An international team of researchers has established stability of several oxides of normally inert xenon. These compounds are predicted to be stable at high pressures above 830,000 atmospheres, i.e.

Inert gas helium, famous for its reluctance to react with other elements, has produced a very stable new compound called sodium helide. This feat was achieved by subjecting helium to high pressure to ...

As far as the body is concerned, a placebo is nothing—a sugar pill, a sham treatment, an inert compound. But try telling that to the brain, as scientists led by Daniel Cherkin of Group Health Center ...

Scientists have found a new way to stop dangerous bacteria like E.coli before they attack. He embeds copper nanoparticles into vermiculite, an inexpensive, inert compound. Copper has been known for ...

Restek’s inert LC column line has been expanded to now include Raptor C18 and Force C18 columns. Ideal for analyzing metal-sensitive columns, inert columns increase analyte response and sensitivity by ...

Deep within giant planets, helium may form stable compounds with other elements, a new study finds — something that was long thought never to happen in nature. Helium is second only to hydrogen as the ...

One of the most inert substances in the world has been persuaded to take part in the chemistry of life. Leonid Khriachtchev at the University of Helsinki in Finland and his co-workers have made an ...

New research has systematically screened thousands of "filler" ingredients previously thought to be inert that are added to common drugs. The findings reveal several dozen of these compounds may ...

When looking to improve sensitivity and precision of their instruments, customers often evaluate the coating surface of such instruments for reactivity so as to confirm the coating meets performance ...