Two-Faced Talc

Two-Faced Talc

Talc can behave as both a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic material. An explanation for this cohesion-adhesion dichotomy has washed up

Problem Solvers and Thinkers

Problem Solvers and Thinkers

Rutger van Santen looks at how catalysis combines science and technology to yield advances that would be otherwise impossible

CO2 Absorbing Molecules

CO2 Absorbing Molecules

Porphyrin molecules in green plants help convert atmospheric CO2 into sugars, so they could be used to reduce CO2 levels