A molecule found in combustion on Earth and surrounding some stars can lead to the formation of an important organic hydrocarbon.
Scientists illuminate the quantum dynamics of electrons in highly excited molecules.
Researchers used ultrafast electron diffraction to image the structure of the pericyclic minimum, the “transition state” of electrocyclic reactions.
Scientists image the complete set of light-induced quantum states in 2-D crystals of tungsten disulfide and reveal the mechanisms coupling these states.
Researchers find that different conformers of a type of atmospheric molecular intermediates react differently with the pollutant dimethyl amine.
Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct.
Understanding how methanogenic bacteria can “bio-mine” minerals advances biotechnology and helps scientists understand the Earth’s geological history.
Scientists analyzed detonation formation in hydrogen/methane air mixtures, quantifying the effect of non-thermal reactions on the mechanism of detonation.
Electrode engineering produces unprecedented selectivity, and high rates of carbon dioxide reduction to multicarbon products.
Scientists develop a new learning method that incorporates quantum chemistry descriptions with conventional machine learning to predict the properties of biochemical molecules.
Unusual filling of different sub-shells due to quantum confinement leads to a stable superatom that is also highly magnetic.
Short and long-range electron transfer compete to determine free-charge yield in organic semiconductors.
