chemistry

A team of overachievers filled with a roster of best friends combined chemistry, determination and toughness to overcome all odds.

Lead author of the research Dr Baptiste Chide told news agency Reuters: "These discharges represent a major discovery, with direct implications for Martian atmospheric chemistry, climate, habitability and the future of robotic and human exploration."

But after months of tweaking the chemistry, it took just four days for the first hull to roll off the printer at the new factory that Mr Logtenberg and his colleagues run.

The study also underscores the expanding role of mechanochemistry in green chemistry.

"It thus offers a powerful and sustainable alternative to the noble metal complexes that have long dominated light-driven chemistry."