All Matter articles – Page 9
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ResearchOptical microscopy with Ångström resolution could revolutionise how we see life
Technique can distinguish between details that are just a few atoms apart
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ResearchIncrease in aromaticity drives metallaaromatic ring contraction
Acid-promoted ring contraction reaction reshapes an osmaindenol into an osmapentalene
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ResearchMolecular twist enhances stability of biphenyls
Study suggests that decaphenylbiphenyl is not a high-energy molecule, despite being crowded and seemingly strained
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NewsNew results vindicate suspect 63-year-old claim on synthesis of first catenane
Researchers hoping to debunk Edel Wasserman’s doubted claims of the first interlinked rings end up supporting them
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ResearchLadder-like polymer that could halt electrical overheating divides opinion
Questions raised over reported structure and whether the polymer can even perform as researchers hope
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ResearchN-heterocyclic carbene ligands bulk up to better stabilise metal catalysts
New family of molecules has highest steric volume reported to date for N-aliphatic NHC ligands
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FeatureThe Sun rises on perovskites
With the first solar cells scheduled for commercial sale this year, Tim Wogan looks at the long, hard road to producing stable perovskite photovoltaics
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ResearchNew neural networks calculate catalysts’ adsorption energy ‘with lightning-fast speed’
AI has been used to overcome the problems of modelling massive molecules on metal surfaces, which could accelerate the design of efficient catalysts
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OpinionBoosting cubane synthesis with photosensitizers
Leaping to a greener approach for cubane synthesis
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ResearchLess is more for copper catalyst when it comes to synthesising acetate from CO
Electrochemical process that targets specific intermediate produces valuable chemical feedstock more efficiently
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ResearchSingle crystal solar material outperforms commercial x-ray detectors
Bismuth compound could reduce patients’ radiation exposure from repeat x-rays
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ResearchStudy untangles friction and surface chemistry in chemically damaged hair
Researchers develop system that can be used to screen the tribological performance of hair care formulations
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FeatureA new generation of materials inspired by teeth
Ian Le Guillou finds that some of nature’s toughest structures are helping scientists to develop new fibres that could revolutionise fabrics
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ResearchWaste gases from steelmaking repurposed to prepare pharmaceuticals
Amide-based drug molecules, including paracetamol and vorinostat, made using carbon-rich emissions
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ResearchBenzene’s forgotten isomer takes centre stage in organic synthesis
1,2,3-cyclohexatriene proves to be an unexpected hit as a reagent in a wide range of reactions
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BusinessMaking oil and water mix by encapsulation
Italian start-up Sphera Encapsulation can protect lipophilic food ingredients in aqueous environments
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ResearchPulsed pyrolysis offers better way to breakdown plastics into their building blocks
US team hopes that catalyst-free system could be greener and more efficient than than other depolymerisation attempts
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ResearchNanoparticles poison single-atom cross coupling catalyst
In a classic heterogeneous palladium catalyst, less than 1% of metal does 99% of catalytic work
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FeatureThe lithium rush
Move over, gold; lithium is now the metal in global demand. Kit Chapman untangles the global politics around the sought-after resource