All Chemistry World articles in November 2025
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OpinionLetters: November 2025
Readers discuss sustainable fuels, the magic of the placebo effect and the deaths of DFT and expensive calculators
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PuzzleNovember 2025 puzzles
Download the puzzles from the November 2025 print issue of Chemistry World
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OpinionOtto’s ozoniser and the value of nurturing inventors
Marius-Paul Otto (1870–1939) patently used his entrepreneurial spirit to clean up
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CareersStarting a chemistry PhD as a mature student
The benefits and challenges of returning to academia after a period away
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OpinionWhat makes a scientific breakthrough truly chemical?
Why MOFs are a great choice for the Nobel prize in chemistry
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OpinionA brief intro to altermagnetism
Experiments only directly confirmed the existence of this type of magnetic material last year but it’s already making waves
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FeatureMagnetic spin waves could slash computer energy consumption
Researchers are developing magnonic processors that use magnetic spin waves instead of electric current to process data. Rachel Brazil discovers how it could potentially reduce energy consumption by 90% and offer new possibilities for neuromorphic computing
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Opinion(−)-Novofumigatonin
Oxidations abound in this satisfying synthesis, with a delicate nitrile hydrolysis to finish
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ResearchExplainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
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ResearchCalcium bicarbonate crystals synthesised for first time
Scientists fill ‘historical gap in textbooks’ to resolve the crystal structure of this simple yet elusive mineral
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FeatureAI tools tackle paper mill fraud overwhelming peer review
With more article submissions and fraudulent activity than ever before, journal peer review processes are creaking under the pressure. Nina Notman discovers how AI and automated tools are taking some of the strain
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NewsUKRI announces changes to simplify and improve efficiency of fellowships
Changes introduced to make fellowships easier to manage and understand
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FeatureHow the pioneers of metal-organic frameworks won the Nobel prize
From wooden models to thousands and thousands of structures, Julia Robinson tells the story of how Richard Robson, Susumu Kitagawa and Omar Yaghi won the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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NewsNasa’s Jet Propulsion Lab and home of Mars rovers loses 10% of its staff
The dismissal of 550 JPL workers is the fourth round of recent layoffs at the lab, prompting fears of a brain drain
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Opinion‘Making MOFs is the most fun I have ever had in the lab’
A personal connection to the 2025 Nobel prize in chemistry
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BusinessAt least 16 dead in factory and chemical warehouse fire in Bangladesh
Smoke and gas from chemical fire trapped and killed factory workers
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NewsThe chemistry community should ban drawing chemical structures with generative AI, chemists warn
AIs like Microsoft’s Copilot, Google’s Gemini and OpenAI’s ChatGPT still make serious errors rendering structural formulae
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ResearchChiral chemical fuels trigger two very different supramolecular self-assemblies
Handedness of self-assembling peptides might explain the origins of homochirality in biological systems
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Business16 dead in US munitions factory explosion
Plant levelled by blast, whose cause remains under investigation
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NewsMaternity lab coat aims to close a gap in PPE market and end unsafe practices
Genius Lab Gear wants to stop trend of pregnant women creating Frankenstein lab coats with a tailored and adjustable lab coat