Organogels, seen by some as offering great potential as trans fat replacer and nutraceutical delivery systems, may still far from being used in finished products, says a new review. According to ...

Synthetic chemists prize organolithium reagents for their ability to build carbon-carbon bonds. But their extreme reactivity also makes them dangerous—they can spontaneously ignite when exposed to air ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Organogels, polymer networks infused with organic liquids, have long tantalized scientists with their potential for diverse applications due to the wide range of properties ...

Scientists from Taiwan have developed a new material that can stretch up to 4,600% of its original length before breaking. Even if it does break, gently pressing the pieces together at room ...

Is the next major innovation in clean water technology perhaps the combination of two processing approaches that were thought to be mutually exclusive? The scientists from Nanjing Tech University ...

Fundamental research from the US suggests that an enzyme could convert sugars in the presence of olive oil to form 'nano organogels' - potentially leading to novel delivery systems for food ...

Thanks to their ability to evaporate at ordinary temperatures, essential oils are popular components in perfume. But this volatility makes it difficult to take advantage of essential oils’ ...