All Matter articles – Page 90
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ResearchCastable polymers made from castor beans
Super-tough materials derived from inedible plants are lightweight, renewable and strong enough to use in vehicles
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ResearchHydrogens caught tunnelling in tandem
Researchers capture images of concerted quantum tunnelling
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ResearchHunt for element 119 to begin
Japan and the US team up to start the next row of the periodic table
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ResearchDNA synthesis is just a click away
The technique could be an efficient and cost-effective method of gene synthesis
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ResearchLet single crystals do the heavy lifting
Move over ants! There’s a new, smaller, weight lifting sensation in town
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ResearchInterlocked molecules encircle stable radicals
Catenane radicals with up to seven oxidation states might one day be used in memory devices
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ResearchSelf-destructing circuits mimic Mission: impossible tape
Transient electronics with programmable shelf-life could be handy for medicine and military
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ResearchPutting a new spin on things
In the next part of our future of chemistry series we look at how diamond defects could transform everything from NMR to fighting cancer
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ResearchFlat phosphorus flagged as potentially toxic
Material with promising biomedical applications damages cell membranes and generates reactive radicals
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ResearchTentative claims for new metallic hydrogen phase
New results point to four or more solid forms of hydrogen
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OpinionThat’s stereochemistry
Recognising the tetrahedral nature of carbon changed science as well as explaining it
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ResearchHydrogen bonded system faces strength test
New tool can measure noncovalent interaction under non-equilibrium, near-physiological conditions
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ResearchNanomachines can bore cancer cells to death
Molecular motors can be targeted to drill holes in specific cells to kill them
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ResearchAn absolute acidity scale for solvents
Comprehensive solvent acidity scale could help make acid-catalysed reactions more reliable and reproducible
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ResearchCrystalline copper compound gets knotted
Crystals as flexible as nylon could open door to new uses in wearable electronics
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ResearchAlgorithm modelled on Google’s AlphaGo beats chemists at their own game
Organic chemists prefer routes plotted by software to those of other chemists
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ResearchCarbon nanotube filters surpass nature's best water movers
Nanotube pores hold promise of cutting the cost of desalination substantially
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ResearchCoffee-ring patterns offer clues to tap water quality
Unique pattern of an evaporating droplet can be used as a fingerprint for water samples
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ResearchSunscreen study says SPF ratings should not be taken as red
Researchers shed light on discrepancies between lab tests and reality
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OpinionA 3D periodic table?
Molecular frameworks could offer whole new perspectives on our chemical world