Although it's already possible to create colored images on metal surfaces using lasers, different types of lasers have to be used for different effects. Now, however, Russian scientists have developed ...

Oxidation states serve as a central concept in inorganic and materials chemistry, offering a simplified yet powerful means to describe electron distribution in transition metal complexes. These ...

The colors of rubies and emeralds are so striking that they define shades of red and green – ruby red and emerald green. But have you ever wondered how they get those colors? One feature of compounds ...