All articles by Katrina Krämer – Page 24
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Research
First doubly holey MOF holds catalysis promise
Macroporous particles made out of microporous material could catalyse reactions between bulky molecules
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Research
Organic coat might explain interstellar object’s missing tail
Blanket of icy compounds could have protected ‘Oumuamua from the sun’s heat
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MOF squeezes catalyst into shape for switching reactivity
Porous material switches on nucleophilic organocatalyst’s hidden electrophilic site
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Podcast
TEMPO – (2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl
Katrina Krämer speaks to organic chemist Daniel Allwood about a multi-talented molecule that proves that not all radicals live up to their name
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News
Most scientific editors still come from US or UK
Lack of international representation on scientific journals’ editorial boards has persisted since 1985
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Research
Solvation caught in the act
Water molecules observed arranging themselves into solvation shell around azo dye
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Research
AI translates chemistry to predict reaction outcomes
Machine learning tool predicts products of organic reactions by treating chemistry like language
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Research
Longest molecular chain paves way to interlocked polymers
Polymers made of mechanically interlocked molecules could make for strong but flexible materials
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Research
Calcium breaks ‘like repels like’ rule in benzene alkylation
Serendipitous discovery sees main-group metal topple textbook paradigm
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Review
And then you’re dead: what really happens if you get swallowed by a whale, are shot from a cannon, or go barreling over Niagara
Katrina Krämer reviews a collection of unusual, impossible and amusing death scenarios
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News
Societies launch science primers for UK judges
Short documents will help judges make sense of scientific evidence
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Research
Hazy hydrocarbons explain why Pluto is even colder than expected
Dwarf planet might have unique atmosphere whose temperature is regulated by tiny particles
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Research
Tagging drugs with heavy hydrogen made as easy as flicking a light switch
Photoredox reaction simplifies metabolism studies by swapping hydrogen for deuterium or tritium
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News
Conventions governing polymers' names revised
Polymer nomenclature based on structure of repeating unit aims to iron out inconsistencies
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Research
Looking to the past offers an explanation for Mpemba effect
Theoretical study points towards hidden property as possible reason for controversial Mpemba effect
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Research
Torn crystal reveals interlayer van der Waals forces
Sticking force between layers of atomically thin material measured for the first time
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Research
How do liquid metal snowflakes grow?
Electrochemical oxidation shapes liquid gallium–indium metal into fractal shapes
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Business
Investor kills planned Huntsman–Clariant merger
Merger of equals abandoned after major Clariant investor said the deal would destroy stakeholder value