In the quantum world, every state of a molecule has a specific symmetry, and transitions between states must follow strict symmetry rules. If two states of a methane molecule had incompatible ...

Over a hundred year period, a molecule of methane will trap about 34 times as much heat as a molecule of carbon dioxide emitted to the atmosphere, according to EPA estimates. Then, in the mid ...

At the molecular level, methane is made of a single carbon atom bound to four hydrogen atoms. In theory, this molecule should be a good building block for making useful products such as polymers.

That’s because it’s relatively short-lived in the atmosphere — methane lasts about 12 years, while CO 2 can stick around for hundreds of years. And on a molecule-per-molecule basis ...

(Courtesy: Christopher Reilly/EPFL) A team of researchers in Switzerland, Germany and the US has observed clear evidence of quantum mechanical interference behaviour in collisions between a methane ...

Methane released from shale gas production has a slightly different chemical fingerprint compared to methane from cow burps (not farts as commonly believed) and wetlands. Previous studies show ...

Methane is the key component of natural gas and an abundant natural resource. However, it is chemically stable, requiring huge amounts of energy before it undergoes chemical conversion.

New study uses Titan’s atmosphere as a natural laboratory to delve deeper into the chemistry of the methane molecule – a molecule that, on Earth, may be a byproduct of life. Titan is the ...