All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 18
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ResearchMolecular machine enables polyrotaxane synthesis with unprecedented precision
Artificial pumps can add up to 10 molecular rings onto polymer dumbbells in a controlled manner
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ResearchNew high pressure allotrope of nitrogen solves a chemical mystery
‘Black nitrogen’ shares similarities with other elements in its group on the periodic table – answering the question of why nitrogen normally doesn’t
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ResearchModel maps solvent effects on non-covalent interactions
Tool will help experimental chemists pick the best solvent for their reaction
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ResearchMolecular experiments hope to reveal new physics
Detecting extremely short-lived radium fluoride can explore standard model’s limits
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ResearchNew silicon–silicon bond is a rare example of a π bond without a σ bond
Discovery made in silicon analogue of bicyclobutane
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ResearchAmazing slow motion video catches hydrogen flames going fractal
The clean fuel can combust with potentially devastating beauty in narrow gaps when mixed with air
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ResearchNanodroplet encapsulation technique crystallises the ‘uncrystallisable’
High-throughput method that uses mere micrograms of small molecule samples could ease frustration for crystallographers
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ResearchFirst glimpse caught of how a molecule changes when it absorbs light
X-rays enable direct observation of the initial step of a light-driven reaction
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ResearchMolecular cages give amides a twist to increase reactivity up to 14 times
Squeezing amides into twisted conformation inside nanosized cages makes them easier to hydrolyse
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ResearchShock treatment makes nanocatalysts from metals that are ‘impossible’ to mix
New technique allows nanoparticles to be produced from almost any combination of metals
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ResearchPalladium catalyst voyage prompts carbon–carbon bond formation rethink
Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling catalyst atoms leach away but then return to their supports
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ResearchHeatmap software shows location and extent of strain in cyclic molecules
Visual bridge between physical and organic chemistry
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ResearchWater’s boat shape resolves disagreement between theory and experiment
Study finds that chair and flat hexamers can’t explain structure of thin layers of water
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ResearchGamma ray irradiation gives zeolites incredible bulk
Radiation accelerates early stages of crystal growth and creates larger pores that can adsorb six-times more gas
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ResearchQuantum chemistry simulations offers beguiling possibility of ‘solving chemistry’
Academics and tech giants are using neural networks to represent electronic behaviour
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ResearchPushing praseodymium past its oxidation limits
Researchers isolate the first molecular species bearing praseodymium(IV), which could find applications in catalysis and new materials
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ResearchCarbon tetrahedron squeezes phosphorus into smallest possible bond angle
Phosphorus manages to stabilise an ultra-strained tetrahedrane’s banana bonds
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ResearchAlgorithm can map scores of possible chemical transformations for any set of reactants
New tool could help scientists to control the properties of target molecules by simply switching the reaction while using the same starting materials
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ResearchSerendipitous experiment on xenon complex reveals insights into rare gas interaction
Experiment and theory combo gives benchmark for predicting non-covalent complexes
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OpinionWater funny liquid
Raise a glass to the essential ingredient to life, of endless fascination to chemists