All Chemistry World articles in October 2020
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ResearchTwists of orange odorant reveal smell secrets
Modifying octanal produces hard-to-get information about olfactory receptors
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ResearchHydrogen bond imparts more stability on transition state than expected
Study reveals importance of repulsive interactions
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NewsUK chemistry pipeline loses almost all of its Black, Asian and other ethnic minority chemists after undergraduate studies
Black students are only one quarter as likely to study for a PhD than their white counterparts
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ResearchAniline synthesis turns to photochemistry to access challenging targets
New photochemical strategy could jump in where common cross-coupling reactions fall short
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ResearchMass spectrometry and augmented reality guide tumour removal in real time
Colour pixels help surgeons differentiate between cancerous and healthy tissue
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ResearchSuperfluid helium nanoreactor takes single atom catalysis understanding to the next level
Gold alters bond energies to catalyse dissociation reaction
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ResearchSound choreographs chaotic reactions
Bass tones create reproducible patterns in unpredictable out-of-equilibrium systems
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NewsEPA rescinds methane emissions reduction rule
Obama-era regulations have been rolled back at the EPA, to the chagrin of some big oil firms and environmental groups
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ResearchMicroscopy reveals mantis shrimp’s shock-absorbing secrets
Impact-resistant layer is a combination of stiff inorganic and soft organic material
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ResearchSulfur study delivers first experimental proof of a liquid–liquid critical point
Researchers interpret density anomaly as a sign of the critical opalescence phenomenon
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ResearchCerium oxide nanoparticles could put a stop to tooth cavities
US researchers have found the material can prevent plaque from forming and could perhaps thwart tooth decay
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ResearchDesigner plastic can be recycled over and over again
Bicyclic thiolactone building block makes for high-quality polymers with chemical recyclability
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ResearchOpen-air performance for atom transfer radical polymerisation
Sodium pyruvate plays a lead role by regenerating the catalyst and scavenging hydrogen peroxide
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ResearchIBM seeks to simplify robotic chemistry
RoboRXN system extends AI approach to extracting and checking chemistry information from patent literature to programming automation
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ResearchSour beer compounds tracked during brewing process
Chemists partner with a California brewery to elucidate the complex flavours in tart beers
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BusinessUncovering the sources of contaminated sanitisers
Methanol and 1-propanol could get into hand gels by unintentional or deliberate adulteration
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ResearchOptions expanded for origin of Earth’s water
Enstatite chondrite meteroites contain enough hydrogen to have supplied three to five times the total mass of water in Earth’s oceans
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NewsChina has 600 outposts across the world to recruit scientists
Report claims to have uncovered network to acquire advanced technology in not only the US, but also Germany, Australia, the UK and beyond
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ResearchLargest hollow cage molecule yet made from 1000 atoms
Giant polyoxymetalate cluster contains 240 molybdenum, 740 oxygen and 20 sulfur atoms
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ResearchNoble metals dissolved without aqua regia
Decades-old study inspires acidic salt solutions for recovering gold and platinum group metals from catalytic waste