Understanding matter to shape the future At the Institute of Chemical Sciences (ICS), our research focuses on understanding ...

Students will consider why atoms bond to form molecules like H 2 (hydrogen), H 2 O (water), O 2 (oxygen), CH 4 (methane), and CO 2 (carbon dioxide). Objective. Students will be able to explain that ...

A new method uses helium droplets combined with ultrashort laser pulses to trigger chemical reactions in a controlled way.

Many heavy atoms form from a supernova explosion, the remnants of which are shown in this image. NASA/ESA/Hubble Heritage ...

To pull off this new video and showcase what it looks like when water molecules form, the scientists took samples of palladium and placed them into honeycomb-shaped nanoreactors.

Molecules can be thought of as atoms that share electrons. They form electronic bonds that can be visualized like springs, and they jiggle around at a rate that corresponds with the heat energy to ...

Organic molecules — compounds containing carbon — abound on Earth, especially in the bodies of living things. They’re often called the building blocks of life, and for good reason: Carbon atoms can ...

Fatty acids are long, linear hydrocarbon molecules with a carboxyl group (COOH) at one end and a methyl group (CH3) at the other, forming a chain of carbon and hydrogen atoms.