When atoms collide, their exact structure—for example, the number of electrons they have or even the quantum spin of their ...

Water is ubiquitous and seemingly ordinary, possessing no distinct color or odor. Though we often take water for granted, it is by no means a simple substance. As a consequence of its chemical ...

Dissolved Organic Matter is a mysterious and still largely unidentified combination of substances that is thought to be ...

Researchers at MSU found that H₃⁺ can form in unexpected ways. They studied molecules hit by high-energy light.

Is it possible to tile a surface with a single shape in such a way that the pattern never repeats itself? In 2022, a mathematical solution to this 'Einstein problem' was discovered for the first time.

Unfortunately, there isn't an enzyme for many reactions we would sorely like to catalyze—things like digesting plastics or ...

Stuart Rice, who specialized in physical chemistry during a long career as a professor and researcher at the University of Chicago, has died.

In a study published in Nature Structural and Molecular Biology, scientists from the Department of Medical Biochemistry and ...

From the Bronze age to the Industrial Revolution and beyond, the discovery and development of new materials has been a ...

As the world makes the transition to renewable energy sources, the demand for efficient, long lasting batteries has grown and ...