All Matter articles – Page 35
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ResearchPressure used to define relationship between atomic radii and electronegativity
Analysis of electronic state transitions uncovers long-sought connection between key chemical concepts
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ResearchHPLC alternative purifies peptide cocktails in record time
Reductively cleavable brominated peptide linker unlocks contamination-free traceless release from solid support
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ResearchMolecular simulations show how plant-based materials capture water pollutants
Ion adsorption mechanism revealed by using simulations at the molecular level for the first time in this field
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ResearchTwisted trilayer graphene supports existence of exotic superconductivity
‘Magic angle’ twist in three layers of graphene offers new insight into superconductivity current models can’t explain
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ResearchLinking chemistry with surgery to detect cancerous cells in situ
Livia Schiavinato Eberlin explains how her team has developed a hand-held device for surgeons that analyses tissue samples on a mass spectrometer mid-operation
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ResearchMolecular firing range allows surprisingly specific bond breaking
At energies equivalent to temperatures of several thousand Kelvin fragmentation is unexpectedly precise
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ResearchZinc a double-edged sword when it comes to nickel catalysis
Mechanistic studies shed light on the role of zinc salts in cross-coupling reactions
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ResearchHalf the world’s supply of element 99 used to reveal its chemical secrets
Scientists explore einsteinium’s unusual chemistry using less than 200 nanograms of the precious and highly radioactive material
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ResearchHoles cause sodium nitride to behave like a metal
Clathrate’s strange metallic nature caused by electronically active cavities
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ResearchCarbon dioxide turned into methanol by exploiting daily temperature changes
Pyroelectric catalysis technology used to make sustainable fuel
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ResearchSonic energy turns liquid mercury into solid nanoparticles
New form of mercury shows electrocatalytic properties
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ResearchSegregation strategy for methane conversion enables new chemical reactivity
Model built to quantify effect of compartmentalisation on organometallic reaction
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ResearchSingle atom catalysts double up to link oxidation and reduction
Photosynthesis inspires dual electrolytic system where iron-supporting shell envelops palladium-supporting ‘yolk’
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ResearchAmine might end palladium’s reign over classic cross coupling reaction
Suzuki reaction now comes in an organocatalysed format
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ResearchNitrogen radical chemistry sees the light
Daniele Leonori explains how his group is taking inspiration from 30-year-old chemistry to devise shorter syntheses for bioactive compounds
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ResearchCatalyst offers low temperature route to produce hydrogen
Molybdenum carbide catalysts with low loadings of platinum can perform water–gas shift reaction at just above room temperature
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ResearchHow many water molecules make a droplet?
Water molecules behave like bulk water when surrounded by a sea of 20 others
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ResearchColour-changing coating can diagnose damage to climbing ropes or safety equipment
Heat and friction changes appearance of metal-based coating
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ResearchElectric fields flick the quantum-tunnelling switch in cold reactions
Reaction kinetics affected by direction of external electric field under cryogenic conditions
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ResearchThe hole story of how cage molecules could transform synthesis and separation
Chemists are getting to grips with how to put molecules inside other molecules and how this could protect highly reactive reagents and create enzyme-like catalysts