Nanoparticles Help in Converting CO2 to Valuable Products
Scientists at Ruhr-Universität Bochum in Germany and the University of New South Wales in Australia have adopted the principle from enzymes that produce complex...
Hydrogen Generation from Salt and Polluted Water
Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University jointly with teams from the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague and Jan Evangelista Purkyne University in Ústí nad...
Hans Fischer (1881 – 1945)
On November 13, 1930, the announcement for two of that year’s Nobel Prizes was made. The first was the Nobel Prize in Physics awarded...
Hydrogen – In a class by itself!
Hydrogen. The most abundant and lightest element in the universe. Essential to life on earth as water. An important component of all organic compounds....
Graphene-Based Catalyst to Increase Durability of Fuel Cells
The research team, involving scientists from Queen Mary University of London and University College London (UCL), showed that a new type of graphene-based catalyst...
Mercury – Shiny liquid metal with a dark side
Mercury, the only metal that is a liquid at room temperature, has fascinated people right from ancient civilisations and alchemists to the scientists of...
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...
Lithium – Powering today’s technology
Once an element with limited known uses, today lithium, the first metal of the periodic table and also its lightest metal (density around half...
Linus Pauling (1901–1994) – The Founder of Molecular Biology
He may be best remembered by ordinary people for advocating the use of high doses of Vitamin C for good health. But scientists respect...
Nobel Prize 2019 – Highly Charged Achievement!
The Trio of Lithium-Ion Battery Discovery Wins Nobel in Chemistry
The most coveted Nobel Prizes are known for awarding and recognizing scientific discoveries that have...