiling water have bubbles, except in a microwave?Bubbles are usually the first sign that water’s coming to the boil, but heating it in a microwave seems to skip this important step. Here’s what’s going on.
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Science history: Scientists use 'click chemistry' to watch molecules in living organisms — Oct. 23, 2007Carolyn Bertozzi and colleagues laid out a way to make paradigm-shifting "click-chemistry" compatible with living cells, opening up a window into living organisms.
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Why does slicing onions make you cry?Here's why you may start tearing up while slicing an onion.
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'Harry Potter' materials land three scientists Nobel Prize in chemistrySusumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry "for the development of metal–organic frameworks."
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry: 1901-PresentThe Nobel Prize in Chemistry includes famous winners such as Marie Curie and Otto Hahn.
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Why do avocados turn brown so quickly — and are they OK to eat at that point?Why do avocados turn brown in a flash? The answer is in the air.
