All Matter articles – Page 16
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         Article ArticleSustainability applies to all polymers, not just plasticsHow the RSC’s task force on polymers in liquid formulations is making progress 
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         Research ResearchExclusive polymers made using mechanochemistryBall-milling method avoids solubility issues with ring-opening metathesis polymerisations 
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         Research ResearchMineralisation makes chemical recycling of fluoropolymers a possibilityBy using molten sodium hydroxide, researchers show they can produce fluorite from fluoropolymers in a two-step process 
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         Research ResearchBenzene’s bond lengths correctedSophisticated spectroscopic method shows that previously reported values were out by several milliangstroms 
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         Research ResearchSurface reactions can be controlled by bulk stoichiometryComputational models demonstrate how the elastic properties of a solid can influence surface chemistry 
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         Research ResearchCobalt nanoparticles behind alternative to lead-based Lindlar catalystDietary supplements market could benefit from catalyst that performs the semi-hydrogenation of a range of vitamin precursors 
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         Research ResearchExplaining the mysterious purple gold at Spain's AlhambraChemical corrosion converts gold leaf into purple nanospheres 
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         Research ResearchQuantum dot matrix printer creates 3D structuresNanocrystals used as 3D printer ink, without the need for an organic matrix 
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         Research ResearchArtificial active transport offers new way to prepare complex oligorotaxanesNovel class of molecular pump is driven by transamidation 
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         Research ResearchTechnique can characterise actinides with just a microgram of a heavy elementUse of polyoxometalates offers chance to conduct in-depth research on heavy actinides chemistry 
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         Research ResearchFirst synthesis of aza-triangulene in solutionChemists synthesised and isolated unstable species and its cation in crystalline form 
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         Research ResearchUntangling the spin-favouritism of chiral moleculesTheory shows why DNA can be picky over electron spin 
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         Article ArticleA paradigm shift in the development of environmentally sustainable consumer packaged goodsSimulation technologies can shortcut the design process for new materials 
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         Research ResearchSuperheavy element flerovium is likely to be a liquid at room temperatureElement 114 predicted to be a volatile semiconductor with a melting point around 10°C 
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         Research ResearchCrystal structure determination for sub-milligram sample sizesGrowing large enough single crystals becomes less of an issue thanks to a method that combines standard instruments and standard software 
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         Research ResearchDouble heptagon-containing fullerenes produced by low pressure combustionStudy finds identical nonclassical fullerene cores can created by separate processes 
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         Research Research‘Periodic table’ of hydrocarbons maps ‘magic’ molecules with exceptional stabilityComputational chemists calculate the stability of hydrocarbons and design a map with potential predictive power 
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         Research ResearchMultitasking boron catalyses first aldol reaction from estersUsing esters instead of aldehydes offers chemists a completely new retrosynthetic disconnection 
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         Research ResearchActive liquid climbs wallsA two-phase liquid containing molecular motors could create a new class of soft matter 
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         Research ResearchDiamond capsules allow ambient analysis of high-pressure samplesCrystalline forms of argon and neon can now be analysed using techniques that would previously have been impossible