Theoretical Chemistry

Hydrogen from acidic water: Researchers develop potential low cost alternative to platinum for splitting water

9 Feb 2012

A technique for creating a new molecule that structurally and chemically replicates the active part of the widely used industrial catalyst molybdenite has been developed by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). This technique holds promise for the creation of catalytic materials that can serve as effective low-cost alternatives to platinum for generating ...

National Academy of Engineering elects 66 members and 10 foreign associates

9 Feb 2012

( National Academy of Sciences ) The National Academy of Engineering has elected 66 new members and 10 foreign associates, announced NAE President Charles M. Vest today. This brings the total US membership to 2,254 and the number of foreign associates to 206.

Child creates molecule that could be used for energy storage or explosives

6 Feb 2012

I don't know about other people, but when I was a child, I was inventing things such as a musical instrument made out of a folded piece of cardboard and some rubber bands. Ten year-old Clara Lazen, however, has done something a little more noteworthy. The fifth-grader from Kansas City, Missouri, built a model of a molecule that is new to science. If the molecule itself were to actually be ...