Using individual atoms to achieve fossil-free chemistry

For substances to react with one another, it is first necessary to supply energy. In many cases, this energy barrier is ...

Space launches are changing the chemistry of Earth’s atmosphere, studies warn – here’s what can be done

There is another way forward. A circular economy for space applies the same principles that aims to transform modern waste ...
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Hunt for reactive metabolites uncovers unusual chemistry in a human pathogen

Finding out how microbes make compounds containing the diazo chemical group could help researchers to synthesize useful ...