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ResearchStitched spectra distinguish over 240k elemental compositions in petroleum sample
Peak performance for mass spectrometry
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ResearchUranium isotopes in ancient grains indicate early Earth was less hellish than textbook descriptions
Mass spectrometry technique that works on tiny samples refines understanding of Earth’s first geologic eon
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ResearchSubaquatic spiders inspire CO2 reduction catalyst
Structures that mimic the diving bell spider’s air-trapping hairs boost the catalytic activity of copper electrodes
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ResearchExplosive 25% more powerful than TNT found in first study of energetic isomers
Stereo- and regiochemistry affect compounds’ explosive potential
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ResearchNew form of pure carbon made by manipulating atoms
Elusive 18-carbon ring pinned down on surface
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ResearchGravity-defying droplets race upside down on super slippery surface
Charged superamphiphobic surface propels water, blood and other liquids up vertical slopes and even upside down
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OpinionHas x-ray had its day?
Will the giant of structure determination be toppled by blasts from electron beams?
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ResearchSelf-threading monomer provides protection for carbon nanotubes
Strategy assembles three-component nanostructure with nanoscale precision
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ResearchSelective graphene membranes could invigorate carbon capture technology
Concept shows promise as a way to sidestep the energy penalties of numerous industrial separations
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ResearchAre synthetic chemists out of a job as AI meets automation?
Platform can weigh up a synthetic route, plan it and then carry out it