Chemistry

"Extreme, transient conditions": Never-before-seen material found in remnants of nuclear detonation

“Extreme, transient conditions produced by nuclear detonations can generate solid-state phases inaccessible to conventional synthesis,” wrote the researchers.

A mushroom cloud rises above Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands in 1946 handout provided by US Library of Congress; illustrative.
PHD STUDENT Yulia Melnik-Kesler.

Early warning system for undrinkable wine glows in the dark

 Israel's National Chemistry Team brought home two gold and two silver medals, at the United Arab Emirates-based International Chemistry Olympiad.

Gold and Silver for Israel: Nation's chemistry team dominates international olympiad

 Dawn on the tufa towers of Mono Lake, Eastern Sierra, California, US.

Mono Lake's Role in Life's Origin: High Phosphorus Levels Unveiled


Charpentier and Doudna win 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

In keeping with tradition, chemistry is the third prize announced every year and follows those for medicine and physics earlier this week.

An 18-carat gold Nobel Peace Prize medal, awarded in 1921 to Norway's Christian L. Lange, is seen in an exhibition at the Nobel Peace Centre in Oslo December 9, 2009.

Israel wins 1st gold medal in decade at International Chemistry Olympiads

Israel has participated in the Olympiads since 2006. The Olympiads this year were run by Turkey, but took place over Zoom due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Israel's representatives at the International Chemistry Olympiads in 2020

New surface coating eliminates coronavirus on everyday objects - research

Virginia Tech Prof. William Ducker managed to produce a special coating designed to deactivate coronavirus existing in droplets covering everyday objects.

A tray containing cancer cells sits on an optical microscope in the Nanomedicine Lab at UCL's School of Pharmacy in London May 2, 2013.

Fun chemistry for the kitchen

There are amazing, fun and visually stimulating experiments you can do with simple baking ingredients, in your own home.

‘WHAT IS Oobleck?’ you may ask. Why, a slimy green substance coined by Dr. Seuss!