Everything we can see and touch, and quite a lot that we can’t as well, is made of tiny particles called atoms. Some substances, like particles of this iron, contain only one kind of atom. Iron is an ...

In this episode Dr Sunayana Bhargava and Tulela Pea talk about the building blocks of all matter: atoms. They also discuss how they combine in different ways to make molecules, compounds and mixtures.

You may have noticed that the rock formations are very different colors. The rock formations on the left are from Red Rock State Park in Texas, and on the right is El Capitan Mountain in Yosemite ...

Scientists have long sought a system for predicting the properties of materials based on their chemical composition. In particular, they set sights on the concept of a chemical space that places ...

Performing chemical bonding analysis of the Na2He compound, chemists note previously undetected features and predict that, by adding oxygen, a similar compound can be created. Can helium bond with ...