All articles by Katrina Krämer – Page 11
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ArticlePredatory journals’ reviewers mostly junior researchers from developing countries
The few scientists conducting peer review for predatory publishers are often of young academic age and come from lower-income regions
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NewsCoronavirus fears see ACS Philadelphia cancelled with other big science conferences hit
International scientific gatherings are being postponed or cancelled in attempt to stop Covid-19’s spread
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ResearchIron rain every evening on ultra-hot giant exoplanet
Spectral data shows iron condensing on planet’s nightside
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ResearchCheating bacterium becomes antibiotic-tolerant at expense of other species
Coexistence triggers counterintuitive antibiotics response in bacteria, which could be used to tackle hardy species
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ResearchA whole new world for barium, including first ever non-ionic barium fluoride
Ligand tames barium, making precursor to first barium–tin and first molecular barium–fluorine bond
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ResearchMetallic trihydrogen oxide could explain ice giants’ strange magnetic fields
Compound stable under extreme conditions might be source of Uranus’ and Neptune’s enigmatic magnetosphere
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ResearchFirst three-component artificial immune system made of DNA-studded gold nanomachines
DNA machines could interface with biological systems to make intelligent medicines
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ResearchProzac and methamphetamine likely responsible for toxins in tap water
Antidepressant and stimulant amine drugs are potential precursors for some of the most toxic compounds formed during water disinfection
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PodcastSay Why to Drugs by Suzi Gage – Book club
We discuss Suzi Gage’s comprehensive look at the science behind recreational drugs – from caffeine to ketamine
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OpinionNeil Garg: ‘My brain is always turning’
The synthetic chemist and communicator on parenting and putting on a show
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ResearchUranium and thorium make their debut in dual aromatic–antiaromatic molecule
First two metallabiphenylene compounds synthesised
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ResearchFirst colour-changing crystal glow could make for safer banknotes
New type of blue-to-orange luminescence discovered in organic material
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ResearchFour-leaf clover molecule with metal centre is first in a new family of aromatics
First molecule made of four fused aromatic rings around an osmium atom
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OpinionTheodora Greene’s protecting groups
Katrina Krämer uncovers the woman behind the book on every organic chemist’s shelf
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OpinionShankar Balasubramanian: ‘All chemists can cook, right?’
The sequencing pioneer on endurance, creativity and an unexpected question from Prince William
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ResearchA new way to measure pressure is born from efforts to redefine temperature
20 years after the idea was first dreamt up, scientists can now realise the SI unit Pascal by measuring helium’s electrical properties
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ResearchGiant, long-lived bacteria could make microbial farms more productive
Biochemical production could be boosted using Escherichia coli engineered to grow to 13 times their usual size
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ResearchNickel catalyst switches on double stereochemistry in reaction between racemic alkanes
First-of-its-kind reaction creates stereocentres by stitching together racemic nucleophiles and electrophiles
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PodcastYou Look Like a Thing and I Love You by Janelle Shane – Book club
We talk about Janelle Shane’s dive into the depths of AI weirdness