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Another September, another new school year underway. My days in the classroom are increasingly distant, but my infographics make far…

Core Concepts In this article, you will learn the key differences between graphene and graphite, and how graphene’s physical and…

XRD analysisFig. 1XRD patterns of photocatalysts.The synthesized catalyst’s crystallinity, phase, and purity were investigated using an X-ray diffractometer operating in…

Core Concepts In this article, we will be diving into the building blocks of soil chemistry, along with the key…

CharacterizationsThe comparison of cow dung waste (CDW), acid-treated cow dung waste (ATCDW), and base-treated cow dung waste (BTCDW) underscores the…

Credit: University of Melbourne Photosynthesis is nature’s way of turning sunlight into chemical energy. Plants use a green pigment called…

Click to view the full graphic on the C&EN site In summer, it’s not just humans that can be affected…

Click to enlarge I’m delighted and honoured to have been awarded the 2025 James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for…

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry was shared by David Baker, a biochemist who received his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley…

Structural characterizationThe crystal structures of the (2E)−1,4-bis(4-halophenyl)but-2-ene-1,4-dione compounds (C16H10 × 2O2, where X = F, Cl, Br, I) were investigated using first-principles calculations based…