All Atoms and bonds articles – Page 51
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ResearchLawrencium experiment could shake up periodic table
Measurement of first ionisation energy confirms electronic configuration but opens up an important debate
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ResearchSuperatom mimics for rare earth elements
Clusters of boron-doped metals have identical properties to other rare earth elements
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FeatureIs all matter made of just one element?
William Prout’s answer to this perennial question launched two centuries of controversy. Mike Sutton reports
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ResearchNeutron–proton mass imbalance put on the quantum scales
Mass difference between nucleons calculated to the highest level of precision yet
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ResearchSimple chemistry mimics animals' predator spotting method
Filter paper soaked in chemicals can perform complex edge detection computation
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Group 12 members unite in unusual bonding situation
Unique complex contains first instance of bonding between zinc and mercury
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ResearchShedding light on fading reds in Van Gogh’s paintings
An exotic lead mineral may be the ‘missing link’ in explaining why the Dutch artist’s work has lost its colour
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ResearchChemists zinc up ‘aromatic’ metal cubes
Metal-organic clusters share electrons between eight covalently linked metal atoms
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ResearchComputational tool leaves electrides with nowhere to hide
Electride criteria pave way for new research into these fascinating materials
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Ring closing highlights hydrogen bonding
Hydrogen bonding environment visualised with fluorescent probe
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ResearchMore bonds probed using x-ray laser
A second group have measured a bond transition state with a femtosecond x-ray laser
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ResearchMicroscope pinpoints atoms in a lattice
High precision imaging technique may shed light on alloy structure and performance
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OpinionWhat we mean when we talk about bonds
Santiago Alvarez delves into the debates and disagreements that surround one of chemistry’s most fundamental concepts
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ResearchLive insects pictured with electron microscope
A protective ‘nano-suit’ made from a common detergent protects specimens in a vacuum
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ResearchTomography allows ancient texts to rise from the ashes
Scroll from town destroyed in Vesuvius eruption over 2000 years ago deciphered
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ResearchBlowing up brain tissue with swelling polymer delivers sharper images
Tissue samples inflated to four times their size to overcome microscopy limitations