Physical Chemistry News

Security screening area. Image credit: Dan Paluska / CC0 1.0.

Real-Time, Hand-Held Scanner to Revolutionize Airport Security

Jul 20, 2016 by News Staff

A real-time, hand-held chemical scanner with stand-off detection capabilities has been unveiled by a team of researchers and engineers from nine European...

Brewing more flavorsome coffee could be as simple as chilling the coffee beans before grinding, say scientists. Image credit: Shixugang.

Chill Coffee Beans to Brew Tastier Beverage, Say Researchers

Jun 15, 2016 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has found that chilling roasted coffee beans before grinding results in narrower distribution of small particles,...

Geckos can stick to walls and ceilings because of Van der Waals forces. Image credit: Skitterphoto.

Physical Chemists Demonstrate Wave-Like Nature of Van der Waals Forces

Mar 21, 2016 by News Staff

According to an international team of physical chemists, led by University of Luxembourg researcher Prof. Alexandre Tkatchenko, intermolecular attractions...

An illustration of the ice XVII’s molecular configuration. Image credit: Yingying Huang / Chongqin Zhu.

Ice XVII: Chemists Predict Existence of New Form of Ice

Feb 15, 2016 by News Staff

An international team of scientists, led by Xiao Cheng Zeng from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Jijun Zhao from the Dalian University of Technology,...

Porous liquid. Image credit: University of Liverpool.

Scientists Invent Liquid with Permanent Porosity

Nov 12, 2015 by Natali Anderson

An interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists and material scientists from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Argentina, has invented a ‘porous...

The study offers new insights into the formation of fat bloom, an unwelcome white layer that occasionally forms on chocolate. Image credit: Alexander Stein.

X-ray Study May Aid in Making Better Chocolate

May 7, 2015 by News Staff

A new study published online in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces provides information that could help chocolatiers prevent a whitish...

Ooids, Gallstones, Otoliths: Study Provides New Insight into Formation of Mysterious Natural Structures

Feb 28, 2014 by News Staff

Temperature oscillation produces stunning self-assembled mineral microspheres containing rhythmic ‘growth rings,’ providing new insight into the formation...