May
28
A University of California – Berkeley team has now cracked the strongest of carbon-hydrogen bonds, those on a molecule’s terminal carbon. The C-H bond – 2/3rds of all bonds in hydrocarbons – has defied chemists’ attempts to open it up and add new chemical groups. The reaction catalyst is an iridium atom to break the […]
Dec
13
A Breakout Path to a Better Safer Lithium Ion Battery
December 13, 2012 | 5 Comments
Chemists from The City College of New York teamed with researchers from Rice University and the U.S. Army Research Laboratory to develop a non-toxic and environmentally sustainable lithium-ion battery. The idea is to avoid battery manufacturing based on finite supplies of mined metal ores, such as cobalt and replace them with much less costly and […]
Jun
4
Organic Molecules From Carbon Dioxide Using Uranium
June 4, 2012 | 5 Comments
University of Nottingham School of Chemistry scientists have developed a recyclable system for converting carbon monoxide (CO) directly into more complicated organic molecules using depleted uranium. This is a very large concept taking a bold step into making use of used uranium and making complex molecules – some are thinking it could be used to […]
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