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Breakthrough achieved in flexible electronics

January 18, 2017
Scientists in Singapore have developed conducting polymer films that can give a superior performance in plastic electronics. Plastic, or organic, electronics are made from carbon-based semiconductors that could provide flexible,...

Chemists find novel method to control catalysis

December 19, 2016
Scientists in Canada have discovered a novel technique that enables them to manipulate catalytic reactions.

Scientists calculate future benefits of electric vehicles

November 22, 2016
Electric vehicles that run on batteries instead of hydrogen fuel cells are more likely to be environmentally friendly in the future, according to researchers from California and Munich. The scientists...

Accidental greenhouse gas to fuel process discovered

October 21, 2016
Scientists have accidentally discovered a way to convert carbon dioxide solution to ethanol.

World’s smallest machines scoop Chemistry Nobel

October 5, 2016
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for their design and production of molecular machines.The collective work of Sauvage (University of Strasbourg,...

Scientists achieve breakthrough in graphene production

September 19, 2016
Chemists in Germany have created, for the first time, defect-free graphene from graphite.

Lateral solar cells promise bright future

August 22, 2016
A team of US engineers have created high performance, micro-scale solar cells that could power a wide range of personal devices.

Green electricity produced from ion transfer

August 2, 2016
A nanomaterial membrane has allowed scientists in France to develop a system that generates electricity using the diffusion of salt ions.

Photosynthesis recreated in the lab

July 20, 2016
Swiss chemists have taken a step closer to generating energy from sunlight, by reproducing a crucial phase of photosynthesis using artificial molecules.

Nanotechnology boosts oil recovery chances

July 6, 2016
A new method utilising nanoparticle-containing solutions that allow for enhanced recovery of oil at low cost, has been discovered by scientists at the University of Houston.

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