All articles by David Bradley
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NewsExplainer: Why is mixing cleaning chemicals such a bad idea?
Accidents involving cleaning products have been on the rise this year, most likely due to the Covid-19 pandemic
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ResearchAntenna can power devices by harvesting ubiquitous wifi signals
Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics
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ResearchWorld record for longest carbon–carbon bond broken
Carborane bond surpasses previous longest bond after just nine months in the top spot
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ResearchCatalyst converts methane to methanol at room temperature
Iron-studded graphene offers noble metal free route to important chemical feedstock
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ResearchScaffold could fill a gap in stroke therapy and help damaged brains recover
Bioactive filler could promote recovery in damaged regions
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ResearchTwo atom reaction smallest chemistry experiment ever performed
Exquisite manipulation of a single sodium and caesium atom could herald start of an era of total control over chemistry
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ResearchThousands of 2D materials are just waiting to be discovered
Survey of 3D materials that can be exfoliated suggests there’s plenty of other analogues to graphene out there
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ResearchA light switch for chemical reactions
Different wavelengths of light can flip the route a reaction takes
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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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ResearchSynthetic ‘enzyme’ matches natural counterparts for catalytic power
Nanoparticle, nucleic acid and peptide trio mimics peroxidase enzymes
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ResearchCopper brings glow to triple-bonded boron
Unexpected reaction between boron–boron triple bond and transition metals revealed
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NewsVX nerve agent behind Kim Jong-nam’s murder
Malaysian authorities report chemical weapon used to kill North Korean leader’s half-brother
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ResearchInert helium reacted with sodium in chemistry first
Spartan field of helium chemistry given a lift with new sodium compound
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ResearchTheory finds window for astatine species’ existence
Researchers take investigation of iodine–astatine–bromine trihalogen anion into the lab
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NewsAlgae confirmed as culprit in Rio green pool saga
Accidental addition of hydrogen peroxide destroyed hypochlorite allowing algae to thrive
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ResearchTamed sodium in water comes out of the blue
Controlled conditions prevent alkali metal in water exploding letting researchers film and examine reaction with new eyes
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NewsGreen diving pool debacle at Rio Olympics
Chemistry underpinning rapid change in pool’s colour remains murky
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ResearchMolecules built from supersized atoms
Superatomic structures could find applications in catalysis, energy conversion and storage