Analytical chemistry – Page 28
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CareersThe analytical referee
Julian Braybrook on taking up his role as the UK’s government chemist
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ResearchAlgorithm decides on chemical compromises when optimising self-driving experiments
Greek mythology inspires machine-learning approach
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ResearchTwisting molecule probes cell membrane tension
Changing fluorescence visualises strain in live cells, and reveals unusual behaviour
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ResearchNeuNMR set to enhance understanding of heterogeneous catalysis
Integrated neutron-scattering and NMR method proves much more powerful than the sum of its parts
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ResearchLights – camera – catalysis!
Like thousands of chemists worldwide, Bert Weckhuysen is a keen photographer. More unusually, however, he has found a way to bring his hobby and his research together
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ResearchFatty acid residues reveal impact of climate change on ancient farming community
Lipid biomarkers help track an extended period of drought that brought societal changes to a Neolithic settlement
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ResearchObserving orbitals solves hydrogen transfer puzzle
Visualising atoms’ wave function lets chemists tell true from indirect hydrogen atom transfer
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WebinarRapid volatile impurity analysis in pharmaceutical products using SIFT-MS
Syft Technologies and Anatune Limited present SIFT-MS, a new tool designed to provide instant analysis for challenging applications in the pharmaceutical industry
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ResearchChemical analysis adds to evidence for early microfossils
Well-preserved samples enable examination of intact microstructures rather than powdered material
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ResearchFast freezing reveals new insights into lithium battery degradation
Cryo-STEM shows a second type of dendrites growing on lithium electrodes
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NewsSmoking out the chemistry of wildfires
US launches $10 million project to better understand how fires start and spread
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ResearchProbability count reveals single atoms under electron microscope
Statistical model removes human bias in finding individual atoms in fuzzy images
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OpinionA lunchtime killer?
The deaths of 21 people are suspected to have been caused by workplace poisoning
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ResearchAI tool could save on animal tests
Algorithm could also help unravel poisoning or environmental contamination cases
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ReviewAll that remains: a life in death
Forensic anthropologist Sue black shares her fascination with anatomy and determination to help the loved ones of those that die
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CareersA night at the beamline
Eminem, Game of thrones and the ever-present threat of diamonds crushing
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Research2D materials captured at highest ever resolution
Single-atom defects visualised in a molybdenum disulfide monolayer in unprecedented detail using electron microscopy
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NewsNovichok poisoning breakthrough as original container found
Decontamination efforts continue as source of nerve agent found in victim’s house
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ResearchMost complex reaction ever triggered by atomic manipulation makes molecular wire
Construction helps shed new light on mechanism of century-old reaction