Researchers have succeeded in producing very special catalysts, known as 'Lewis superacids', which can be used to break strong chemical bonds and speed up reactions. The production of these substances ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...