Analytical chemistry – Page 38
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FeatureThe rising tide of 'legal highs'
Andy Extance investigates the chemistry that has helped recreational drugs evade the law, and its consequences
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ResearchPutting a new spin on things
In the next part of our future of chemistry series we look at how diamond defects could transform everything from NMR to fighting cancer
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OpinionThat’s stereochemistry
Recognising the tetrahedral nature of carbon changed science as well as explaining it
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ResearchSmog eating paint does more harm than good
Photocatalytic paints for reducing air pollution may actually do the opposite
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ResearchHydrogen bonded system faces strength test
New tool can measure noncovalent interaction under non-equilibrium, near-physiological conditions
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ResearchAn absolute acidity scale for solvents
Comprehensive solvent acidity scale could help make acid-catalysed reactions more reliable and reproducible
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ResearchGolden touch to detect ultra-small quantities of DNA
New method uses gold nanoprobes to overcome the problems of PCR detecting small nucleic acids
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ResearchCrystalline copper compound gets knotted
Crystals as flexible as nylon could open door to new uses in wearable electronics
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ResearchCoffee-ring patterns offer clues to tap water quality
Unique pattern of an evaporating droplet can be used as a fingerprint for water samples
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OpinionA 3D periodic table?
Molecular frameworks could offer whole new perspectives on our chemical world
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ResearchMicrowaving black phosphorus reveals novel properties
Electromagnetic studies offer new potential uses for this elusive allotrope
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ResearchFluorescent test strip detects deadly phosgene gas
Portable test checks for industrial gas leaks and chemical attacks
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ResearchA light in shining armour
Spectroscopic technique illuminates blueing process in a 16th century gauntlet
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OpinionThe great art forgery blunder
Indian yellow is a pigment often used to spot fake art. But what if the reference standard was wrong?
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NewsMillions of 'bad eggs' recalled in contamination scandal
Investigations into how chicken eggs across Europe came to contain fipronil are still ongoing
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ResearchMolecular movie exposes perovskite solar cell’s inner workings
Electron camera may help uncover why perovskites are efficient light-harvesters
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ResearchSmall data unpicks complex interactions
Machine learning models complex physical systems with sparse datasets
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NewsGame over for the original kilogram
The big K has performed admirably for over a century but all the data is in to redefine the kilogram using natural constants
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ResearchElemental imaging could authenticate Ming brushstrokes
New insight into royal painting techniques