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Fire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
Thousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for days
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Analytical chemistry is never far from the frontiers of science
New and better tools are pushing back boundaries and changing the world
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Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
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Twelve Nobel laureates tell us about winning chemistry’s biggest prize
Winners from the last two decades look back on the day a call from Stockholm changed their lives
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Beyond hydrogen bonding: new definitions for secondary bonding interactions to end confusion
The 20-year struggle to define secondary bonding interactions
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How satellite remote sensing is enhancing our understanding of Earth
Instruments in space have studied the planet’s atmosphere and surface, and are now being joined by powerful new ones, finds Andy Extance
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Analysing a chemist’s wish-list
Analytical techniques have come a long way, but what does the future hold? Rachel Brazil asks the experts what they’d like to see
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Blood biopsies for cancer
Testing small amounts of blood for the presence of disease markers could revolutionise how we detect cancer. Clare Sansom reports
Quantum tunnelling explains why several supposedly stable benzene isomers will never be made
Research highlights importance of considering quantum effects in computational studies on strained molecules
One-electron covalent bond between two carbons pushes limits of bonding
Linus Pauling proposed exotic bonds but they have never been seen between two carbons until now
Proteins with multiple structures open up AlphaFold’s black box
Banned pigments found in tattoo inks sold in the EU
Chloride ions tunnel free from PVC
Nanopore sequencing set to transform our understanding of proteins
Yellow food dye could give doctors a new way to look beneath the skin
Earthquake-induced electricity offers answer to mystery of gold nugget formation
How F1 plans to transition to ‘100% sustainable fuel’
Fire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plume
Thousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for days
US approves schizophrenia drug with new mode of action
Cobenfy promises to better address negative symptoms than existing antipsychotics
A chemist in the flower garden
California sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims
RSC calls on government to address lab space shortage
Three indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from China
UK’s Grangemouth refinery will close in 2025
Tea tree oil faces ban in UK and EU over reprotoxicity
US industry braced for change as election looms
The year no one won the Nobel prize in chemistry
What happened in 1924?
Fermi’s questions and the importance of estimation
Knowing how to approximate the unknown is a much undervalued skill
A chemist in the flower garden
The beautifully complex molecules plants produce are as inspiring as the blooms themselves
Poring over biomacromolecules
What will nanopore sequencing turn its hand to next?
Analytical chemistry is never far from the frontiers of science
New and better tools are pushing back boundaries and changing the world
Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
Celebrating the coffee break
One of the most surprisingly productive parts of the day
A broader view of condensates
Exquisite insight into chromosome separation reveals the intricate relationships between molecular changes and large-scale cell processes
Nobel prize in chemistry 2024: Reaction
Join us on 11 October for an exclusive look at the Nobel in chemistry 2024 prize-winning science
Copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
Join us 15 October to explore cutting edge copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond formations used in industrial applications
ChemisTwin: Cloud-based analysis of NMR and IR spectra
Join us 8 November to discover how analytical software can support your workflow
Purposeful simulation: Maximising impact in surface chemistry modelling
Learn how to select appropriate computational models to deliver impact in surface chemistry research – join us 12 November
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UK launches £37m programme to uncover cultural heritage through chemistry
Funding will aid analysis of archaeological materials and preservation of artwork
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Twelve Nobel laureates tell us about winning chemistry’s biggest prize
Winners from the last two decades look back on the day a call from Stockholm changed their lives
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Royal Society releases hundreds of historic peer-review reports to the public
Archive includes Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of an early Crick and Watson paper on the structure of DNA
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Fermi’s questions and the importance of estimation
Knowing how to approximate the unknown is a much undervalued skill
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Purposeful simulation: Maximising impact in surface chemistry modelling
Learn how to select appropriate computational models to deliver impact in surface chemistry research – join us 12 November
ChemisTwin: Cloud-based analysis of NMR and IR spectra
Join us 8 November to discover how analytical software can support your workflow
Copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond-forming processes
Join us 15 October to explore cutting edge copper-catalysed carbon-heteroatom bond formations used in industrial applications
Driving innovation in the UK’s emerging biotechnology sector
Biotech startups and spinouts must overcome numerous challenges to get from lab to market. A new UK innovation hub aims to give this emerging sector the space, resources and expertise it needs.
Nobel prize in chemistry 2024: Reaction
Join us on 11 October for an exclusive look at the Nobel in chemistry 2024 prize-winning science
AI meets chemistry: Standigm’s breakthrough with Synthia Retrosynthesis Software
Discover how Standigm’s use of Synthia can accelerate AI-driven drug discovery
Accelerating density functional theory for faster calculations
Learn how to significantly speed up simulations on molecular structures with Accelerated DFT
Navigating pharmaceutical manufacturing changes with Lundbeck: Insights into process optimisation
Learn how to visualise data, develop best practices and comply with regulations
Why we need public analysts
As the Association of Public Analysts winds up, Duncan Campbell reflects on the continued importance of the profession
Celebrating the coffee break
One of the most surprisingly productive parts of the day
The importance of applying for funding early in your career
An empowering way to build a highly prized skill
Teaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolution
Anthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in nature