Researchers at Hokkaido University have engineered a fluorescent dye that keeps glowing even when submerged in superacidic media, a class of chemicals so aggressive they can protonate methane, and ...

Some of the most dangerous greenhouse gases, such as Sulfer Hexafluoride, are hard to convert into sustainable chemicals. Scientists from Paderborn University discovered a new “Lewis superacid” that ...

A video purporting to show an iPhone battling it out with superacid shows some interesting chemistry, but it's not what you might think. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news ...

Water may transform into a superacidic fluid under extreme heat and pressure. These conditions are found only in Earth’s interior, within icy planets like Uranus and Neptune – and possibly in ...

A “superacid” much stronger than automobile battery acid has enabled a key advance toward a new generation of LED lighting that’s safer, less expensive and more user-friendly. Researchers at Oregon ...

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Magic acid, a superacid (very strong acid), is the solution of antimony pentafluoride in fluorosulfonic acid. Magic acid, a superacid (very strong acid), is the solution of antimony pentafluoride in ...

The answers are not what many people assume.One of the weirdest substances in our universe is one we very much take for granted – water. Not only does it perform impressive feats that we see every day ...