Researchers have succeeded in developing a simple hydrocarbon molecule with a logic gate function, similar to that in transistors, in a single molecule. The discovery could make electric components on ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claims “petroleum-based chemicals” are inherently poisonous, but that’s chemically illiterate: molecules don’t become dangerous because of where they come from. Some of the most ...

“Biodiesel improves lubricity when compared to Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD),” says Kaleb Little, senior communications manager, National Biodiesel Board. It also reduces emissions of hydrocarbons, ...

Figure 1: Binding of long hydrocarbons by a polyaromatic molecular tube. Figure 4: Selective binding of a branched alkane by tube 1. Figure 5: Selective binding of unsaturated fatty acid esters by ...

Oil is the fuel of modern life. Made up of long hydrocarbon chains, it can be broken down into a slew of useful substances and products. Other fossil resources-- coal and natural gas--are made up of ...