While chemical bonds usually determine the structure and properties of a material, bonds between neighboring metal atoms can ...

Copper has been knocked off the top of a stability ranking it had dominated for decades. Without altering the atoms directly ...

The study contends that a material with a high zT still may face barriers related to scarce elements, toxicity, costly ...

Organic compounds that can be sustainably and affordably mass-produced show promise as replacements for expensive metal photocatalysts, according to a new report published July 17. Scientists from the ...

The term aromaticity is a basic, long-standing concept in chemistry that is well established for ring-shaped carbon compounds. Aromatic rings consisting solely of metal atoms were, however, heretofore ...

Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...