Chemistry and Chemical Engineering News

A new species of bacteria discovered living in one of the most extreme environments on Earth could yield a tool in the fight against global warming.

A water repellent developed by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory outperforms nature at its best and could open a floodgate of commercial possibilities.

Termites -- notorious for their voracious appetite for wood, rendering houses to dust and causing billions of dollars in damage per year -- may provide the biochemical means to a greener biofuel future.

Imagine paint that adheres to a surface, but releases on command or road signs that change their reflectivity with changing weather conditions.

Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers.

Don't call it green carpet, call it sustainable carpet. A new standard for assessing the environmental-friendliness of carpet was announced at the 2007 Greenbuild International Conference in Chicago.

A tiny "electronic nose" that MIT researchers have engineered with a novel inkjet printing method could be used to detect hazards including carbon monoxide, harmful industrial solvents and explosives.

Researchers at The University of Manchester have developed high-tech battery-powered textile yarns that can be used to make clothing glow in the dark.

Researchers in Stavanger, Norway, have developed a theory which can be important for future oil and gas exploration.

A Florida State University researcher has helped solve a scientific mystery that stumped chemists for nearly seven decades. In so doing, his team’s findings may lead to the development of more-powerful computer memories and lasers.