Thanks to challenges involved in producing and safely containing the heavy element, few chemists have had the privilege of ...

Scientists have unlocked a new way to control ionization, the process where atoms lose electrons, using specially designed ...

Many biologically important molecules change shape when stimulated by UV radiation. Although this property can also be found ...

In the field of chemistry, certain bonds have long baffled researchers, especially those involving less common elements such ...

German chemists have created the first-ever boron-carbon triple bond which opens new possibilities for molecular innovation.

Researchers have synthesised a triple bond between carbon and boron for the first time. This discovery could help chemists ...

Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide, which ...

Scientists have revealed how quantum interference and symmetry dictate molecular behavior in collisions with gold surfaces, offering new insights into molecular interactions. The findings can have ...

The pioneering nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg discovered berkelium at Berkeley Lab in 1949. It was one of many achievements ...

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