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 ...

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 ...