Chemistry students the world over are familiar with covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds. Now a study has revealed a strange variety of bond that acts like a hybrid of the two. Its properties raise ...

Ionic liquids, a unique class of salts with melting points below 100 °C, have emerged as transformative agents in both chemical and biological fields. Their exceptional solvation properties, ...

The application of ionic liquids in the field of actinide and lanthanide chemistry has attracted considerable attention due to their unique properties, such as low volatility, enhanced thermal ...

NO SCHOOL chemistry textbook is complete without a detailed enumeration of the basic types of chemical bond: covalent, ionic and metallic. And for good reason, because bonds are the glue that binds ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. Open an introductory chemistry textbook. What is a covalent bond? A covalent bond occurs when atoms share electrons in a molecule. What is a hydrogen ...

Solar cells, devices that can generate electricity from sunlight, are already helping to reduce fossil fuel emissions in many countries worldwide. In recent years, energy engineers have been assessing ...