Highly efficient p-type dye-sensitized solar cell with cobalt-based electrolyte

A new model suggests how melanopsin, a non-visual pigment in the eye, responds to blue light and controls our body clock 

What almost sounds like a weird solution memory effect, homeopathy almost, is important for reproducibility of experiments and controlling parameters

The combination of protein crystallography and computational chemistry elucidates the enzymatic mechanism of a mannosidase

With pressure on oil, industrious chemists are seeking alternative routes to the feedstocks that can be transformed into useful products

Replacing rare earth metals in photovoltaic cells with readily available materials could provide 50 % of America's energy say US researchers

Fluorescent carbon dots can be made by plasma pyrolysis from egg whites or yolks and used as printer ink

Despite its importance, the theoretical foundations of Spin-DFT are not discussed clearly in the literature and text books

A molecular Wankel engine made from a dual-ring structure boron cluster can be driven by light without overheating

Quantum chemists hope to provide greater insights into areas as diverse as magnetic devices and metabolic processes in the human body