Tellurium is not one of the more talked about elements. As a semiconductor with chemical properties alike those of sulfur and selenium, tellurium does not make an appearance of any significance in our ...

The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. However, only a few of them are of major importance in our daily lives. An international research group has now discovered astonishing and beautiful ...

(Jena, Germany) The periodic system contains 118 chemical elements. However, only a few of them, such as hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen and silicon, are of major importance in our daily lives. But ...

Tellurium electrodes have higher energy densities and may be charged and discharged faster than conventional electrode materials. Tellurium electrodes have higher energy densities and may be charged ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) The threat of resistance to antimicrobial agents has been growing at an alarming rate in recent years and poses a global health threat. Antimicrobial resistance occurs when ...

Chirality is the geometric property of structures that are non-superimposable with their mirror images. This characteristic is a fundamental aspect of biomolecules such as proteins and nucleic acids, ...

A solid all-nitrogen compound at room temperature and pressure? That's an intriguing thought. Even better would be an all-nitrogen compound that's stable enough to be handled and processed into useful ...

Brazilian methods of organic synthesis for producing biologically active reagents – that can be used, for example, in medications and agrochemicals – gained prominence with the publication of an ...

Seferos on his scientific role model and why: “Professor Gary Lampman at Western Washington University got me started down this path. From him I learned that an equal dose of diligence and curiosity ...