A particular cornerstone of prebiotic chemistry is hydrogen cyanide, which, under the right conditions, forms compounds that ...

The rules of chemistry on Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have to be rewritten thanks to a new discovery that shows how ...

The work was focusing on answering a specific question about Titan. In the cold atmosphere of the moon, rich in methane and ...

THERE is an increasing tendency on the part of organic chemists to apply the Berzelius dualistic theory, in a modified form, to organic compounds. In many theories of valency, individual groups are ...

Titan’s harsh chemistry breaks basic rules, offering new clues about how life’s building blocks might form in space.

Chili powder's complex matrix poses challenges for pesticide residue analysis, requiring optimized LC–MS/MS methods for ...

A recent study details the development of an LC–MS/MS method for detecting pesticide residues in a challenging matrix, chili ...

Ferroelectricity, which enables the electric switching of electric polarization, has long been an important topic in condensed-matter science, and its application is important as a basic element of ...

Materials scientists can learn a lot about a sample material by shooting lasers at it. With nonlinear optical microscopy — a ...

University of Utah engineers’ stripped-down version of glycoproteins in polar-region fish is simple enough to be manufactured at scale, but powerful enough to inhibit formation of ice crystals at ...

Pollen-based sunscreen developed by NTU applied to skin (left) and the raw camelia pollen. PHOTO: NTU SINGAPORE – Professor ...

Microwave ovens have been cast as culinary villains for decades, blamed for destroying nutrients or even causing cancer. But ...