Gold has long stood apart from other metals. It does not rust like iron or tarnish like silver. Its shine endures across ...

Carbon quantum dots (CQDs) are tiny carbon-based nanomaterials that have attracted increasing attention as environmentally ...

Atomic defects can tune carbon quantum dots across UV to near-infrared light, guiding cleaner design of sensors, bioimaging ...

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Hebei University of Technology have identified how a new class of catalyst can break down lignin into useful chemical building blocks, offering a more ...

Gold’s pristine shine may depend on a hidden atomic rearrangement that makes oxygen reactions far harder, helping explain its ...

Push two metal plates together on Earth and nothing happens. Take those same plates into the vacuum of space and they can ...

Until now, it was generally believed that gold simply does not react with oxygen and therefore does not discolor. On May 21, ...

Scientists have demonstrated a promising new approach for converting methane -- the primary component of natural gas -- into liquid chemicals that are precursors for many industrial chemicals and ...

Could atomically precise nanoclusters mimic the chemistry of particular atoms without their toxic or cost drawbacks? James ...

The result on his computer screen looked impossible. Late one night in 2009, Nate Orloff was alone in a laboratory, analyzing ...

Of the more than 624,000 highway bridges in the U.S., an estimated 220,000 need repairs. Quantum sensors could help engineers ...