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CSU chemists help find a new way around a long-established limitation to electron transfer selectivity
For decades, the field has been constrained by a fundamental principle of electron transfer.
Transforming carbon dioxide into a new kind of recyclable plastics
Researchers at Colorado State University have developed a process to transform naturally occurring and highly stable carbon dioxide into recyclable, high-performance materials that could replace today’s plastics in many situations.
CSU chemistry student named Astronaut Scholar
Achmatowicz, a chemistry major in the College of Natural Sciences, was recently named a 2026 Astronaut Scholar by the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
Chemistry researchers leverage AI for hair dye development by Korean beauty brand Amorepacific
The research centers on using machine learning to understand and predict the complex set of chemical interactions required to produce the exact shade.
