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ResearchTree-D printing for Christmas
Watch how this Christmas ornament was 3D printed using supercooled water
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ResearchThianthrenium reagent captures elusive protein interactions in living cells
Reagent creates short, stable protein crosslinks, enabling researchers to identify previously unknown protein–protein interactions
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OpinionStructure as a strategy
Progress in materials chemistry has often come from changing what things are made of, yet today we understand that how those components are arranged is just as important
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NewsErasmus+ programme to reopen to UK student in 2027
UK will contribute £570 million in the first year as students can take part in the scheme for the first time since Brexit
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ResearchShedding light on how photoactive crystals respond in real time
Lauren Hatcher discusses her work developing techniques for time-resolved crystallography
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BusinessChemicals industry roundup 2025
Europe hit hard by China’s independence push, but India is growing
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ResearchAI continues to make waves and structural editing impresses in 2025
The research that has amazed and amused us this year
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NewsPublic inquiry into death of Dawn Sturgess from Novichok poisoning concludes
Report makes numerous findings on how nerve agent concealed in perfume bottle lead to tragedy
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NewsChemistry department woes, Trump, Gen AI and pollution capture headlines in 2025
The stories that dominated the news this year
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NewsWhat could the future of nanoscience look like?
Nanotechnologists think the next 25 years will bring advances in quantum computing, novel materials and medicine
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ResearchInsulating window material prevents heat loss while allowing more light through than glass
Easy to make polymer could be used for energy efficient buildings
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ResearchAI flexes its protein design muscles for harsh environments
‘Creative architect’ can produce proteins that are four times stronger than natural counterparts
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ResearchProtein design takes big leap forward as model produces enzymes almost as effective as nature’s
New iteration of RoseTTAFold Diffusion optimises side chain placing to break bonds
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ResearchRomans’ hot recipe for self-healing concrete unravelled in Pompeii
Discovery of building materials abandoned at construction site reveals secrets of ancient concrete that can set underwater
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ResearchInorganic homologous series forms solids with predictable structures
Newly uncovered structure–composition relationship could help to improve AI’s ability to predict new inorganic materials
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ResearchUnexpected stability theorised in positron-bound beryllium dimers
Simulations challenge conventional ideas about positronic interactions
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ResearchBacteria tweaked to produce high yields of colour-changing pigment behind octopus camouflage
Dangled carrot of formic acid fuel drives engineered bacteria to make cephalopod dye at yields a thousand times higher than conventional means
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NewsPhoto of coiling net-caster spider silk wins Royal Society competition
Stunning electron micrograph of silk structure among 10 scientific photos to win prizes
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BusinessUS backs Bayer–Monsanto with glyphosate decision
Solicitor general says federal rules override state laws on cancer warnings