This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a little unusual in that it recognizes three things: a conceptual approach to building complicated molecules, a chemical reaction that exemplifies that concept, ...

Laboratory chemists are now edging closer to the moment when lifeless molecules first organized into the chemistry that would eventually support complex organisms. By recreating key early-Earth ...

Long before stars lit up the sky, the universe was a hot, dense place where simple chemistry quietly set the stage for everything to come. Scientists have now recreated the first molecule ever to form ...

Researchers at Aarhus University, Denmark, have developed a new and inexpensive way of breaking down polyurethane (PU) plastic into its original components, which can be recycled into new PU material ...

While walking through Bear Mountain State Park in New York, chemist Yuwei Gu noticed plastic bottles spread across the trail and floating in the nearby lake. The sight of so much waste in a natural ...

Researchers have found a way to upcycle plastic waste into more valuable products, which they say could help tackle the growing accumulation of non-degradable waste polluting our cities and ...

The premise is simple. Chemistry can be treated as a form of computation carried out in the physical world. Instead of publishing chemistry as prose, it is published in executable code, as described ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is all about “making difficult ...

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