Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, a polymeric plastic made from phenol and formaldehyde, answer to Guess the Chemist (26)

A perylene-bisimide-functionalized flexible bisurea can work as an efficient organogelator for several chlorinated solvents

Nanodiamond-based contact lenses capable of delivering the glaucoma drug timolol maleate have been developed

The extraction method influences the nutrient composition in canola oil significantly

Dr. Teresa Santos-Silva, NOVA University of Lisbon, Portugal, has been awarded for outstanding achievements in catalysis research

A versatile pyridylphosphine ligand system leads to new electrochemical catalysts for hydrogen evolution

Stoppering zeolite channels containing europium(III) complexes increases their luminescence intensity

Volatiles generated in stored corn oil include toxic compounds

A synthetic route to produce sulfides that avoids the use or formation of thiols has been developed

Laser automatically tracks movement of the rotor blades of wind turbines