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...
Coca cola and Pepsi to curb their Plastic Waste
James Quincey of Coca cola and Ramon Laguarta of PepsiCo alongside Dow Chemical’s Jim Fitterling are part of a new Alliance to End Plastic...
Illuminating nanoparticle growth with X-rays
Hydrogen fuel cells are a promising technology for producing clean and renewable energy, but the cost and activity of their cathode materials is a...
Researchers overcome Microbial Electro-Synthesis Hurdles
Twin breakthroughs by researchers at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, overcome two issues holding back development of microbial...
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...
Iron – A workhorse of an element
From playing the role of a vital building block of steel to helping produce chlorophyll in plants and in carrying oxygen in the blood...
Chlorine – Toxic, but surprisingly useful
Chlorine, the second lightest of the halogens is more closely linked to our everyday lives than most people think. It does more than just...
Otto Hahn (1879 – 1968)- The Father of Nuclear Chemistry
One of the greatest pioneers in radioactivity and radiochemistry, German chemist Otto Emil Hahn was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his...
Herbert C. Brown (1912 – 2004)
A few times in the history of chemistry have new synthetic methods been deemed so important that the originators have been awarded the Nobel...
Boron – Not boring, but complex and versatile
Boron, the fifth element of the Periodic Table, is one of its unsung heroes, but a hero all the same. Unfortunately, overshadowed by its...
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