Professor Paul Chirik leads a lab researching potential new catalysts for pharmaceutical and commercial applications.

Computational Chemistry is the study of complex chemical problems using a combination of computer simulations, chemistry theory and information science. Also called cheminformatics, this field enables ...

DNA, the blueprint of life, is best known for its fundamental role as genetic material—storing and transmitting biological information through the precise sequence of its bases. For decades, this ...

It uses a system called simplified molecular-input line-entry system (SMILES). This translates chemical 3D structures into ...

Biochar engineered with artificial humic substances can dramatically amplify sunlight-driven chemical reactions, offering a ...

Utrecht University researchers Rodolfo Subert and Marjolein Dijkstra show in their latest study that complex ...

The complex building blocks of life can form spontaneously in space, a new lab experiment shows.

Exactly how non-living molecules sparked into life is one of the most puzzling mysteries of science. Now scientists at Scripps Research have discovered a new set of chemical reactions that can produce ...

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Note: This video is designed to help the teacher better understand the lesson and is NOT intended to be shown to students. It includes observations and conclusions that students are meant to make on ...

I read with considerable interest the editorial “ ‘No Excuses’ for the Future of Green Chemistry” (C&EN, June 2/9, 2025, page 2) and the first installment of the new column on green chemistry, “The ...