A team of researchers is developing new approaches to chemical synthesis and mineral processing based on solid-state chemistry -- and inspired by examples from nature. The unconventional approaches ...

In many areas of chemistry the synthesis of chiral compounds is a target of increasing importance. They play a vital role in biological function and in many areas of society and science, including ...

Optimizing the solid form of a drug reaps scientific and technical awards. Solid-form characterization and research are important for improving the understanding of and modifying the physical ...

Yesterday, the Physics Nobel Prize went to a group of researchers who found that what we expected about something as basic as the structure of the Universe was wrong. Today, the Chemistry Prize has ...

How hard is a diamond? What is the difference between granites and garnets? Minerals are the building blocks of rocks. They are inorganic, crystalline solids with a known chemistry. Examples of ...

The availability of ever higher performance materials is a crucial prerequisite to progress in any field of modern technology. Commonly followed approaches in materials sciences to meet such ...