All articles by Katrina Krämer – Page 2
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OpinionMartin Chalfie: ‘I decided I wasn’t going to be a scientist’
The Nobel prizewinner on breaking a promise to himself and the test he had to pass to receive his medal
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ResearchChemical Turing machine reads molecular tape
Crown ether ratchet reads out molecular strand’s chirality
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NewsBangor University will demolish closed-down chemistry tower
Chemistry building will be removed three years after the Welsh university decided to close the 135-year-old department to save money
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FeatureHow click conquered chemistry
Katrina Krämer tells the story of how click and bioorthogonal chemistry came to win the 2022 Nobel prize
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NewsNobel prize rewards click chemistry and bioorthogonal reactions
Barry Sharpless, Morten Meldal and Carolyn Bertozzi have been awarded the 2022 chemistry Nobel prize
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OpinionDavid MacMillan: ‘The medal is the real celebrity’
The Nobel prize-winner on the joys of handing out his medal to everyone, chatting with William Shatner and Alex Ferguson, and the pain of being a Scottish football fan
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NewsQuantum technology pioneers win physics Nobel
Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger are honoured for establishing quantum information science
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FeatureVisualising the Nobel nomination archive
Who nominated whom for the biggest prize in chemistry
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NewsHeating homes with hydrogen is neither cheap nor environmentally friendly
Review of 32 studies shows that heat pumps, solar energy or district heating are all better for low-carbon heating
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NewsAI picks out fake science
Textual analysis tool flags manuscripts that may have come from paper mills
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BusinessAn evolution in pharma outsourcing
Contract services firms are becoming increasingly sophisticated and embedded in the ecosystem of drug development
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NewsFlexible electronics and quorum sensing among predictions for chemistry Nobel prize
Bioorthogonal chemistry and nucleic acid sequencing favoured by chemists while citation analysis forecast includes chemical engineering, molecular biology and inorganic photochemistry
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FeatureThe plant trade’s scientific secrets
Growers are using advanced techniques to mass-produce the next trendy houseplant. But Katrina Krämer finds that collectors’ demand for new varieties has also opened the door to deception and fraud
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ResearchSuperheavy element flerovium is likely to be a liquid at room temperature
Element 114 predicted to be a volatile semiconductor with a melting point around 10°C
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ResearchFox urine compound as good as catnip for some felines
Dihydroactinidiolide is the first example of a compound excreted by a mammal that can elicit a catnip response
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ResearchActive liquid climbs walls
A two-phase liquid containing molecular motors could create a new class of soft matter
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NewsUK nuclear power plant at Sizewell site gets go-ahead after two years
Part of the net zero strategy, Sizewell C will generate 7% of the country’s electricity – but the decision has been met with criticism
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ResearchTiny orbitals paint intuitive picture of large molecules’ reactivity
Frontier molecular orbitalets pinpoint location and energy of reactive bonds in large compounds
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ResearchThe odour of amity: how you smell can predict friendships
Strangers who smell alike tend to form an instant connection with each other on first meeting
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NewsCurie family holiday home to become a place for ‘women’s Nobel’ prizes
Polish billionaire bought French mansion once owned by Marie Skłodowska–Curie and Pierre Curie, and has plans to convert it into a space for women