University at Buffalo1h
UB, Berkeley Lab scientists discover new heavy-metal molecule ‘berkelocene’
The pioneering nuclear chemist Glenn Seaborg discovered berkelium at Berkeley Lab in 1949. It was one of many achievements ...
A Radioactive Molecule That Shouldn’t Exist – But Scientists Made It Happen
A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have ...
Only a Few Grams of This Element Exist—and Scientists Have Used It to Break the Rules of the Periodic Table
More than 75 years after its initial discovery, scientists have created an organometallic molecule containing the ...
Science News3d
A new iron compound hints ‘primordial’ helium hides in Earth’s core
Earth’s core could contain helium from the early solar system. The noble gas tucks into gaps in iron crystals under high pressure and temperature.
The Stanford Daily4d
From the periodic table to the food we eat: ‘Chemistry in the Kitchen’ draws students in
For professor of chemistry and physics Richard Zare, the goal for CHEM 29N: Chemistry in the Kitchen is not to make students ...
Chemistry World1mon
Computational study says nucleophile finds σ-holes more attractive than π-holes
The directional nature of many non-covalent interactions, including hydrogen and halogen bonds, makes them valuable for applications in fields such as crystal engineering and supramolecular chemistry.
C&EN1mon
Activating the Basal Plane of 2D Transition Metal Dichalcogenides via High-Entropy Alloying
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