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ResearchRing of pure carbon takes on negative charge
Scientists use simulations to reveal the properties of the newest carbon allotrope
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Research
Simple way to construct molecules with perfluoroalkyl bridges
Troublesome side reaction becomes useful synthetic tool
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Research
Lithium-ion battery anodes recycled in next-generation energy storage devices
Researchers use in operando x-ray diffraction to probe intercalation mechanism
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American football helmets could be given protective boost by elastomer
Pads made from new material outperform state-of-the-art foams in multiple impact tests
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Odd 'entropic bonds' akin to chemical ones can form between nanoparticles
Simulations finds that ’bonding’ can occur in the absence of any electronic interaction
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Flexible glass paves the way for virtually unbreakable smartphone screens
Aluminium oxide films could find use in flexible electronics and durable batteries if manufacturing problems can be overcome
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Supramolecular mask simplifies fullerene modification
Porphyrin structure makes it easier to perform selective reactions on fullerene substrates
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High-resolution 3D printing shows promise for lab glassware
New technique that uses phase-separating resins could help in the 3D printing of reactionware
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Gel polymer electrolyte cuts risk of battery fires
Devices made with new electrolyte continue to operate under extreme conditions
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Hydrogen bonding directs designer monomers into high quality graphdiyne wires
Alkyne and oxazole groups allow each monomer to form four hydrogen bonds with its neighbours
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Chronic exposure to battery nanomaterial leads to resistant bacteria
Shewanella onedensis MR-1 adapts to media spiked with complex metal oxide nanoparticles
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The race is on to make the first room temperature superconductor
Chemists now appear to be within touching distance of a long sought-after goal as the synergy between theory and experiment delivers new materials
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Dye-coated particles could finally bring colour to e-readers
Dispersion polymerisation method creates particles that can switch between coloured and white states
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Secret of super-tough scales of giant Amazonian fish uncovered
Spiral-staircase structure prevents the scales being penetrated by piranhas
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Cryogenic properties could promote silkworm fibres into space exploration
Combination of intrinsic and extrinsic mechanisms allows silks to retain both toughness and ductility at extremely low temperatures
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Article
Lithium: Good enough for batteries
The powerful revolution in your pocket – starring Yoshio Nishi, John Goodenough, Akira Yoshino…and Thomas Edison
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Opinion
Stille cross-coupling
Palladium and tin combined to lay the foundations for a revolution in C–C bond-forming reactions
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Research
Template molecules round-up extra-large cyclodextrins from enzymatic synthesis
Scientists rethink how they use enzymes in chemical synthesis by exerting thermodynamic, rather than kinetic, control
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Another 43 new kinds of carbon could still be out there to find
Predictions could lead to forms of carbon that are even harder than diamond
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