All Chemistry World articles in July 2026 – Page 2
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ResearchMethane zapped into plasma bubbles makes low-emission methanol
Process offers greener, electrified route to important feedstock chemical
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ResearchFirst total synthesis of macrocycle with four stereocentres at the heart of bacterial photosynthesis
Technically daunting synthesis of bacteriochlorophyll a finally reaches completion
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ResearchDopant boosts carbon nanotubes’ conductivity tenfold
Doped nanotubes could enable stronger, lighter electricity cables
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NewsUC Berkeley chemistry professor accused of sexual harassment
Almost 800 current and former students, graduate researchers and faculty are calling for change following claims by former grad student
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ResearchMOF magnet with virtually no external magnetic field ideal for advanced electronics
Researchers say that the material could be used in spintronic devices
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NewsArrest of Fauci’s former aide sparks political persecution concerns
Virologist David Morens, who was a long-term NIH adviser, faces up to 51 years in prison
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ResearchSilver bullet catalyst works magic transforming stable C–H bonds into amines
Method allows for late-stage, stereoselective aminations to drug-like molecules
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NewsThousands of tonnes of hazardous chemicals entered environment due to EU delays
Report claims stalled roadmap has slowed phase-out of flame retardants, bisphenols and other chemicals
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NewsFormer NSF leaders and its board urge Senate to restore agency’s governance
Thirteen former heads of National Science Foundation and its advisory body respond to Trump administration’s abrupt dismissal of the agency’s entire board
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ResearchVersatile skeletal editing strategies upgrade nitrogen compounds into drug building blocks
Two techniques could help speed up the discovery of drugs containing nitrogen heterocycles
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NewsPhysical chemist receives 15-year US federal research funding ban
Former tenured university professor found to have fabricated or falsified data in 12 research papers
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NewsPaint manufacturers still putting consumers at risk in Mexico with sale of toxic lead paints
Over half of paints sold in the country contain unsafe levels of lead pigments, with some reaching up to 29% lead
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NewsStripped down bacterium functions with one less amino acid than the rest of life on Earth
Deep learning models used to understand how isoleucine could be replaced in proteins without disrupting their structures
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ResearchTrace water in stored solvents behind seemingly spontaneous surface polymorphism
Water impurities undermine reproducibility in trimesic acid monolayer studies
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ResearchNeat and uniform five-metal nanoparticle synthesis surprises scientists
Multimetallic particles could aid hydrogen economy, breaking down ammonia four times faster than ruthenium catalyst
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NewsSupervisors can make or break wellbeing of early-career researchers, survey finds
76% said that their supervisor had a moderate to severe impact on their mental health
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ResearchClick chemistry toolbox expanded with 'forbidden' C–C bond forming reaction
Copper-catalysed addition produces functional links that should be compatible with biological systems
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NewsTrump administration job cuts have led to peer-reviewed publications falling dramatically at EPA
Scientific publications coming out of the US environmental agency fell 19% in the first year after Trump’s re-election and has kept sliding
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Research‘Flip-over’ nucleophilic substitution reaction challenges classic SN2 textbook mechanism
Team behind work say this is a reminder that even simple reactions are more complicated than they first seem
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ResearchAtomic manipulation enters the mesoscale as 40,000 atoms repositioned in single crystal
Electron beam method used to create ’a new form of engineered artificial matter’