Physical chemistry – Page 32
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ResearchGold melted at room temperature using electric fields
Controllable change from crystalline to disordered in a tiny cone tip might help chemical catalysis
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ResearchMolecular decoration determines origin of MOF acidity
Analytical combo used to pinpoint strong Brønsted acid site in promising next-generation solid acid catalyst
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NewsRules for element discovery get superheavy revamp
Chemistry and physics federations also define what counts as a ‘beyond superheavy element’
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ResearchHydrogen sulfide surprises as it's discovered to have hydrogen bonds
Nobel laureate Linus Pauling was wrong – H2S does form hydrogen bonds after all
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ResearchOil boosts battery shelf life by supressing corrosion
Off-grid storage in remote locations could benefit from concept that cuts self-discharge in aluminium–air batteries
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ResearchDiet approach to DFT benchmarking
Self-confessed grumpy physicist calls on developers to stop focusing on molecules and start thinking about solids
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ResearchElectron still spherical despite efforts to prove otherwise
Despite increasingly sensitive measurements, the electron has no dipole moment that would hint at exotic new particles
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ResearchMolecular archery allows chemists to see how bonds form
Scientists shoot the world’s smallest projectiles – individual molecules – and use them to study how reactions happen
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ResearchRules to distinguish between tetrel and hydrogen bonds
Quantum calculations reveal subtle but significant geometric differences
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ResearchAnti-icing hairs bounce water droplets
Superhydrophobic magnetic array halts ice formation on surfaces
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ResearchInorganic molecule mimics odd benzene isomer
Zwitterionic boron–nitrogen compound has σ bond between two π orbitals
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ResearchRemote controlled self-optimising flow synthesis
Online interface could allow virtual sharing of complex kit, and enable simple improvement of reaction conditions
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NewsEuropean commission to invest €1 billion in supercomputers
Fears that Europe is falling behind its competitors on investment in high-power computing
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OpinionThe bonds that bind
Chemical bonds continue to fascinate chemists – and bring us together too
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NewsLaser tools bag physics Nobel as first woman wins prize for 55 years
Arthur Ashkin, inventor of optical tweezers, shares honour with laser pulse pioneers Donna Strickland and Gérard Mourou
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ResearchMachine learning behind beta boron bonding breakthrough
Study resolves long-standing uncertainty over structure of boron
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ResearchPaint achieves seemingly impossible by cooling buildings in direct sun
Coating offers a route to zero-carbon air conditioning
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NewsUltracold molecules are poised to unearth chemistry’s foundations
Molecules close to absolute zero will soon help chemists unravel the toughest questions about why reactions occur at all