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The Hidden Life of Water: How Scientists are Taming Its Behavior at Surfaces

Explore how scientists are controlling water behavior at engineered surfaces through tunable chemistry for applications in viral detection, water purification, and more.

Abigail Russell
Nov 02, 2025

The Secret Life of Surfaces: How Chemistry Cooks Up Everyday Products

Explore how well-balanced hydrophilic-lipophilic catalytic surfaces enable precise creation of amphiphilic molecules for everyday products like soaps and lotions.

Easton Henderson
Nov 02, 2025

Beyond the Familiar: Forging New Rings in Phosphorus Chemistry

Breakthrough research reveals a novel pathway to seven-membered phosphorus/nitrogen heterocycles using azophosphines, opening new possibilities for materials science.

Zoe Hayes
Nov 02, 2025

Organosilicon Chemistry: Where Sand Meets the Future

Explore the fascinating world of organosilicon chemistry - the science of creating compounds with carbon-silicon bonds that transform silicon into revolutionary materials.

Jackson Simmons
Nov 01, 2025

Ruthenium: The Shape-Shifting Metal Powering Medical Breakthroughs

Explore ruthenium's unique chemistry and its revolutionary applications in cancer therapy, drug design, and medical technology.

Caroline Ward
Oct 31, 2025

The Rise of Inorganic Nanosheets: Engineering the Two-Dimensional Future

Explore the world of inorganic nanosheets - ultra-thin 2D materials revolutionizing materials science, energy storage, and biomedical applications.

Jacob Howard
Oct 31, 2025

The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum: From Black Gold to Modern Marvels

Explore the chemical revolution transforming petroleum from simple fuel to sophisticated chemical factory through cracking, catalysis, and sustainable innovations.

Nathan Hughes
Oct 30, 2025

The Invisible Recipe: Unmasking the Hidden Chemistry of Air Pollution

Discover the complex chemical cocktail of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and how scientists are tracing pollution sources to clean our air.

Logan Murphy
Oct 27, 2025

The Hidden World Within: How Internal Interfaces Shape Our Material World

Explore the fascinating world of internal interfaces in inorganic materials and how they determine material properties at the atomic level.

Penelope Butler
Oct 24, 2025

Chemistry Unlocks the Past: A Hidden Bronze Age Workshop Reveals Its Secrets

How modern chemical analysis is rewriting the history of ancient Egyptian metallurgy and revealing sophisticated Bronze Age technology.

Carter Jenkins
Oct 24, 2025

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