All Chemistry World articles in January 2026
From confirming structures to refining methods, complex natural products have long driven innovation in organic synthesis. But can it survive funding threats and AI algorithms? Plus news, research, features and opinion from across the chemical sciences.
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ResearchWhen it comes to correcting the scientific record, chemists prefer to have a quiet word
Those surveyed even report introducing ‘errors’ into their work to satisfy reviewers
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ResearchSuppressing side reactions brings efficiency boosts for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis
Two new strategies tackle Fischer–Tropsch’s problematic side reactions
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ResearchInfrared and NMR fusion boosts automated structure verification
Study highlights untapped potential of IR spectroscopy data
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NewsGeneticist James Watson who co-discovered the structure of DNA dies at 97
Famed for his work on DNA’s structure, but Watson courted controversy throughout his career
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BusinessPfizer wins bidding war for Metsera and its weight-loss drugs
US firm matched Novo Nordisk’s rival bid and had backing of competition regulator
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BusinessSouth African Lawsuit challenges Sasol’s ethylene monopoly
Plastics producer Safripol says high prices mean it can’t compete with imported materials
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ResearchAI-designed antibodies target antigens with atomic precision
Epitope-binding proteins designed from scratch by generative AI model
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NewsUK government unveils roadmap to speed the development of animal testing alternatives
Scientists warn that non-animal methods are unlikely to ever replace animal testing, particularly in discovery science
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Research2D polymer films approach exceptional impermeability of pristine graphene
Spin-coated polyaramids could protect food and solar cells from air
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NewsResearcher wins €50,000 in damages as European Anti-Fraud Office removes ‘unlawful’ press release
EU court rules that inaccurate allegations of grant misuse damaged the researcher’s reputation, career and health
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ResearchCryo-EM snapshots reveal insight into how opioids activate their receptor
Insights from structural images could help design new opioids and antidotes to them
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ResearchStable nitrogen chiral centres are possible – under the right conditions
Chiral nitrogen compounds might one day be used as reagents, catalysts or even as drugs
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ResearchParamagnetic NMR used to probe covalent character of halogen bonds
Assessing hyperfine shifts in paramagnetic NMR spectra provides new details on the covalent character of halogen bonded cocrystals
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News‘AI will have a very large impact on chemistry’: £100 million AI materials hub to be built in Liverpool
Aim-Hi project to speed use of AI in materials science and accelerate discovery science
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ResearchCharge-switching polymer could hold the key to needle-free insulin gel
Animal tests reveal zwitterionic polymer can transport insulin through skin and regulate blood glucose
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NewsUniversity of Leicester chemistry department could lose at least nine staff under merger proposals
Staff warn cuts would leave the department without the resources to teach Leicester’s growing student population
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ResearchNew evidence sheds light on mystery of ‘magic-angle’ graphene’s superconductivity
Best evidence yet points to unconventional superconductivity in twisted layer material
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NewsComputer scientist Kathleen Fisher to become next head of UK’s advanced research agency
New chief executive of Aria brings experience from previous roles at US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
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ResearchAll-boron benzene analogue stabilised by monometallic template
Planar B6 ring is aromatic in nature, comparable to benzene in sandwich complexes
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ResearchMechanoluminescence goes crystal-free
Bending, twisting and contact separation cause pure amorphous solids made from heteroleptic copper(I) complexes to emit light