Mechanochemistry involves smashing and grinding powders together Pexels
Imagine yourself in a chemistry lab. You are probably picturing a scene featuring a whole load of liquids – fluids bubbling in round-bottomed flasks, solutions swirling in test tubes, droplets running down condensers. It is a cliché, but one that accurately describes what these spaces have looked like for centuries the world over.
There isn’t much frothing or bubbling going on in Tomislav Friščić’s lab, though. That’s because he and his team at the University of Birmingham, UK, are trying to do away with liquid chemistry. The tools of their trade…
