The study of silicon chemistry has long intrigued researchers due to silicon’s pivotal role in materials science, electronics, and catalysis. Its capacity to form a variety of coordination ...

Researchers have developed a technology capable of efficiently synthesizing tetraalkoxysilane through a one-step reaction between alcohol and silica, the primary constituent of sand. Tetraalkoxysilane ...

This post is the first in a three-part series on how living creatures use the elements of the periodic table. Learn more about the elements on NOVA's two-hour special, "Hunting The Elements." When you ...

After nearly 50 years of failed attempts and scientific speculation, chemists at Saarland University have achieved what many ...

UBE Corp. (Tokyo) announced that it has invested in CheomdanLab Inc. (Gwangju, South Korea), a South Korean startup that develops and manufactures silicon ...

Carbon and silicon don’t play nice in nature — they link up only in human-made products like paint and pharmaceuticals. But after just three generations of selective breeding, an enzyme can bring the ...

In a process that takes just seconds, James Tour ’s group at Rice University can transform discarded glass and coal waste to ...