Atoms and bonds – Page 4
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ResearchOxygen-28 is the heaviest oxygen isotope ever seen
Nuclei expected to be ‘doubly magic’ but experimental observations cast doubt on this
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ResearchMoiré materials stretch their scope
More boundaries crumble following the latest flutter of results
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ResearchNew understanding of why supercooled water droplets sometimes explode when they freeze
Imaging experiments with thousands of observations help scientists detail complex freezing process
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ResearchChatGPT predicts synthesis conditions for MOFs
Accessible AI tool can assess multitude of protocols for making new porous materials
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ResearchA giant leap for ‘quantum superchemistry’
Ultracold atoms can undergo chemical reactions all at once
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ResearchVacuum-field catalysis could change chemistry – but reproducibility concerns linger
Excitement about light–matter coupling results, tempered by lack of agreed-upon mechanism and difficulties reproducing results
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ResearchMetal–organic framework encourages iron centre in ferrocene to oxidise
On binding oxygen, ferrocene bends and stretches, and alters its electronic structure
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ResearchCyclic sandwich compounds synthesised for the first time
‘Cyclocenes’ are a new class of organometallic compound
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Research86-year old Hammett equation gets a machine learning update
Algorithm opens the door to improved understanding of aromatic substituent effects
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ResearchModel solves mystery of unique chemical garden growth
Beautiful inorganic crystal formations modelled in step that could inform understanding of self-healing materials or even the origins of life
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ResearchFirst x-ray structure of radium compound gives glimpse of element’s coordination chemistry
Oak Ridge National Laboratory team determines the single crystal structure of a radium complex
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ResearchFluorinated ligands stabilise perovskite solar cells
Findings offer new insight into how coatings interact with perovskites
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ResearchCrystal structure prediction tool a ‘significant and thought-provoking advance’
Algorithm needs just the chemical formula to find the ground state of a crystalline compound
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ResearchVan der Waals crust behind simple parameter that can describe chemical bonds
Penetration index provides a fresh perspective on two-atom interactions
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ResearchNanocapsule seamed by calcium ions boasts huge internal volume
Giant metal–organic capsule assembles from C-ethylpyrogallol[4]arene and calcium ions
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ResearchIce crystallisation initiated by ultrafast laser pulses caught on camera
Technique will aid understanding of early stages of water freezing
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ResearchAI can suggest Covid-19 antivirals from protein sequence alone
IBM model can also find molecules that bind at different sites on target proteins
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ResearchMOFs + rotaxanes = MOFaxanes
Threading polymer chains through MOF microcrystals leads to a new class of interlocked system
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ResearchHalf-century quest to create stable beryllium–beryllium bond ends in success
Organoberyllium sandwich compound should provide answers to questions first posed a century ago
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ResearchHand-built caesium-based ‘artificial atoms’ used to create ‘synthetic’ benzene
Manufactured atoms offer chemists chance to play ‘mind games’ with matter and change bond order of molecules