High concentrations of arsenic (As) in groundwater threaten the environment and public
health. Geogenically, groundwater As contamination predominantly occurs via its …

Scientists from various different fields use organo-trialkoxysilanes and tetraalkoxysilanes in
a number of applications. The silica-based materials are sometimes synthesized without a …

Silicon (Si) speciation and availability in soils is highly important for ecosystem functioning,
because Si is a beneficial element for plant growth. Si chemistry is highly complex compared …

Crystallisation is at the heart of various scientific disciplines, but still the understanding of the
molecular mechanisms underlying phase separation and the formation of the first solid …

Detection of sodium-salt-rich ice grains emitted from the plume of the Saturnian moon
Enceladus suggests that the grains formed as frozen droplets from a liquid water reservoir …

This review is focused on describing the intimate link which exists between aerogels and
thermal superinsulation. For long, this applied field has been considered as the most …

Biomineral formation is widespread in nature, and occurs in bacteria, single‐celled protists,
plants, invertebrates, and vertebrates. Minerals formed in the biological environment often …

Background Silicon and aluminium oxides make the bulk of agricultural soils. Plants absorb
dissolved silicon as silicic acid into their bodies through their roots. The silicic acid moves …

Ten borosilicate glass compositions consisting of a ternary sodium borosilicate containing
increasing numbers of some of the key elements (Al, Ca, Zr, Ce) present in nuclear glasses …

The chemistry that governs the dissolution of device-grade, monocrystalline silicon
nanomembranes into benign end products by hydrolysis serves as the foundation for fully …