All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 24
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Research
First atom-thick perovskites show there’s no limits to crystallinity
Could 2D perovskite oxides become the next graphene?
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Feature
Victor Ninov and the element that never was
20 years on, Kit Chapman investigates how a scientific scandal unfolded
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Review
Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Kit Chapman has been on a journey around the world to discover how new elements are made
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News
The Cambridge Structural Database hits one million structures
Warning! Contains extreme crystallography
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Research
Brown ring molecule defies the very definition of oxidation state
Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state
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Opinion
‘Coffee machine’ synthesiser’s first steps
Cartridge-based machine enables non-experts to make heterocycles
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Research
Bond order through a molecular orbital lens
Study computes diatomic bond orders across the periodic table and reveals new bonding insights
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Feature
Iridium and the demise of the dinosaurs
Geochemical clues from the Cretaceous period reveal the final days of the terrible lizards
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Research
Curious colours expose f-electron covalency effects
New knowledge overwrites electronic structure assumptions surrounding actinide complexes
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Research
Strange bonds entirely new to chemists predicted in ammonia hydrides
High pressure compound containing bridging hydrogen cations might be found inside Neptune and Uranus
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Research
Reaching new heights to form a better picture of 3D molecules
Combining two microscopy techniques enables clearer imaging
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Research
New rule predicts stabilising aromaticity in open-shell metal clusters
Magic numbers for jellium aromaticity could help researchers find stable high-spin molecules
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Research
Spin sensor promises atomic-scale magnetic imaging
Nickelocene-tip scanning tunnelling microscope provides measurements to challenge quantum theory calculations
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Research
Quantum mechanical mechanism behind 100-year-old textbook reaction revealed
Study challenges established understanding of Michael addition as it uncovers Pauli repulsion’s key role in halogen catalysis
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Podcast
Beryllium oxide
Brian Clegg examines the duality that makes beryllium oxide so valuable to the electronics industry
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Research
Mystery around actinides deepens as researchers challenge study on heavy elements’ origin
Was a giant supernova rather than a neutron star collision responsible for creating the solar system’s actinides?
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Research
Bizarre ice XVIII is an oxygen ion crystal swimming in a sea of protons
High pressure superionic form of water may hold clues to behaviour of giant icy planets in our solar system
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Opinion
The criteria for discovering a new element
Why the rules are changing in the search for superheavies
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Research
Putting water in a spin harnesses proton magnetism
Exceptionally high rotation speed NMR measures the nuclear Barnett effect