All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our ...

These are almost one-quarter of the periodic table and are mainly found in the first four periods. Of these, 11 are essential elements that our bodies need in larger amounts: oxygen, carbon ...

Our collective perception of flame is clouded. When asked to picture a flame, most people probably envision an orange streak ...

Scientists have long theorized that BC8 carbon could exist—carbon has four valence electrons like other elements in the same periodic table column, and those materials have BC8 conformations. Attempts ...

The findings are published in Science. Organic molecules, which contain carbon, typically conform to specific shapes because ...

Lithium batteries dominate today’s rechargeable battery market, and while they have been wildly successful, challenges with lithium have spurred research into alternative chemistries that can improve ...

There are myriad ways to create hydrogen, some of which have carbon byproducts and others that have no emissions, but all come with unique complexities. Ideally, the focus would be on the ...

Mole Day is a special day in the world of chemistry, celebrated each year on October 23 from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. This day ...

North Dakota's coal country is hoping that an influx of federal and private cash will make the region a hub for technology ...

During the last week of September every year, the action in the Mediterranean’s glamorous enclave of Monte Carlo shifts to ...

Clean Energy Fuels Corp. (NASDAQ: CLNE) ("Clean Energy" or the "Company") today announced its operating results for the third ...