Encoding process works by varying extent of deuteration in an aminoquinoline carboxylic acid
High-intensity ultrasound initiates formal retro-[2+2] cycloaddition by stretching a benzocyclobutene core from strategically placed anchor points
Porous catenated network is light weight and stores high volumes of hydrogen
Electrons play a far more significant role than photons in creating molecules that might have kick-started life on Earth
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist drugs, such as semaglutide, could save countless lives at risk due to diabetes and obesity. Rachel Brazil looks at the difficulties in making the peptides themselves, and what’s coming next
Scientists and entrepreneurs are sowing the seeds for a new kind of industry. Hayley Bennett explores the buzz around the marine ‘biorefinery’ business – and what might hold it back
Centuries of study have refined theories of how substances with periodically ordered structures behave. Anna Demming talks to the researchers exploring where these theories can apply in materials that are not ordered periodically, or even ordered at all
The Sabatier principle normally defines the maximum reaction rate enabled by catalyst materials, but scientists now think that they can go even faster, explains Andy Extance
Rapid development of the alternative energy storage technology to rechargeable batteries is already having real world impact. James Mitchell Crow talks to the scientists working on upping their performance
New tool could find use in food science and drug development
Calculations and experiments reveal that water microdroplets may play role in soil formation
Demonstration shows how algorithms could organise timing and match specialist equipment to experiments
Brightly coloured fabric covers hide poisonous dye legacy
Byzantine silver plates were melted down to make many of the first Anglo-Saxon coins
Discovery that more than 80% of the tattoo inks sampled had unlisted ingredients prompts New York-based lab to launch a website providing chemical information to tattoo artists and their clients
280-million-year-old lizard ‘fossil’ was mostly painted on
Labs have an outsized environmental footprint but solutions are within reach
In just three simple steps rare earth element can be recovered, avoiding ‘ecologically devastating’ mining
Royal Society report warns that without intervention defossilisation of the chemicals sector will take many decades
Open-source tool helps researchers evaluate a series of carbon mitigation strategies
Managing our most precious resource
Disagreements surrounding non-thermal effects didn’t stop microwave reactors becoming a standard part of laboratory life
New UK government has reopened the application process for top job at leading research funder
Californian scientists have followed academics in unionising and have negotiated better pay and conditions
Tensions flare in latest dispute over spherical nucleic acid technology
Government critics highlight parlous situation on pay and infrastructure
Two major scientific publishers have recently sold access to research papers to train AIs at big tech firms