All Matter articles – Page 38
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ResearchTunable graphene oxide–polymer membrane mimics biological membranes
Composite material’s permeability and selectivity varies with pH
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ResearchRedox-less electron transfer in ‘weird’ material could allow powerful batteries
Models predict yttrium difluorocarbene could hold twice the charge of lithium-ion cells
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ResearchLessons from an unlikely cadmium carbonyl compound
Complete structural reassignment sees cadmium, carbon and chlorine replaced with rhenium, nitrogen and sulfur
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ResearchRippling polymer sheets flex like muscles
Two-dimensional Belousov–Zhabotinsky gels mimic the way organisms move
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ResearchPorphyrin assembly is ‘largest pure organic synthetic cage’ ever made
Hollow structures could find use in light harvesting or cargo-trafficking systems
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ResearchTraditional olefin hydroboration yields surprising trans-isomers
A very common organic reaction under ordinary conditions has produced significant amounts of unexpected trans-products for the first time
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ResearchSilanols explain the lethal toxicity of silica dust
After decades of ambiguity, scientists have finally discovered what makes silica toxic
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ResearchPlanar fivefold bonding with silicon and germanium at the centre
Electronegative elements key to stabilising exotic structures, simulations show
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NewsUK reaches the gigahertz NMR level – behind other nations
New instruments push the limits of this vital analytical technique – but other countries are already reaching even higher fields and frequencies
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ResearchPlastic waste upcycled to high-value chemicals in one-pot process
Polyethylene chains are broken down and aromatised to produce valuable alkylaromatic products
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ResearchSalt bridge strategy expands access to pharmaceutical cocrystals
New approach to cocrystallisation could lead to exciting multi-drug combinations
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BusinessStretching liquid crystals to the limit with LC AuxeTec
The unintuitive properties of LC AuxeTec’s materials mean they thicken when stretched, and could be exploited in body armour and skyscraper windows
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ResearchUltrafast experiments capture speed-of-light excitation delay as photon travels across H2
Photon excites one end of the molecule first, and then the other end 247 zeptoseconds later
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ResearchHammett equation parameters optimised for improved predictive power
Update overcomes limitations and eliminates human biases intrinsic to the original formulation
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ResearchDiels–Alder study casts doubt on innate endo-selectivity
New evidence questions the Alder endo rule of simple Diels–Alder reactions
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ResearchRoom temperature superconductivity finally claimed by mystery material
At high pressures carbon–hydrogen–sulfur compound becomes superconducting at 15˚C
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ResearchSuperbenzenes now do the twist too
Supertwistacene is the first configurationally stable chiral graphene nanoribbon
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ResearchIridium pincer complex promotes unprecedented ether decarbonylation
Scientists stumble upon unique transformation that involves breaking an extraordinary number of bonds
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ResearchUniversal chemistry software can turn words into chemicals
System could be the beginning of a brave new world of democratised chemistry
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OpinionThe Nobel prize that got binned
Ferrocene is a classic example of a discovery that was dismissed as a failed experiment