Chirality—often described as "handedness"—is a fundamental property of nature, underlying the behavior of molecules ranging ...

Osaka Metropolitan University scientists have created a molecule that naturally forms p/n junctions, structures that are ...

A research team from Osaka Metropolitan University have developed a donor-acceptor-donor molecule that can spontaneously self-assemble into nanoscale structures and offer a more stable route to ...

The study of solubility and thermodynamic properties of organic solvents underpins many industrial and scientific applications, from pharmaceutical formulation to waste valorisation and materials ...

Since our research focus for years has been on bio- and chemocatalytic synthesis in water, I read with great interest “Some Organic Chemists Want to Turn on the Tap of a Familiar Solvent” (C&EN, July ...

Water behaves in remarkable ways when heated and pressurized beyond its critical point. Under these extreme conditions, known as supercritical water, it no longer acts like an ordinary liquid. Instead ...

Organic chemist Bruce Lipshutz had a bit of a rude awakening. It was around 2007, and the head of environmental health and safety (EH&S) at the University of California, Santa Barbara, sat Lipshutz ...