Chemistry & Materials
10 reportsKinetics and spectroscopy are read together rather than as isolated findings. This makes it possible to address how catalysts change reactions and which models predict chemistry, identifying which examples clarify the concept and which expose its limits.
Trapped Ion Processor Resolves a Subtle NMR Double Peak
Quantinuum and HQS reproduced a difficult diphosphane NMR feature on trapped-ion hardware after compressing a 22-spin model into 21 effective spins, using 70 Trotter steps and circuits containing more than 1,400 two-qubit gates
NASA Material Turns Lunar Dust Into Tools for Future Habitats
NASA researchers have mixed biodegradable plastic with simulated Moon and Mars dust to create a tunable composite now being tested for future habitat equipment and extreme space conditions.
NASA Warns Casting Defects Can Weaken Aluminum 2219
A NASA technical bulletin warns that flawed casting can leave Aluminum 2219 vulnerable to corrosion and uneven mechanical performance unless manufacturers apply validated homogenization and multidirectional deformation.
Quantum Models Target Rare Earth Separation Chemistry
USA Rare Earth, Pasqal and Riven Systems are developing a quantum-machine-learning workflow to identify selective extractants for separating mixed rare earth carbonate into individual oxides, using thousands of automated experiments and feedstocks from mining and recycling.
Silicon Nitride Modulators Open a Route to Visible Quantum Photonics
NLM Photonics, LIGENTEC SA and Spark Photonics have fabricated silicon nitride organic-hybrid modulators that could connect low-loss visible photonics with quantum routing and laser control.
US and UK Back Eight Teams to Engineer Molecular Quantum States
A new $10 million joint program from the US National Science Foundation and UK Research and Innovation will support eight research teams working to control quantum coherence and entanglement in complex molecular systems.
QC Ware Tests Hybrid Quantum-Classical Chemistry on IBM Heron Processor
QC Ware has demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical workflow for molecular energy calculations, integrating its Promethium platform with IBM's 156-qubit Heron superconducting quantum processor to analyze a complex metalloenzyme system
Researchers Demonstrate Vapor-Triggered Switching in Advanced Fluid Materials
A team in Japan has built a reversible system that uses vapor to control the color, state, and phosphorescence of advanced functional fluids, offering a new approach to designing smart materials with tunable properties
Solid Crystal Thermoelectric Material Demonstrated for Heat Recovery
A research team at the Institute of Science, Tokyo, has engineered a solid crystal thermoelectric material that mimics the properties of atomically thin films, potentially enabling more practical waste heat energy recovery in industrial settings
China Tests Low-Cost Catalyst to Turn Plastic Waste Into Jet Fuel
Researchers in China have demonstrated a chemical process that converts polyolefin plastic waste into aviation-grade fuel using a cobalt-nickel catalyst, but the method remains at the laboratory stage and faces significant engineering hurdles