A significant supercomputing grant for investigations of atomically precise nanocatalysts

The project focuses on chemical reactions catalysed by ligand-stabilized metal nanoclusters.

Graphene coating could help prevent lithium battery fires

Researchers report that graphene may take the oxygen out of lithium battery fires.

Pin-sized sensor could bring chemical ID to smartphone-sized devices

Engineers have developed a spectrometer so small and simple that it could integrate with the camera of a typical cellphone without sacrificing accuracy.

New hybrid energy method using graphene could fuel the future of rockets, spacecraft

Graphene, a new material with applications in biomedical technology, electronics, composites, energy and sensors, may soon help send rockets to space.

Greener, more efficient natural gas filtration

Novel membrane material removes more impurities, without the need for toxic solvents.

Newly devised static negative capacitor could improve computing

With a little physics ingenuity, scientists have designed a way to redistribute electricity on a small scale, potentially opening new avenues of research into more energy-efficient computing.

New biologically derived metal-organic framework mimics DNA

Chemical engineers have synthesized a biologically-derived metal-organic framework on which the hydrogen bonding that forms the DNA double helix can be mimicked and studied like never before.