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Hokkaido University graduate student dies after exposure to hydrofluoric acid
Two other students stable after receiving minor injuries during fatal accident
Cryptic chemistry crossword #148
Practicing cryptic chemistry crosswords ‘Endlessly teaches learner to bond (7)’
Molecular dyes outside of the sRGB colour gamut present a challenge for digital chemistry
Researchers warn that colour clipping could mean camera-based reaction monitoring setups misinterpret measurements, with implications for increasingly automated laboratories
Chemistry wordoku #157
Enter the world of quaisicrystals to solve this chemistry wordoku!
Sarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
The natural product chemist talks growing up in New York, her dad’s late pursuit of a PhD, and her journey to plant chemistry and to Germany
Benchmark flaws may be distorting AI drug-discovery leaderboards
Audit identifies subtle but consequential issues, such as conflicting labels and train–test leakage, in numerous benchmark datasets
Sodium batteries’ durability and performance boosted by scandium additive
A scandium additive appears to improve the lifespan and charging performance of sodium-ion batteries
How to write thesis acknowledgements
Tips for deciding who and how to thank those who have supported you through your PhD or dissertation
The twisted chemistry of Narwhal tusks
Narwhal tusks grow in distinctive shape due to opposing chiral collagen fibrils
Tool for designer disordered proteins unentangles their function
Mysterious structure–function relationship of intrinsically disordered proteins probed by machine-learning platform
Protein degrader approval offers hope to relapsed multiple myeloma patients
Highly potent molecular glue drug iberdomide doubles the number of patients reaching fewer than one myeloma cell per 100,000 in bone marrow
Baker’s yeast engineered to produce precursor for essential cancer drugs
Biosynthesis potentially offers a more efficient way to produce etoposide and teniposide than current synthetic pathways
Cracking the ubiquitin code to unlock new drug targets
The approval of the first Protac cancer drug marks a turning point in medicine – but scientists are only beginning to decode the complex molecular language that makes it possible
Chemistry wordoku #156
This chemistry wordoku can be found helping convert water to oxygen in photosynthesis!
Cryptic chemistry crossword #147
Can you find all the solutions to this cryptic chemistry crossword, even the ‘Sparky footballer? (7)’
30 US universities ordered to audit foreign research partnerships
Pentagon says review must be finished by the end of August to maintain federal funding
Do isolated molecules have structure?
If quantum mechanically described superposition states exist, can a molecule truly have a shape?