Trace chloride alters gold surface chemistry by forming a short-lived covalent layer of chloride ions on gold atoms.

Chlorine is an essential industrial chemical used in products ranging from disinfectants to plastics. Yet producing chlorine ...

The optical properties of a thin layer of the semiconductor germanium-tin (GeSn) sandwiched between barriers of ...

The next couple of nights, you might catch a glimpse of the Leonid meteors. However, the weather this year will not be cooperative when the annual meteor shower peaks early Tuesday between ...

Google's Quantum Echoes algorithm brings us closer to a world where quantum technology has useful applications. Here's what ...

Scientists created a form of “super ice” that conducts electricity rather than simply freezing by compressing water under ...

Far from Earth, drifting between the stars, lies a quiet ocean of carbon. Astronomers call it the interstellar medium, a vast ...

It sounds like a NASA pipe dream: a new spacecraft thruster that’s up to 40 percent more power efficient than today’s. Even better, its fuel costs less than a thousandth as much and weighs an eighth ...

From the burning of wood to the ways drugs work, the properties and behaviour of matter are governed by the way chemical elements bond with one another. The intricate electronic structures of the ...

A new study led by space chemist Jordy Bouwman may reveal a missing link in how certain organic molecules form in outer space. They include buckminsterfullerine, sometimes known as the "buckyball," a ...