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Engineered enzymes make super strained rings
Mutated haem proteins make light work of synthesising bicyclobutanes
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A way to visualise valence electrons
Simulations suggest an existing technique could be used to track the movement of electrons during a reaction
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Graduate student population experiencing mental health ‘crisis’
Among graduate trainees surveyed by US researchers, 41% had anxiety and 39% were depressed
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Molecular cages could uncover element 114’s true chemical nature
Flerovium-capturing sulfur cages could finally reveal where in the periodic table the superheavy element belongs
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Plant machinery functions inside synthetic protocell
Self-assembling microdroplets filled with chloroplasts show photosynthetic potential
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Iron-rich rock helps oceans sink atmospheric carbon
Pouring powdered peridotites into the sea could be another way to combat climate change
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Mismatch between citations and chemists' expectations
Survey highlights difference between paper metrics and the actual significance of research
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Cheap airfares fuel scientific partnerships
Chemistry collaborations jump 36% when US discount airline establishes a new route, international team finds
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AkzoNobel sells off specialty chemicals arm in €10bn deal
Private equity firm Carlyle sees off several other bidders
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Nanoparticle fertilisers show promise
Overuse of traditional chemicals could be tackled using nanotech
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Coordination trick reinvents cobalt and nickel as carbon reduction catalysts
When it comes to reducing carbon dioxide, being well coordinated is a disadvantage
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Nanotube water channelling claims challenged
Results from 2017 paper raise questions over the flow rates of water through nanotubes
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Artificial photosynthesis harnesses forgotten half of sunlight’s energy
Intermediate band semiconductor enables infrared radiation to drive a carbon dioxide splitting reaction
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Insights into nucleobase repair on Archean Earth
Self-repair mechanism may be part of nucleic acids’ evolutionary advantage
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Budget deal forecasts sunnier times for US science
President Trump has signed a spending bill that increases government R&D spending by almost 13%
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Quantum computing can go chemical with molecular qubits
Metal–organic frameworks could perform calculations to simulate molecules
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Jelly implant keeps an eye on body oxygen levels
A soft hydrogel implant – the first of which has survived in the foot of its inventor for four years – could detect circulatory problems that end in amputations
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Solving the crystal maze
Workflow swaps gut feelings for data when designing continuous crystallisation processes