From anti-counterfeiting inks to bioimaging agents, phosphorescent materials that glow after light exposure are critical for ...

Recent research demonstrated an alternative to polymer precursors by using heat to transform small organic molecules into organic metal salts and then into porous carbons. The process of heating ...

The inventory of small organic molecules that Rosetta detected so far in comet 67P mostly lines up with what scientists would expect of material inherited from molecular clouds in interstellar space.

Curiosity has previously discovered small organic molecules on Mars, but these recently found compounds are larger and would have require chemistry to reach a more advanced state to be produced.

Previously, SAM only detected small organic molecules, leaving scientists uncertain whether larger molecules had ever existed—or simply decayed over eons in Mars’ harsh environment.

The inventory of small organic molecules that Rosetta detected so far in comet 67P mostly lines up with what scientists would expect of material inherited from molecular clouds in interstellar space.

The team was surprised to detect small amounts of decane, undecane and dodecane, so it had to conduct a reverse experiment on Earth to determine whether these organic compounds were the remnants ...

A friendly molecule called ortho-benzyne is a key player. Astronomers have found a friendly molecule in deep space. New research shows how a simple molecule called ortho-benzyne helps form more ...