Ion: A Compound Building Game allows players to create sets of ionic compounds and sets of noble gases by selecting cards from their hand. The catch? Once they select a card from their hand, they must ...

Part of Chemistry (Single Science) Unit 1: Structures, trends, chemical reactions, quantitative chemistry and analysis In chemistry, ‘bonding’ describes how atoms are held together. ‘Structure’ ...

In this paper, the self-assembling characteristics of a series of L-glutamate-based ammonium amphiphiles are studied in ionic liquids (ILs). These cationic amphiphiles are dispersible in imidazolium ...

Scientists fill 'historical gap in textbooks' to resolve the crystal structure of this simple yet elusive mineral ...

Whole new classes of compounds can be created from small clusters of atoms acting like single atoms of another element, researchers demonstrate for the first time in work reported in this week's ...

Hydrogels bear some similarities to biological tissues, for example their soft and hydrated form, and hence have been investigated as synthetic equivalents for use in biological systems 1,2,3.

BORON has been hiding secret skills but its cover is finally blown. In a tightly sealed flask in a German lab sits an emerald-green crystal that is the first stable compound with a triple chemical ...

In a vacuum-sealed flask on a lab bench in Germany sits an emerald-green crystal that will cause some jaws to drop. The crystal is the first stable compound containing a triple chemical bond between ...