Conversion of Air to Methanol
Researchers from Wales, UK, produced methanol from methane through simple catalysis that allows methanol production at low temperatures using oxygen and hydrogen peroxide.
Professor Graham...
Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Catalyst Synthesized
The Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, also known as RUDN chemists have developed synthesis of metal complexes on the basis of the organo-elemental substance...
Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937)
Sir Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937)
The Founder of Nuclear Science
A passionate, indefatigable researcher, Sir Ernest Rutherford is acknowledged to have initiated the era of big science...
Leopold Ruzicka (1887–1976)
All his life, the great Croatian-Swiss scientist Leopold Ruzicka maintained an enormous interest in the chemical processes of nature. His experimental work reveals his...
Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916)
Sir William Ramsay (1852–1916)
Discoverer of the Noble Gases
During his time, Sir William Ramsay was a sort of superstar in the chemistry world. For...
Oxygen – The life-sustaining element
The first element of Group 16 of the periodic table, oxygen is the element on which our very existence on earth depends. Humans and...
Madame Marie Sklodowska Curie (1867–1934)- The First Lady in Nobel Prize History
Imagine having to make do with primitive lab facilities to undertake pioneering research. Imagine not being fully acknowledged for revolutionary scientific work because of...
Clothes that generate electricity
Clothing embedded with tiny solar cells, the size of a flea can now allow wearers to generate electricity on the move and charge items...
Catalyst Converting CO2 to Chemicals
Scientists at Rutgers University are working to commercialize a new catalyst that can convert carbon dioxide (CO₂) into useful chemicals, to reduce the amount...
Viable Algae-based Biofuel Found
Fatty acid molecules containing oil can be extracted from microorganisms growing in water bodies to power diesel engines. Organisms such as microalgae are an...
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