Making functionalized bridged bicycles in natural product synthesis just got easier thanks to a new carbene cascade reaction

Cellulose is effectively converted into methanol, propylene, and ethylene glycol over Cu-based catalysts

Long-ranged electrostatic order of ions at the nanoscale (in space and time) in solution defies assumption of random distribution

Merck’s organic light-emitting diode (OLED) materials combined with Epson’s technology that converts OLED materials into ink

Nanosheets of boron carbon nitride have large capacity for lithium ions and could be used as "green" electrodes in rechargeable batteries

Naoaki Yabuuchi, Japan, awarded €50,000 prize by Volkswagen and BASF for his new Na-ion battery electrode materials

A new process for making ammonia could reduce the overall energy costs in the manufacture of this crucial chemical

Asia is expected to overtake North America in bio-based polylactic acid (PLA) capacity by 2020

Direct method for producing oxazoline-fused fullerenes from [60] fullerene and readily available carboxamides by radical pathways

Food poisoning from fish causes oversensitivity to mild cold by activating voltage-dependent calcium channels