Speeding up chemical reactions is key to improving industrial processes or mitigating unwanted or harmful waste. Realizing ...

A team of Penn State researchers has found that a fundamental reaction in transition metal chemistry, called oxidative addition, can follow a different path to achieve the same ends.

Albert Einstein once said, "I see my life in terms of music." Perhaps inspired by his words, scientists at the Center for Self-assembly and Complexity (CSC), within the Institute for Basic Science ...

When asked to think of a chemical reaction, you might picture bubbling liquids in a beaker, or maybe applying heat to a ...

If you could reverse the reaction or add more of the original chemicals, you may be able to keep the reaction going. A chemical reaction is a bit like building a little house with Legos. Once you have ...