All Matter articles – Page 139
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ResearchSwellable polymer sponges up CO2
‘Knitted benzene’ polymer network outperforms commercial carbon dioxide sorbents under harsh conditions
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Research3D printed reactionware hots up
New materials created in printed plastic vessels that can withstand high temperatures
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ResearchTuring patterns show their hand in finger formation
After 62 years, scientists clinch the identification of molecules that confirm codebreaker’s ideas in a different ‘digital’ area
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ResearchTracking complex reactions in space and time
Scientific measurements taken with seemingly non-scientific equipment
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OpinionPsylloborine A
Late stage dimerisation is a tantalisingly elegant but risky strategy for total synthesis, says BRSM
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ResearchUnderwater self-healing polymer mimics mussels
Temporary hydrogen bonding network stitches damage as the material fuses together
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OpinionThe crystal ball that can tell lies
X-ray structures are not necessarily definitive, says Derek Lowe, especially when it comes to biomolecules
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ResearchPlant plastics reach for the stars
Star-shaped additives transform rice starch into a useful transparent plastic
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FeatureDetecting chirality
Katia Moskvitch finds out about the latest techniques to determining a molecule’s chirality
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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ResearchPropeller-shaped molecules give 2D polymers lift-off
Chemists’ synthetic answer to graphene – flat polymer sheets a molecule thick – could be tailored to many applications
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ResearchMagnetic nanocubes self-assemble into spirals
Tiny cubes of magnetite form superstructures under a magnetic field
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NewsEurope mulls best way to handle nanotech
Some countries have gone it alone and started registers of nanomaterials while the EU considers its options
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ResearchBubble wrap could send lab costs packing
Potential bubbles up across wide range of uses as storage and test vessels, especially for poor countries
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ResearchPolymer changes colour in the heat of the moment
Stabilising thermochromic polymers with peptides significantly increases their responsiveness
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ResearchAaron Wheeler: Algae-on-a-chip
Aaron Wheeler talks to Harriet Brewerton about bringing the energy and microfluidics communities together
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ResearchLinguistic statistics enable synthetic prophetics
A metric more commonly used by search engines to analyse language can now power organic chemistry retrosyntheses
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Research‘Greener’ blue fireworks safer and less toxic
Environmentally friendly pyrotechnic cuts out the perchlorates by replacing them with copper iodide