All Matter articles – Page 23
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BusinessBattery boom time
The fast-evolving market for vehicle batteries is driving commoditisation and consolidation, but also innovation
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ResearchRobot chemist snaps 3D building blocks together like Lego to make complex molecules
Automated synthesiser uses a new class of boronates that are a thousand times more stable than those previously used
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ResearchNeptunium complex’s triple bond challenges actinide bonding assumptions
Elusive transuranic mono(oxo) complex isolated for the first time
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ResearchSwimming molecules come under intense scrutiny
Discoverers of enhanced diffusion in click cycloaddition reactions stand firm after other groups say they can’t reproduce the findings
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ResearchDouble-layer hollow spheres catalyse syngas conversion into clean fuels
New catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch process exhibits exceptional performance and selectivity
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ResearchAtom-swapping reaction sequence turns cyclic diarylmethanes into diarylethers
Strategy that stitches three different reactions together could be useful for making pharmaceutical intermediates
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ResearchArchaeometric study confirms ancient Greeks used gypsum in white Attic vases
Analysis of the Perseus crater from Agrigento identifies key constituents used in its decoration
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ResearchMetal switches on iodine’s σ-hole
Iodine’s halogen-bonding ability can be switched on and off by creating ruthenium sandwich
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ResearchCurie temperature high makes organic ferroelectric pair stand out
Homochiral organic ferroelectrics get set to upgrade smart and medical devices
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ResearchStudy casts doubt on water microdroplets’ ability to spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide
Atmospheric ozone appears to be hidden culprit behind scientific puzzle
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OpinionJim West’s marvellous microphone
Ainissa Ramirez highlights an African American scientist who created one of the most used technologies of our modern age, but whose name is barely known by the general public
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ResearchNew phenomenon ‘quantum friction’ explains water’s bizarre properties
Theory offers explanation why water behaves oddly when flowing through nanoscale carbon-based channels
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ResearchLeft-handed nanoparticles are far better vaccine adjuvants than their mirror images
Chiral gold nanoparticles shown for the first time to elicit differing immune responses in cells and live mice
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ResearchReal space alternative for magnetic spin-coupling models
Model for magnetic coupling moves past the orbital picture and overcomes its limitations
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ResearchDirect evidence emerges for the existence of two forms of liquid water
Low temperature experiments with sugary solution reveal transition from low- to high-density states at pressure
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ResearchRobotic production line gives 2D materials a twist to produce multilayer structures
Precise fabrication of heterostructures with up to 80 layers will allow exploration of these materials’ exotic properties
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FeatureBetter skiing through chemistry
While elite sports have been improved by materials science, for disabled athletes the developments can be life-changing. Aisha Al-Janabi reports
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ResearchComputational study predicts new high-pressure polymorph of Roy
Conformational energy-corrected DFT combined with crystal structure prediction leads to first crystal energy landscape for Roy that agrees with experimental evidence
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ResearchXFELs make small molecule crystallography without crystals possible
High-speed technique allows structures of difficult molecules to be determined
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FeatureA test of strength for artificial muscles
Scientists trying to copy natural muscles have several problems to overcome, Clare Sansom finds