Inorganic chemistry – Page 3
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ResearchModel solves mystery of unique chemical garden growth
Beautiful inorganic crystal formations modelled in step that could inform understanding of self-healing materials or even the origins of life
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ResearchFirst x-ray structure of radium compound gives glimpse of element’s coordination chemistry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory team determines the single crystal structure of a radium complex
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ResearchHalf-century quest to create stable beryllium–beryllium bond ends in success
Organoberyllium sandwich compound should provide answers to questions first posed a century ago
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ResearchHand-built caesium-based ‘artificial atoms’ used to create ‘synthetic’ benzene
Manufactured atoms offer chemists chance to play ‘mind games’ with matter and change bond order of molecules
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ResearchFirst synthesis of unusual arsenic reagent reveals that it breaks periodic trend
Electron deficient arsenic intermediate challenges preconceptions of heavy main group elements
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ResearchIdentifying single atoms with x-ray specificity
Combining synchrotron x-rays with scanning tunnelling microscopy gives atomic resolution
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ResearchMetallic hydrogen and diamonds may have been made from plastics
A combination of x-ray diffraction experiments and simulations suggests that an intense laser can transform polystyrene
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ResearchIncrease in aromaticity drives metallaaromatic ring contraction
Acid-promoted ring contraction reaction reshapes an osmaindenol into an osmapentalene
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FeatureThe long future of nuclear waste
Although enthusiasm for atomic energy has waxed and waned over the decades, Bárbara Pinho finds the question of waste has yet to be solved
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ResearchRecord room-temperature superconductor could boost quantum computer chips
New material reduces pressures needed more than a hundredfold, but experts urge caution over structural questions and previously retracted research
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OpinionN-heterocyclic carbenes are more than passive spectators
The practical importance of N-heterocyclic carbenes continues to grow
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ResearchResidues from embalming vessels cast new light on ancient Egyptian mummification
Chemists reveal the compounds and sources of embalming treatments
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NewsPlan for medical isotope production centre floated by Welsh government
Nuclear facility would supply the whole country and further afield
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ResearchIonic cooling offers way to end greenhouse gas use in refrigeration
A refrigeration cycle based on dissolving a salt could be a more environmentally-friendly method of cooling
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ResearchMetallic snowflakes made in liquid metal solvents
Striking shape-controlled structures inspired by ice crystals
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FeatureThe diamond synthesisers
Nina Notman takes a whistle-stop tour of the synthetic diamond industry and learns about some of the applications its lab-grown diamonds are being used for
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FeatureUnwrapping ancient Egyptian chemistry
From mummification to metallurgy, Rachel Brazil looks at the impressive chemistry used by this ancient civilisation
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ResearchSingle-molecule magnetic memory is the first to work at room temperature
Anionic iron complex breaks the rules of magnetic molecules and opens up opportunities to miniaturise data storage
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ResearchPhotochemistry enables safer method for reprocessing plutonium and uranium mixtures
Method bypasses harsh redox reagents while maintaining high separation factors
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ResearchTechnique can characterise actinides with just a microgram of a heavy element
Use of polyoxometalates offers chance to conduct in-depth research on heavy actinides chemistry