Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Porous materials can potentially store hydrogen in a more compact way. For instance, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have an open scaffold structure that ...

Absorption spectroscopy is an analytical chemistry tool that can determine if a particular substance is present in a sample by measuring the intensity of the light absorbed as a function of wavelength ...

Shinshu University. "Incorporation of water molecules into layered materials impacts ion storage capability." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 January 2023. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2023 / 01 ...

(Nanowerk News) Investigating the interplay between the structure of water molecules that have been incorporated into layered materials such as clays and the configuration of ions in such materials ...