All articles by Katrina Krämer – Page 24
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ReviewTestosterone rex: unmaking the myths of our gendered minds
Katrina Krämer discovers the flawed science underpinning our attitudes to men and women
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ResearchMeteorites' mechanical energy might have created building blocks of life
Did a cosmic impact kick-start amino acid formation?
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Research1500 reactions per day go with the flow
Automated flow chemistry system puts high-speed spin on drug discovery
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NewsWanted: synthetic chemists (humans need not apply)
Automation could free chemists from tedious lab work – if they’re ready to think differently about research
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ResearchLow-pressure ammonia production could cut fertiliser energy cost
Lanthanum–cobalt catalyst that breaks nitrogen triple bond under mild conditions could revolutionise small-scale ammonia synthesis
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NewsTextbooks need an update after mole's definition changed
Although little will change in practice, Iupac’s new definition of a mole has gained support from (almost) all sides
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ResearchCall for chemists to stop ignoring quantum tunnelling
Deeper insights into reactions and how to build artificial enzymes could await those who come to terms with quantum phenomenon
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ResearchFirst doubly holey MOF holds catalysis promise
Macroporous particles made out of microporous material could catalyse reactions between bulky molecules
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ResearchOrganic 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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ResearchMOF squeezes catalyst into shape for switching reactivity
Porous material switches on nucleophilic organocatalyst’s hidden electrophilic site
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PodcastTEMPO – (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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NewsMost 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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ResearchSolvation caught in the act
Water molecules observed arranging themselves into solvation shell around azo dye
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ResearchAI translates chemistry to predict reaction outcomes
Machine learning tool predicts products of organic reactions by treating chemistry like language
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![Metallated poly[n]catenane](https://d2cbg94ubxgsnp.cloudfront.net/Pictures/100x67/3/7/6/134376_Wu-12-01-17-11.jpg)
ResearchLongest molecular chain paves way to interlocked polymers
Polymers made of mechanically interlocked molecules could make for strong but flexible materials
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ResearchCalcium breaks ‘like repels like’ rule in benzene alkylation
Serendipitous discovery sees main-group metal topple textbook paradigm
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ReviewAnd 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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NewsSocieties launch science primers for UK judges
Short documents will help judges make sense of scientific evidence
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