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The molecular mechanisms behind cell cognition
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Coblentz’s infrared spectrometer and the overlooked power of vibrations
Vibrational spectroscopy’s intuitive insight into molecular structure was initially shunned by chemists
Chemistry wordoku #115
This puzzle hides the name of an eminent materials scientist
Cryptic chemistry crossword #107
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Hybrid molecule featuring leech, tsetse fly and flea peptide fragments binds thrombin at three sites
Have MOFs now made it?
Will Nobel prize speed porous materials to commercial success?
My arcane and curious connection to metal-organic frameworks
Fernando Gomollón-Bel uncovers a link between his hometown and the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
Electron transfer plays an underappreciated role in battery charging cycles
Ion transfer alone does not explain charging and discharging rates of lithium-ion batteries
Meet the three scientists who have just won the Nobel prize in chemistry
Learn about the lives of newly minted chemistry Nobel laureates Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi
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Explainer: why have metal–organic frameworks won the Nobel prize in chemistry?
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2025 chemistry Nobel prize goes to the scientists behind metal–organic frameworks
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi take top prize for discovery and development of versatile materials with a huge surface area
The 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry as it happens – live
Join us as we provide analysis and commentary in the run up to the announcement of the biggest prize in chemistry
Why I’m still in love with the Nobel prize
The enthusiasm and excitement the awards generate for the sciences are still second to none
Nobel prize crossword 2025
Test your Nobel nous with this chemistry-themed crossword
Robert Huber: ‘I call the last century the century of vision’
The Nobel laureate on the joys of entering a developing field, and the century of vision
Keeping tabs on contamination
Argentina’s contaminated fentanyl tragedy highlights challenges of generic drug supply
Macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling wins Nobel prize in physics
John Clarke, Michel Devoret and John Martinis honoured for their observations of quantum effects in a superconducting electric circuit
Why we should stop venerating Nobel laureates
The winners of the Nobel prize in chemistry have all made mistakes – and that’s inspirational
Beyond selfies with Nobel laureates
Why young scientists must lead a new era of global collaboration
Medicine Nobel prize recognises discovery of protective ‘security guard’ regulatory T cells
Research explained how body protects itself from the immune system, offering new ways to treat autoimmune disease