The term redox comes from ‘reduction,’ referring to the gain of electrons, and ‘oxidation,’ referring to the loss of electrons. Redox reactions are therefore electron transfer processes.

Such redox reactions are exploited by living organisms, for example, to store energy. Redox reactions also play a crucial role in electrochemistry, where energy can be stored or transported in the ...

For example, they explain why nanoparticles of wustite, an iron compound, oxidize in exactly the right way to make the heads that read hard disks. They also could lead to new ways to make materials ...

Book Review Published: May 2008 Refocusing redox biochemistry Matthew J Wood Nature Chemical Biology 4, 267 (2008) Cite this article ...