All Chemistry World articles in January 2021
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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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ResearchInorganic ‘sponge’ made from seafood waste
New form of calcite can absorb water as well as contaminants like oil and dyes
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NewsScientists urge caution on use of lateral flow tests to screen for Covid-19
Preliminary review reveals devices perform poorly at identifying people infected with Sars-CoV-2
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ResearchTrinuclear complex is a rare example of bottled double aromaticity
First report of a system containing a ruthenium atom that takes part in two different types of aromaticity simultaneously
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ResearchNew ordering of elements could help find materials with promising properties
Universal sequence of elements index uses atomic radii and electronegativity to make predictions about simple compounds
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ResearchNew titration reagent helps identify the best amylase for the job
Fluorogenic compound plugs gap in industrial enzyme screening toolbox
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BusinessRegulatory panel unconvinced by Alzheimer’s antibody evidence
US FDA advisors vote against approving Biogen’s aducanumab on the basis of incomplete data analysis
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ResearchAdditive mixture speeds up process for making combustible ice
Scientists address speed and stability issues surrounding hydrate formation
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NewsResearchers condemn UK funder’s decision to curb PhD extensions
UK Research and Innovation has ‘failed’ postgraduate students struggling during the pandemic, claims open letter signed by more than 1000 researchers
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NewsEuropeans want nanomaterial products to be labelled, survey shows
While awareness of nanomaterials in everyday products remains low, 87% of people want them noted, surveys in five European countries shows
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NewsUK government faces lawsuit over procurement of Covid immunity test
The health department reportedly knew that the antibody test did not perform as well as claimed when it bought them
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ResearchTheoretical study predicts iron–carbon quadruple bond
Bond could begin a new trend in main group multiple bonding
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NewsUniversity of Brighton withdraws core chemistry courses bucking nationwide trend
While the number of universities offering chemistry degrees has risen in recent years, Brighton is winding its up due to falling student numbers
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ResearchMoths draped in stealth acoustic cloak evade bat sonar
Two species have wing scales covered in a complex metamaterial
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ResearchAluminium shows unprecedented selectivity for breaking toughest bond
An aluminium complex reacts with tricyclic hydrocarbon’s most stable ring while ignoring easier-to-break carbon–carbon bonds
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NewsResearchers welcome government’s £15bn commitment to ‘turn the UK into scientific superpower’
Spending review promise puts country on track to invest 2.4% of GDP in research and development by 2027
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NewsNature journals set to offer all authors open access route in 2021 – for a price
Publisher comes in for criticism from scientists for €9500 price tag to publish a paper
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ResearchExperimental proof of liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water
Diffraction measurements taken whilst laser heating pressurised water from an exotic frozen state
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ResearchKatritzky reaction rate turbocharged by glassware
Amine transfer reaction can be sped up as much as 33 times by the presence of glass
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ResearchSnail slime central to sustainable strategy for making wound-healing gold nanoparticles
Nanoparticles made using mucus could be developed into acne treatments