When a molecule absorbs light, it undergoes a whirlwind of quantum-mechanical transformations. Electrons jump between energy ...

A crystal capable of both inter- and intramolecular charge transfer successfully detects naphthalene, a pollutant found in ...

Life on Earth probably began in warm, underwater 'chemical gardens', rich in hydrogen and iron. Researchers from Germany have now simulated this environment in a vial, and found that archaic life ...