Abstract: Methods of chemical etching, non-contact profilometry, X-ray analysis and mode spectroscopy enabled to find out that proton exchange channel waveguides formed on Z cut of lithium niobate ...

This caustic mixture of concentrated nitric and hydrochloric acids reacts with gold to form chloroauric acid, a crystalline starting material (shown here) for gold nanoparticles and inorganic ...

Chemists have discovered a way to use light and oxygen to upcycle polystyrene -- a type of plastic found in many common items -- into benzoic acid, a product stocked in undergraduate and high ...

The blue-green background of this image is formed by a layer of sulfamic acid crystals, and the starbursts on top are crystallized synthetic vanillin, an artificial vanilla flavoring.

Gout crystals may form when there is too much uric acid in your bloodstream. Here’s information about gout crystals and how to stop them.

What is potassium benzoate, and how is it used? Potassium benzoate is a white, odorless powder that’s obtained by combining benzoic acid and potassium salt under heat (1).