A porous solid that not only stores hydrogen gas but can soak up carbon dioxide; a potentially green material on two fronts.

Reaction pathway between sodium atoms and oxygen molecules on solid surfaces probed by EPR spectroscopy.

Using carbon nanotubes as a battery’s electrode gives a tenfold increase in power by weight, compared to lithium-ion batteries.

Building multifunctional chiral building blocks from materials like D-glutamic acid opens up synthetic routes to natural products.

Cells behave differently when in 2 D environments, such as Petri dishes, to more natural, 3 D structures such as those in the human body.

Leading environmental and health campaign groups fear that MEPs may lack courage to ban all highly hazardous products.

Nanoparticle-based sorbents demonstrate excellent affinity for the separation of heavy metals in contaminated water systems

Prototype combines solar power and CO₂ adsorption to remove CO₂ from air and convert it to syngas.

Take care when choosing an engine coolant - they're not all the same, warns Mike Freche from BASF.

The glycoalkaloid tomatine has been shown to inhibit human cancer cells in vitro but its concentration in tomatoes depends on the ripeness.