A new type of all-carbon molecule has been studied under normal room-temperature conditions. This is only the second time this has ever been done, after spherical buckyballs were synthesised 35 years ...

A new solar-powered technology is offering a glimpse into a cleaner industrial future. Researchers at the University of Nottingham have developed a system that uses sunlight to convert carbon dioxide ...

All life on Earth is based on the element carbon, but scientists aren’t sure what initially supplied all that carbon to our Solar System. A new study using the Green Bank Telescope in West Virginia ...

"While 0.1 percent doesn't sound like a large number, most carbon is trapped in carbon monoxide (CO), the second-most abundant molecule in the universe besides molecular hydrogen. If we set CO aside, ...

While some microbes can make people sick or spoil food, others are critical for survival. These tiny organisms can also be engineered to make specific molecules. Researchers have rewired one such ...

A team of international scientists has used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope to detect a new carbon compound in space for the first time. Known as methyl cation (pronounced cat-eye-on) (CH3+), the ...

Researchers have developed a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor for molecule glasses that facilitates detailed examination of molecular interactions. This innovative technology is poised to open a fresh ...

This month we feature chemicals that have important applications in industry and the lab.—Ed. Carbon monoxide (CO) is the simplest carbon oxide, an important industrial and laboratory chemical, and a ...