Atoms and bonds – Page 2
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ResearchNew ‘supermolecule’ demonstrated for the first time at record-breaking ultracold temperature
Largest polyatomic molecule created and stabilised at just above absolute zero provides new insights into quantum chemistry
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ResearchKinky findings drive crystal growth paradigm shift claim
How molecules attach chemically at surfaces can be more important than how strongly solvents bind them in determining growth rate
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ResearchCollective bonding continues to divide opinion
New research supports counterintuitive explanation, but debate is far from settled
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ResearchPlutonium to carbon double bond a first
Findings offer insight into differences in chemical reactivity between actinides and lathanides
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ResearchUnusual bridging fluorine discovered in one-of-a-kind interhalogen ion
Similarity to MgAgAs crystal structure takes researchers by surprise
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ResearchSlow Arrhenius process identified in molecular glasses
Findings challenge common ideas on glassy dynamics
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ResearchGPT-3 trained and tuned to predict molecular properties
A better understanding of Smiles helps GPT-3 recognise chemically relevant patterns
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ResearchSteroid separation made easy with photoswitchable coordination cage
Light-activated coordination cage purifies progesterone
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ResearchMOF-based filter harvests energy from seawater evaporation
Prototype device generates sustained electric current as salt water evaporates
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ResearchHow a new carbon allotrope could change the definition of aromaticity
New experiments are uncovering the secrets of cyclocarbons– molecular forms of pure carbon that had eluded chemists for decades
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ResearchNew analysis raises doubts over autonomous lab’s materials ‘discoveries’
Experimental and computational issues flagged as researchers conclude that a fully automated lab failed to make new materials
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ResearchWatching molecular ions transform in real time
A new method that combines ultrafast electron diffraction with multiphoton ionisation has captured the dynamics of a cation in the gas phase for the first time
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ResearchFirst GPT-4-powered AI lab assistant independently directs key organic reactions
Large language model takes control after being prompted to do Suzuki and Sonogashira couplings
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ResearchComputer vision accelerates self-driving reaction workups from being automated to autonomous
Platform understands significance of solid residues, liquid levels, homogeneity, turbidity and colours
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ResearchAI flies solo to optimise an organic photovoltaic device
High-throughput workflow guided by artificial intelligence identifies parameters to maximise power conversion efficiency
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ResearchSuperheavy elements forged in giant stellar collisions
Nuclei with mass numbers above 260 are produced in r -process events
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ResearchMachine learning tool fed red wines’ chemical profiles can deduce where they’re from
Statistical tool matches wines to their estates with 100% accuracy
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ResearchMolecular movie captures DNA repair from start to finish
Study spans pico- to microsecond timescales to uncover enzymatic process
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ResearchRobotic chemistry lab joins forces with Google AI to predict then make new inorganic materials
Algorithm discovered more than 2 million inorganic structures
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ResearchFlip-flopping aromaticity breaks fluorescence rule
Azulene switches between anti-aromaticity and aromaticity in its excited states, offering an explanation for why it doesn’t follow Kasha’s rule