Catalysts do several surprising things to assist with daily life -- from bread making to turning raw materials into fuels more efficiently. Now, researchers have developed a way to speed up the ...

Through a coordinated research project, the IAEA has optimized the use and application of the carbon-13 sucrose breath test for assessing nutrient absorption in children. This in turn increases ...

Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) to be locked treasure chests of possibilities.

At that point, there is a phase shift in which the largest cluster of nodes grows rapidly, giving rise to more long-range ...

Chlorine plays an essential part in daily life, from keeping pools clean to preserving food. Now, a team of chemists developed a more environmentally friendly way to integrate chlorine into chemical ...