Analytical chemistry – Page 18
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ResearchRapid test can tell human from animal blood at crime scenes
Spectroscopy combined with statistics could provide answers in hit-and-run cases
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ResearchMission accomplished for scientist who set out to bring astrobiology to Portugal
Zita Martins discusses her work searching for molecules related to the origin of life
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ResearchRandomness model used to simulate crystal growth
Tool can replicate and predict experimental results for crystal morphology and surface topology for several types of material
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ResearchRefinement method uses quantum calculations to detail intricacies in crystal structures
Technique tackles disordered structures and compounds containing heavy elements
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ResearchNMR monitors MOF assembly process
Technique adapted to interrogate nucleation and growth mechanism
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ResearchHow to solve a ‘nasty’ compound’s structure with a million-Euro synchrotron
Chemists overcomes challenges of handling explosive and toxic nitrogen to investigate its structure using Germany’s most expensive x-ray source
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ResearchExperimental proof of liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water
Diffraction measurements taken whilst laser heating pressurised water from an exotic frozen state
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ResearchNew titration reagent helps identify the best amylase for the job
Fluorogenic compound plugs gap in industrial enzyme screening toolbox
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ResearchNew ordering of elements could help find materials with promising properties
Universal sequence of elements index uses atomic radii and electronegativity to make predictions about simple compounds
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ResearchBig data behind cheat sheets for optimising Buchwald–Hartwig cross-couplings
Interactive tools based on data from 62,000 reactions could help chemists eliminate human biases when selecting reaction conditions
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ResearchLessons from an unlikely cadmium carbonyl compound
Complete structural reassignment sees cadmium, carbon and chlorine replaced with rhenium, nitrogen and sulfur
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ResearchPompeii’s paintings imperilled by precipitates
Volcanic ash protected the city’s frescos for centuries, now it might hasten their decline
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OpinionIdentifying mineralised tissue in the fight against wildlife crime
Is it horn, antler, teeth, ivory… or artificial?
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NewsUK reaches the gigahertz NMR level – behind other nations
New instruments push the limits of this vital analytical technique – but other countries are already reaching even higher fields and frequencies
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ResearchFast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes
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ResearchSalt bridge strategy expands access to pharmaceutical cocrystals
New approach to cocrystallisation could lead to exciting multi-drug combinations
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ResearchUltrafast experiments capture speed-of-light excitation delay as photon travels across H2
Photon excites one end of the molecule first, and then the other end 247 zeptoseconds later
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OpinionChemical detective work shows its power in latest Novichok saga
Analytical chemistry’s forensic feats are astounding but so commonplace now that we’ve become blasé to them
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ResearchNew carbon allotrope predicted to hit bandgap sweet spot
Mixed hybridisations of carbon could see Me-graphene have a Poisson’s ratio close to zero