Category: Chemistry

In the fast-evolving world of artificial intelligence, we often hear about language models writing poems, summarizing news, or even coding apps. But somewhere in the background, away from the buzz…

In the quiet halls of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IOCB Prague), a revolution in our understanding of matter has quietly taken…

“The light of someone’s life” is often a poetic metaphor. But what if that light is literal? According to groundbreaking research from the University of Calgary, all living systems—plants, animals,…

In the heart of the University of Sydney’s Nanoscience Hub, something extraordinary has happened—an innovation that could forever change how we understand the chemistry of life, medicine, and matter. For…

In an extraordinary collaboration, researchers from UC Santa Barbara, the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and the University of Pittsburgh have developed a revolutionary method to design enzymes from…

Baking a cake might seem like a simple culinary endeavor: mix ingredients, pop it in the oven, and voilà, a delicious treat is born. But in reality, the process is…

Imagine a winter morning by a frozen lake. The surface glitters with a sheet of ice, hard enough to walk on, while fish swim calmly beneath in liquid water. It…

From the moment we wake up to the time we go to sleep, our world is governed by balance. Our bodies regulate temperature, the economy juggles supply and demand, and…

Iron. It built our bridges, formed our railroads, reinforced our skyscrapers, and shaped the tools of our civilization. But for all its strength, there’s one enemy iron cannot outlast: rust.…

From ancient Chinese New Year festivals to the Fourth of July in the United States, fireworks have long mesmerized humanity with their radiant colors, thunderous booms, and dazzling patterns. But…

Every second of every day, trillions of chemical reactions unfold around us and within us. From the combustion of fuel in engines to the metabolism in your cells, from rust…

Imagine a roaring bonfire on a cold winter night. The warmth radiates from the burning wood, drawing people closer. Now picture a cool pack used on a sprained ankle, suddenly…

In the grand theater of chemistry, where atoms dance, bonds break, and reactions flare with energy, there exists an unsung hero—a force that doesn’t change itself but changes everything. That…

Chemical reactions are the invisible choreography of the universe. Every second, in your body, in the air, in the stars, and even in your kitchen, chemical reactions are unfolding—quietly transforming…

Have you ever sprinkled a pinch of salt into a glass of water and watched it vanish before your eyes? It seems like a simple everyday occurrence, one that most…

Look around you. Everything you see—the air you breathe, the water you drink, the screen you’re reading this on—is made up of molecules. These molecules, in turn, are built from…

Chemistry, at its heart, is a story of relationships—between atoms, electrons, and energy. Among the most powerful ideas that govern these relationships is a seemingly simple rule that has profound…

Atoms and molecules are the building blocks of everything we see, touch, and interact with—from the air we breathe to the cells in our bodies to the materials in the…

Every time you sip a glass of water, you’re drinking one of the strangest, most miraculous substances in the universe. That simple liquid—transparent, tasteless, and often taken for granted—is unlike…

Molecules are not static blobs of atoms randomly stuck together. Instead, they are dynamic three-dimensional structures, each with a precise shape. This shape determines how molecules interact, how they taste…