All iupac articles
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OpinionLetters: February 2025
A reader argues for greater use of quantum chemistry in Iupac definitions
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NewsGadolinium, lutetium and zirconium all have new atomic weights
Iupac updates of elements’ standard atomic weights follows new evaluations of abundance
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NewsChemistry body to create multi-language chemistry dictionary to avoid confusion
Dictionary will cover terms such as ‘electrolyte’ and ‘non-metal’
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NewsChemistry’s authority on nomenclature Iupac seeks new home
After 27 years in the US the organisation is looking for new headquarters
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NewsChemistry union reveals its latest top 10 emerging technologies
Iupac’s highlighted advances include superwettability, targeted protein degradation therapies and semi-synthetic life
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OpinionAre we giving chemicals bad names?
Does it matter that we use a mixture of old and systematic names for chemicals?
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NewsTen chemistry innovations that Iupac says could change the world
How chemistry can tackle plastic recycling, climate change and Covid-19 among other challenges
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NewsIupac recognised for promoting peaceful uses of chemistry by chemical weapons body
Chemistry body shares Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons award with two leading experts for work to rid the world of chemical warfare
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ResearchBrown ring molecule defies the very definition of oxidation state
Classic nitrate test compound isolated for the first time challenges chemistry governing body’s ideas on oxidation state
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NewsIupac names 10 chemistry innovations that will change the world
Nanopesticides, MOFs and 3D bioprinting among potential breakthrough technologies for a sustainable future
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OpinionIYPT is good news for chemistry
Brimming with opportunity, IYPT is putting chemistry and chemists centre stage
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NewsRules for element discovery get superheavy revamp
Chemistry and physics federations also define what counts as a ‘beyond superheavy element’
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CareersHow I created an $80 million zeolite company
Javier García-Martínez shares how to mix science, entrepreneurship and art
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NewsNoble gas’s days of fixed atomic weight argon
Chemistry’s standardisation body introduces atomic weight interval for argon and updates weights of another 13 elements
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OpinionWhat’s in a number?
Redefining the mole is more than just bean-counting – it helps people reconnect with chemistry
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NewsTextbooks need an update after mole's definition changed
Although little will change in practice, Iupac’s new definition of a mole has gained support from (almost) all sides
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News2019 to be the international year of the periodic table
Celebrations throughout next year will aim to boost public awareness of chemistry
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NewsConventions governing polymers' names revised
Polymer nomenclature based on structure of repeating unit aims to iron out inconsistencies
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NewsIupac confirms names for four new elements
Elements that complete seventh row of periodic table will be named nihonium, moscovium, tennessine and oganesson