All Chemistry World articles in July 2026
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NewsExplosive growth in metal–organic framework research is concentrated in China
China contributes about 59% of global MOF publications, with the US in second place and the UK towards the bottom, analysis finds
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NewsExpect the unexpected: why the chemistry community should pay more attention to ‘inert’ materials
A Japanese team’s discovery that stainless steel ball mills can activate nickel catalysts adds to a growing list of examples where supposedly inert lab equipment plays an unexpected role in chemical reactions
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NewsChina dominates the discovery of new chemicals and reactions
The country’s contribution to known chemical space has grown exponentially in recent decades, driven by strong domestic R&D investment
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ResearchReliance on sacrificial agents misaligned with green hydrogen goals, scientists say
Call to rethink how photocatalytic hydrogen production is assessed and reported
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NewsUK government unveils five-year plan to boost country’s nuclear fusion industry
Officials hope this will help the UK maintain its leading position in the field
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ResearchIn-situ electron microscopy probes how atoms adsorb on surfaces at solid–liquid interfaces
Technique could offer new insight into materials like catalysts, batteries and fuel cells
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NewsThree chemistry Nobel laureates shared their failures – and how they overcame them
Laureates talk about how they faced frustration and self-doubt over whether they were cut out for chemistry before they finally triumphed
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Research‘Human-in-the-loop’ approach could cut costs of robotic labs by 90%
Reducing costs may democratise field by making self-driving labs more accessible
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ResearchElectrochemistry unleashes untapped potential of strained rings to build molecules
One pot technique achieved functionalisation at up to four sites
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ResearchIndustrial emissions of feedstock chemicals are hindering recovery of ozone layer
Emissions of certain ozone-depleting chemicals could delay the ozone layer’s recovery by six to 11 years
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NewsChina’s comprehensive new chemical safety law due to take effect
The new rule, coming into force in May, bolsters risk management and tightens requirements for chemical production, storage, use and transport
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ResearchUsing light to push stereochemistry uphill
While chemistry usually follows the downhill pull of thermodynamics, Alison Wendlandt is creating higher‑energy stereoisomers in the final stages of synthesis
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ResearchContra-thermodynamic stereochemical editing explained
How chemists are using light, enzymes and mechanical force to access higher‑energy stereoisomers without rebuilding a molecule from scratch
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NewsAcademic freedom slides globally, as it takes a nosedive in the US
The last decade has seen institutional autonomy curbed in 50 countries
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ResearchAnalysis of Roman shipwreck’s coatings tells story of its time on the seas
Ship was recoated several times as it sailed along Italy’s Adriatic coast
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ResearchCarbon-free ferrocene analogue synthesised
Osmium complex is the first carbon-free version of the classic sandwich compound
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ResearchCatalyst converts plastic waste into hydrogen and valuable chemical building blocks
Researchers reuse old car battery acid, simultaneously combining waste streams in move towards circular chemicals
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NewsTrump administration fires entire board of US’s National Science Foundation without warning
Move leaves the nation’s largest chemistry funder without a board or director
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ResearchThree-atom bismuth ring reveals new form of aromaticity
All-metal ring is the heaviest analogue of an aromatic three-membered ring
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NewsStringent regulations on dichloromethane are forcing US labs to rethink use of common solvent
As broad ban on DCM is finalised, US labs have either abandoned the chemical or readied themselves for exposure monitoring in November