Cornell researchers have developed a two-phase liquid crystal system that can rapidly change—and hold—its shape, transforming ...

Chemists at the University of Geneva and University of Pisa have crafted a novel family of chiral molecules whose mirror-image “handedness” remains rock-solid for tens of thousands of years. By ...

Can you imagine a life-saving molecule whose “twin” is a deadly poison? As surprising as it may seem, this chemical reality is known as “chirality”. Like a right hand and a left hand, two molecules ...

Researchers at EPFL and Kyoto University have created a stable hydrogen-rich liquid formed by mixing two simple chemicals.

One of the greatest revolutions in the field of pain medication was the isolation of morphine from the opium poppy in the ...

Two crew members were injured when an air cylinder exploded on a chemical tanker in Ireland. The incident happened on Odfjell’s 40,800-dwt Bow Hercules (built 2017) on Tuesday at the port of Foynes.

Council and Parliament agree on simplified and more efficient handling of chemical assessment data The Council and the European Parliament reached a provisional deal on the OSOA (one substance one ...

A yellow-orange plume of nitric oxide leaked into the air after a chemical release took place at southeast Ohio plant.

An explosives plant at the center of a chemical leak on Wednesday was previously fined for numerous Clean Water Act violations and was the site of a deadly explosion in 2009, according to federal ...

Some residents in Vinton County, Ohio can return home after evacuation orders were lifted Wednesday afternoon following a chemical leak. According to a post from the Vinton County Sheriff’s ...

Researchers have discovered three compounds with anti-aging properties produced by a bacterium in the blood, which reduced damage and inflammatory responses.

A chlorine leak at a Texas chemical plant prompted officials to ask residents in two Texas cities near the facility to shelter in place.