Subject

Chemistry and Materials Science

arrow Latest

It is well known that a lump of sodium or potassium metal thrown in water causes an explosion. The science behind this is that alkali metals release hydrogen gas from…

  • Editage Insights
  • January 27, 2015

Graphene is the world’s thinnest and strongest material, made of a single sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal honeycomb pattern. But a team of…

  • Editage Insights
  • December 1, 2014

There is a growing interest paired with attempts in creating a synthesis machine or a ‘robo-chemist’ that would take over the traditional organic chemistry…

  • Editage Insights
  • August 12, 2014

Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy have discovered that sodium bismuthate can exist as a form of quantum matter called a 3D topological Dirac semimetal (3DTDS). Read on to know more. 

  • Anselm Martyres
  • January 29, 2014

In a study that challenges the fundamental rules of classical chemistry, W. Zhang et al. report compounds that violate textbook rules—NaCl3,…

  • Editage Insights
  • December 30, 2013

In a recent study, researchers were able to determine the chirality of a gaseous sample by imaging its molecular structure. Read on to know more. 

  • Editage Insights
  • December 3, 2013