All copper articles
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NewsToxic wastewater from Chinese-owned copper mine threatens Zambian communities and environment
Pollution threatens rivers and local agriculture
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BusinessOpposition to lithium mines hampers green technology supply chain
Europe and US seek to escape Chinese dominance in critical minerals
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ResearchA sneak peek at the atomic secrets of copper-catalysed electroreduction of carbon dioxide
Probing reaction in real-time offers ways to improve conversion of greenhouse gas into fuels and feedstocks
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ResearchLess is more for copper catalyst when it comes to synthesising acetate from CO
Electrochemical process that targets specific intermediate produces valuable chemical feedstock more efficiently
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ResearchFirst examples of odd-electron σ bonds for aluminium and gallium
Two new complexes with unusual two-centre/one-electron σ bonds are added to the group 13 family
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ResearchNanoparticle can starve aggressive breast cancer cells of vital copper
A new engineered particle depletes copper from mitochondria, killing breast cancer cells in mice
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ResearchLaser carved copper catalysts unveil secrets of turning CO2 into fuels
Selectivity maps help identify optimal conditions to produce chemicals of choice
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ResearchMachine learning concocts carbon dioxide conversion catalyst
Computation guides experiments towards a de-alloyed copper–aluminium catalyst
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ResearchAlzheimer’s therapy has click chemistry use, then remove, brain copper build-ups
In situ drug synthesis catalysed by endogenous copper
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ResearchBronze age tin from Israeli shipwrecks was mined in Britain
Isotope analysis matches metal to mines in Devon and Cornwall suggesting ancient trade route existed
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ResearchSolo palladium in catalytic copper alloy reduces nitric oxide from vehicle exhausts
First system to work at low temperatures that doesn’t generate nitrous oxide
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ResearchCatalyst metal recovery adds greener notes to whisky production
Bacteria harnessed to make magnetite nanoparticles that can trap copper for click reactions
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ResearchSqueezable copper–nitrogen compound made under extreme pressure and heat
Scientists create copper diazenide in first direct reaction between nitrogen and copper
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ResearchDesigner copper complexes offer route to cheaper organic LEDs
New material cuts out precious metals
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ResearchCopper catalyst splits water at neutral pH
Metal porphyrin complex takes significant step towards cheap water oxidation catalysts
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BusinessAntifouling coatings cling to copper
Copper coatings keep ships clear from unwanted sea life but environmental concerns mean some are keen to move away from the metal. Can it be replaced?
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ResearchCatalytically, is copper the new gold?
Approach for depositing copper on silica support influences how easily it oxidises, and in turn the reactions it catalyses
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ResearchStacked copper clusters create semiconducting supramolecule
Mixed valencies and overlapping π-electron clouds help electrons move from molecule to molecule
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ResearchCuboctahedral copper cluster promotes main group coordination to new high
First examples of compounds in which a sulfide, chloride or bromide ion holds so large a coordination number