All Chemistry World articles in May 2021
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ResearchCadmium cyanide surprises chemists by shrinking when irradiated with x-rays
Contraction expands potential applications for inorganic materials
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ResearchNeural network based on autocatalytic reaction performs image classification
Click reaction between small organic molecules used to execute a computing task
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ResearchTandem catalysis and smart design offer new route to polypropylene plastic
Selective combustion of hydrogen by-product improves oxidative propane dehydrogenation yields
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BusinessWhy manufacturing Covid vaccines at scale is hard
Exploring the pinch points vaccine makers face as they ramp up production
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ResearchSuper-slippery 2D material could be ideal lubricant for planetary rovers
Metal carbide material is significantly better lubricant than oils
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ResearchPlasmon-assisted click reaction reverses typical relationship between temperature and rate
Decrease in temperature seems to extend lifetime of plasma-induced excited states, which increases probability of reaction occurring
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NewsFormer chemistry student sentenced to seven years for thallium poisoning
Yukai Yang could serve up to 20 years for adding toxic metal to his roommate’s food
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ResearchStudy finds 55 previously unreported chemicals in pregnant women and newborns
Two per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances discovered along with 53 other compounds never seen before in the literature
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NewsUK science minister’s review aims to cut red tape for researchers
Report will identify solutions to free up researchers from unnecessary admin
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ResearchCase closed on decades old mystery of American bald eagle deaths
Invasive plant and cyanobacterium join up to form a deadly duo that have been killing US wildlife
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ResearchMachine learning tool sets out to find new antimicrobial peptides
IBM researchers say their fully automated AI-driven system could speed up the discovery of molecules for novel antibiotics
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NewsFunding cuts and uncertainty leave UK researchers in the lurch
Financing of research and Horizon Europe programme thrown into turmoil by millions of pounds worth of cuts
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ResearchLightning may have created essential building blocks for life on Earth
Reduced phosphorus material discovered in geological sample offers insight into life’s origins
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ResearchSupramolecular cage unlocks mild aldehyde reduction strategy
Computational analysis reveals how encapsulation stabilises protonated oxocarbenium ion of furfural, which makes the carbonyl moiety easier to reduce
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ResearchPhotocatalytic process picks out precious metals from waste electronics
Silver, gold, platinum and palladium can be retrieved sequentially from circuit boards and catalytic convertors
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ResearchDiscovery of aromatics in interstellar cloud shakes up astrochemistry
Two polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules found in a cold, dark space suggests they are more widespread than was thought
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FeatureThe growing problem of pesticide resistance
Weeds and other plant pests can no longer be controlled by chemicals as easily as they could. Bárbara Pinho talks to the scientists finding solutions
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ResearchIngestible COF that delivers insulin could help diabetics duck injections
When blood glucose levels are high, glucose displaces insulin loaded in the framework
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ResearchA glimpse at alien volcanoes that spew metal
Hypothetical ferrovolcanoes explored with world’s only lava flow simulator
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ResearchChemists reconsider the impact of through-space effects
Through-space electrostatic effects are shown to be dominant in certain radical reactions, where previously through-bond interactions were thought to determine reaction rate