All Matter articles – Page 98
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ResearchHeptacene isolated after 75 years
Compound made of seven fused benzene rings could find applications in solar cells or light emitting diodes
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ResearchSpin measurements evade Heisenberg uncertainty principle
New technique allows atomic spin properties to be measured simultaneously with greater accuracy
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FeatureMOFs find a use
Nina Notman takes stock of the first products containing metal–organic frameworks to hit the shelves
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ResearchTamed radicals expand chemical space
A method to functionalise complex molecules with catalytic radicals could expand chemical libraries of the drug and agrochemical industry
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ResearchQuantum dot first for carbon–carbon bond photocatalysis
Cheap nanosized semiconductors rival expensive precious metal catalysts in photoredox reactions
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ResearchTuning in to AFM
In the first of a new series with an eye on the future we look at how manipulation at the level of atoms will transform chemistry
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ResearchSuper-hard transparent ceramic looks good
Clear silicon nitride could be a cheaper alternative to diamond for ultra-tough windows
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ResearchNanomachines with reverse gear control gel movement
Light-controlled nanomachines embedded in a polymer can control its shrinking and expanding
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FeatureSmartphone recycling
Although smartphones contain a host of valuable metals, getting at them is the tricky bit. Emma Davies reports
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ResearchPlutonium gets another oxidation state added to its arsenal
New +2 oxidation state fills hole in transuranium element chemistry
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ResearchElusive analogue of phenyl anion isolated
Isolated germabenzenyl anion has aromatic character
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ResearchChiral molecules could recognise each other’s spin
Charge polarisation could provide an answer to how nature can distinguish mirror image molecules
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ResearchControversial metallic hydrogen claim under new scrutiny
Three high pressure groups pile on criticism as original ‘metallic hydrogen’ sample lost during catastrophic equipment failure
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ResearchZeolite catalysts tailored to specific chemical reactions
Molecules that mimic shapes of transition states of important industrial reactions help to build better catalysts
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ResearchBizarre new state of matter made: crystal that repeats in time and space
Two research teams create exotic state of matter many scientists thought could never exist
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ResearchCatalytic glassware makes metal recycling easy
Flasks with built-in nanoparticles allows chemists to easily reuse valuable catalysts