In what's being hailed as an important first for chemistry, an international team of scientists has developed a new technology that can selectively rearrange atomic bonds within a single molecule. The ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Open an introductory chemistry textbook. What is a covalent bond? A covalent bond occurs when atoms share electrons in a molecule. What is a hydrogen ...

Chemical reactions are the breaking and forming of chemical bonds, which are fundamental to the creation of new technologies. Inevitably, discovering and developing new chemical reactions is a ...

A group of scientists from Durham University and University of York have twisted molecules to their breaking point in order to challenge the understanding of chemical bonds. The researchers explored ...

Fluorine is critical for biomedicine. This element can help drug compounds be more potent and last longer in the body, and its radioactive isotope, fluorine-18, powers medical imaging techniques such ...

Barry Bonds' trial was a lot like high school chemistry and biology class Thursday. After former Bonds business partner Steve Hoskins finished a cross-examination in which he admitted his previous ...

Organic chemistry is a notoriously hard subject. Now imagine learning it via Zoom. Labs and lectures — from Organic Chemistry and Physical Chemistry to Introductory Chemistry and upper-level seminars, ...