The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) made the announcement earlier this week that elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 have received the names Nihonium (Nh), Moscovium (Mc), ...

New technologies often mean elements start moving through the environment in new ways. Take lead plumbing: it helped provide access to fresh water for the masses, but left a toxic legacy that remains ...

Noble metals have been widely used as heterogeneous catalysts because they easily stand out with high activity and selectivity for many reactions of both scientific and industrial interest. At least a ...