Researchers have explored how a particular chemical can selectively trap certain molecules in the cavities of its structure -- even though in normal conditions it has no such cavities. This innovative ...

Becca Ziegler is only 24, but she already has her death planned out: her corpse will be deep-frozen to minus 200 degrees Celsius (minus 328 degrees Fahrenheit) with liquid nitrogen.

A service designed to deep freeze people after death has already gained its first client in the German capital. But experts ...

Capturing carbon dioxide from the hot industrial exhaust of cement and steel plants requires cooling the exhaust from around 200 C to 60 C so that liquid amines can react with the CO2. Chemists have ...

Ever wondered what the most abundant element on Earth is? Or how the elements that make up our planet compare to those floating out in the vast universe?

Quasicrystals are materials with unique, non-periodic symmetry that distinguishes them from conventional crystals.

A new route to materials with complex disordered magnetic properties at the quantum level has been produced by scientists for ...

Scientists have pioneered a new material based on ruthenium that demonstrates complex, disordered magnetic properties akin to ...

Scientists have created a quantum spin liquid, a long-sought-after state of matter with potential for quantum computing.

Cornstarch is a versatile kitchen staple that extends far beyond its culinary applications. This fine, powdery substance ...