The team of authors is made of sub-teams led by Artem R. Oganov (theoretical crystallographer from Stony Brook University), Jiuhua Chen (materials scientist from Florida International University), ...

Chemical engineers have discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the 'forever' chemical PFOA in laboratory tests on polluted water. Researchers showed the boron nitride catalyst also ...

Immediately after the Big Bang, before the first stars in the Universe ever formed, the Universe consisted of hydrogen (element #1), helium (element #2) and pretty much nothing else. Despite ...

Zhenguo Huang receives funding from Australian Research Council and U.S. Borax. Each time you watch sport on a flatscreen television, or send a message by touching your smartphone screen, give thanks ...

Boron is a multipurpose element. It's a crucial nutrient for plants, an important component in the nuclear industry and the main ingredient of a bizarre fluid called oobleck. Perched next to carbon on ...