All Matter articles – Page 106
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ResearchCopper key to our sensitivity to rotten eggs' foul smell
Central role that metals play in detection of noxious sulfur compounds is unknown among any other odour receptor
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ResearchPrehistoric proteins found in ancient ostrich eggshells
New record set by preserved proteins that are 3.8 million years old
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FeatureNew MRI contrast agents
With rising concerns over gadolinium, Anthony King looks at the alternatives under development
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ResearchUltra detailed MRI scans a step closer
‘Polarised nuclear imaging’ using magnetic resonance manipulation of radioactive atoms could enable new diagnostic tools
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ResearchChemists create stable bismuth benzene derivative
Bismabenzene is the first isolated derivative to contain period 6 element
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ResearchLayers of complexity uncovered in new nanocrystal superlattices
New quasicrystalline soft matter materials display greatest structural complexity ever seen in these structures
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ResearchShape-shifting material flowers without a trigger
Programmable hydrogel could be used to make medical devices that change shape over time
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ResearchNano-necklaces go for gold
Gold nanocluster superstructures have potential applications in bio-imaging
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ResearchWorld's first commercial MOF keeps fruit fresh
Packaging releases plant growth regulator that slows down ripening
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OpinionMerrifield’s resin
The story of solid phase peptide synthesis shows the wisdom of embracing new ideas
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ResearchGlowing polymer highlights mercury in fish
Portable fluorescent probe allows quick and easy detection of toxic pollutant
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OpinionSlimmer synthesis
Atom economy is a noble aim, but there are other routes to efficient molecule making
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ResearchAntimony latest element to join 2D materials family
Antimonene is predicted to have interesting properties that would make it suitable for optoelectronic devices
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ResearchCoin catalyses chemical reaction
British one-penny coin catalyses polymerisation to make acrylics
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ResearchChemists cultivate ‘macromolecular wheatsheaf’
Triply-threaded rotaxane could bind together long-chain organic molecules
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ResearchSwimming microrobots ‘see the invisible’
Chemically-fuelled and magnetically-guided spheres enable microscopy beyond the diffraction limit
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ResearchNanoplasters get cells into sticky situation
Nanoparticles that glue cells together could aid wound healing or stop tumour metastasis
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OpinionReigniting the match
Could some clever combustion chemistry produce a better pocket igniter?
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ResearchComposite film forms ultra-thin electromagnetic shield
An 8µm-thick layer blocks more than 99.999% of incident radiation