Platinum works beautifully. It speeds up chemical reactions, holds up under punishment, and sits reliably at the center of industrial processes worth billions of dollars annually. It also costs ...

Computational analysis has revealed that diatomic molecules with two metal atoms of similar electronegativities can have a ...

Aluminium redox catalysis and reactive aluminium clusters showcase main-group element's transition-metal-like reactivity ...

Scientists in Sweden and the U.S. today reported the first-ever direct observation a type of short‑lived molecule that has ...

After years of trying to replicate the behavior, uncover its mechanism, and constrain its scope, an interdisciplinary team ...

Chemists have developed a light-driven method for producing a rare and highly strained molecular structure known as “housane.” Designing a new drug often starts with a basic but difficult task: making ...

Multi-titanium hydrides can selectively snip the strong structural bonds of stable organic molecules called pyridines, RIKEN researchers have shown. This discovery could guide designing catalysts for ...

Artificial intelligence is rapidly inventing new drugs for diseases from Parkinson's disease and antibiotic-resistant superbugs to rare lung conditions.

Drug discovery is like molecular Tetris. Chemists snap atoms together, adjusting the pieces until everything fits and suddenly, a molecule makes a promising new medicine.

A newly isolated three-atom aluminum ring reveals unexpected chemistry that could help replace costly metals used in ...

Researchers developed a machine-learning workflow that predicts how chemical reactions will form specific “handed” versions of molecules—critical for safe and effective drugs. Trained on small ...