All Matter articles – Page 108
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ResearchFlow chemistry for on-demand chlorine
Simple and safe setup produces elemental chlorine when and where it’s needed
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NewsFungi eat up old batteries and spit out metals
Lithium and cobalt can be recycled from worn out lithium-ion batteries in low energy process thanks to fungal acids
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Research3D graphene adds dimension to deaf–mute communication
Printed aerogel’s translation of sign language speaks volumes for 3D graphene materials
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ResearchMembranes promise to slash energy needed to separate hydrocarbons
ExxonMobil-backed study allows reverse osmosis of hard-to-distinguish para-xylene and ortho-xylene
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ResearchNaturally occurring MOFs found in coal mine minerals
Rare minerals overturn conventional wisdom that metal–organic frameworks are only found in the lab
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ResearchPearl coating built from the ground up
Tough, shiny artificial mother of pearl highlights new approach for biomimetic synthesis
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ResearchMystery of black blotches on Smithsonian museum cleared up
Discolouration of iconic Washington, DC, building’s red stone is all down to a manganese oxide-rich rock varnish
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OpinionPreparing for the future of pharma
Dave Allen discusses how scenario planning helps to define uncertainty in pharma
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OpinionHome synthesis is here – we must guide it
On-demand chemistry raises as many questions as it answers
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ResearchTamed sodium in water comes out of the blue
Controlled conditions prevent alkali metal in water exploding letting researchers film and examine reaction with new eyes
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FeatureActivating C–Hemistry
Meet the organic chemists intent on breaking bonds that are generally considered to be unreactive
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ResearchAmine behind mask hides its reactivity
Chemists mask amines’ unwanted reactivity with carbon dioxide and overcome limitations of amide formation
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ResearchTransition metal material captures inert neon
First interaction between neon and a transition metal could lead to selective gas capture
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ResearchMembrane reactor turns methane into aromatics
Catalytic technology could turn untapped hydrocarbons into valuable chemical feedstocks
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NewsHidden face revealed beneath Degas painting
Portrait reconstructed using x-ray fluorescence elemental maps
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NewsSoftware could revolutionise chemistry
Computer program can tell chemists how to make new molecules from scratch
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ResearchSuper quick synthesis in Leidenfrost lab
Chemical reactions can proceed an order of magnitude faster in hot, skittering droplets
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ResearchA colour is worth a thousand spectra
Analytical method simplifies screening of photocatalytic reactions
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FeatureShaping up at the nanoscale
Rods, stars or spheres? Rachel Brazil looks at the shape of things to come
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ResearchA picture perfect power source
Researchers develop ultra-thin supercapacitors that can be printed onto paper