Florida State University researchers have discovered a pathway within a certain type of molecule that limits chemical ...

A new study identifies how water becomes ionized under electrochemical conditions. Hydrogen is expected to play a major role ...

During chemical reactions, atoms in the reacting substances break their bonds and re-arrange, forming different chemical ...

Chemical reactivity lies at the heart of understanding molecular transformations, and Conceptual Density Functional Theory (CDFT) provides a robust framework for quantifying and predicting such ...

Important everyday products—from plastics to detergents—are made through chemical reactions that mostly use precious metals such as platinum as catalysts. Scientists have been searching for more ...

The willingness of the 4f orbitals of lanthanide metals to participate in chemical reactions is as rare as their presence in Earth's crust. A recent study, however, witnessed the 4f orbital in a ...

Computational Chemistry is the study of complex chemical problems using a combination of computer simulations, chemistry theory and information science. Also called cheminformatics, this field enables ...

Penn State researchers have uncovered a surprising twist in a foundational chemical reaction known as oxidative addition. Typically believed to involve transition metals donating electrons to organic ...

Hydrogen cyanide, a toxic chemical, may have helped spark the chemistry that led to life. When frozen, it forms crystals with ...