Graphene oxide is composed of oxygenated functional groups, the most prevalent of which are carboxyl, carbonyl, epoxy, and hydroxyl. These functional groups present on graphe are polar, making it very ...

Bond polarity, driven by differences in electronegativity, explains why some molecules dissolve in water, why others don’t, and why substances have different boiling points. Polar bonds have unequal ...

Gallium, a metal that melts in the hand, has just surprised scientists. At the atomic level, gallium exhibits peculiarities.

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This review outlines the research progress in the experiment-oriented discovery of new phases or unique properties under high pressure, including phase transition, abnormal compression, PL ...

A Hokkaido University research group has successfully demonstrated that carbon-carbon (C-C) covalent bonds expand and contract flexibly in response to light and heat. This unexpected flexibility of ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology for the first time discovered the selective generation of three types of structural isomers (a set of different nanostructures with an ...