All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 48
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NewsBeyond element 118: the next row of the periodic table
A technological leap may be called for to expand the number of elements in existence
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OpinionWhat is a molecule?
Despite being a standard scientific concept, it’s virtually impossible to agree a satisfactory definition, says Philip Ball
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ResearchElectron work functions look tough
Surface property calculations provide a link between the electron work function and toughness of transition metals
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ResearchChemical reaction flipped back and forth under scanning probe microscope
Work demonstrated on Bergman cyclisation offers route to valuable new reactions
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OpinionWeighty decisions
Juris Meija explains why a small change to the atomic weight of an element can make a huge difference to science
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ResearchMolecular threads woven into flexible fabric
New covalent organic framework contains interlacing polymer chains that can slide past one another
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ResearchHow to tell your left from your right amino acids
Colorimetric method lends a hand to chiral amino acid recognition
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ResearchFirst nitrido–imido–amido complex made
Intriguing compound has single, double and triple Cr–N bonds from the same chromium atom
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NewsConfirmation of four new elements completes seventh row of periodic table
Iupac endorse discovery of elements 113, 115, 117 and 118 by teams in Russia, Japan and the US
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ResearchMolecular robot opens the way to nano-assembly lines
Arm can pick up, place and release molecule cargo mimicking factory assembly line
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FeatureThe bonds that bind
Mike Sutton plots the journey of the scientists who solved the riddle of chemical bonding
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ResearchGetting the measure of transition states
Previously impossible to monitor properties of transition states found hidden in vibration spectra
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ResearchFast skating forces ice to feel the heat
Researcher argues your skating speed will dictate the slipperiness of ice
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2015
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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FeatureDating the age of humans
Physical science is helping archaeologists close in on the real answers behind the mysteries of human evolution, finds Ida Emilie Steinmark
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ResearchH2-free route to actinide hydrides
Safer and easier route to old and new actinide complexes uses phenylsilane as a hydride source
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ResearchIR spectroscopy stretches knowledge of hydrogen bonding
Rare hydrogen bond with phosphorus detected for first time in the gas phase
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ResearchGold cluster bends between two isomers
Unusual structural isomerism uncovered with photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations
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ResearchCrystals allow peek at picosecond DNA damage
Combined x-ray and laser technique explores reaction with light lasting trillionths of a second