Hydrogen peroxide reacts with copper to produce hydroxyl radicals with strong antibacterial properties. However, this requires high copper concentrations because two copper atoms have to come close ...

Researchers have developed a new material that can convert carbon dioxide into methanol using sunlight. The material is made up of copper anchored on nanocrystalline carbon nitride. This discovery ...

Buried deep within a copper mine in Brazil, a team of scientists has uncovered a new microorganism that could transform the dangerous way that metals, like copper, are mined around the world. “This ...

Researchers reveal why trace amounts of alloy added to some catalysts keep them performing better over time. The study suggests models that could boost manufacturing.

Adding iron to a copper-based propellant MOF simultaneously solves its water stability problem and boosts laser propulsion ...

Hydrogen fuel cells may someday power automobiles and trucks, offering a source of energy that's free of carbon emissions and pollutants. But their potential has been limited thus far by the high cost ...

When foreign atoms and molecules are adsorbed onto surfaces, do they sit directly on top of the substrate atoms or do they settle into the crevices between them? The answer may be revealed using ...

Researchers from the Laboratory for Theory and Simulation of Materials at EPFL in Lausanne, part of the NCCR MARVEL, have used computational methods to identify what could be the thinnest possible ...

In this video excerpt from NOVA's "Hunting the Elements," New York Times technology columnist David Pogue visits The Verdin Company, a manufacturer of bells, to learn about bronze. Find out how copper ...