Carbon–bismuth bonds reveal that relativity blurs the textbook line between sigma and pi bonds

Brown University chemists have provided direct evidence that upends the textbook explanation of how triple chemical bonds ...
Science Daily

Scientists finally solved a 150-year-old gallium mystery

Scientists have rewritten the story of gallium after discovering that its unusual atomic bonds re-form at high temperatures, ...
EdSurge

I Built the Chemistry Platform I Needed in My Own Classroom

Chemistry is a subject built on relationships. Atoms connect, electrons move, bonds form, molecules bend, acids and bases ...

Atomic-level engineering of Cu nanoclusters improves conversion of CO₂ to fuel

Researchers at Tohoku University have discovered a promising strategy that converts harmful carbon dioxide into valuable ...
Brown University

Einstein’s relativity rules chemical bonds in heavy elements, new research shows

Researchers have shown the first direct experimental evidence that the textbook triple bond structure breaks down in heavy elements, where relativity makes the rules. PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown ...
Oak Ridge National Lab

Oak Ridge National Lab, Cleveland Clinic, and IBM achieve first-known computations of fusion materials on a quantum computer

Quantum computers are well-suited to compute the atomic-level chemistry of a liquid salt that contains fluorine, lithium, and beryllium (FLiBe), one of the leading candidate materials for extracting ...