Synthesizing highly fatigue-resistant diarylethene photoswitches by minimizing byproduct formation

New approach to ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) uses an organic initiator instead of a transition metal

Copper mesh with pH-switchable wettability can be used for on-demand oil/water separation

Chalcogels containing FeMoS clusters are capable of photochemically reducing nitrogen to ammonia when irradiated by white light

A convenient microwave-promoted synthesis under mild and non-toxic conditions

Dow partners with the American Chemical Society (ACS) to improve chemistry teaching throughout North America

Surface functional groups are responsible for fluorescence in nanodiamonds

Pressure-dependent tautomerization of benzo[1,3]oxazine leads to reversible and continuous color change in crystals

Computational methodology for finding efficient and easily synthesized MOFs for gas storage

A handheld smartphone-based fluorescence microscopy platform can effectively image and size single DNA molecules