Physical chemistry – Page 26
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FeatureThe forgotten female crystallographer who discovered C–H⋯O bonds
Andy Extance tells the overlooked story of crystallographer June Sutor, whose C–H⋯O bonding hypothesis was unjustly suppressed
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OpinionThe third degree on actinide covalency
The often ignored elements are attracting chemists’ attention again
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ResearchSolubility simulations solve mystery of why PEG dissolves in water but Keck clips don’t
Answer to puzzle of why such similar polyethers behave so differently could lead to better predictions of a molecule’s solubility
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ResearchTranslating molecules into music helps humans and AI understand proteins
Scientists make amino acids’ vibrations audible to train artificial intelligence programs in protein design
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ResearchArtificial synapse built to resist water and organic solvents at last
Network made from e-synapses learns to recognise handwritten-numbers
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ResearchIonisation energy of promethium fills one of the last holes in periodic table
Experiment puts an end to 75-year-old mystery
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ReviewExhibition: AI: More than Human
The Barbican Centre’s AI: More than Human exhibition explores AI’s origins in history and culture, and delves into the ways the technology is set to change the way we think about intelligence in the future
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OpinionTaking the k out of kinetics
Even if classic kinetics are correct, that doesn’t mean we can’t fix them
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ResearchLaser centrifuge spins out chiral molecules in world first
Experimental proof that molecule’s rotation can be controlled with light could lead to new ways to separate enantiomers
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ResearchPhysics behind freezing bubbles’ hypnotic ice crystal dance revealed
Marangoni flow responsible for the often photographed but never studied snow globe effect in freezing soap bubbles
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PodcastSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table by Kit Chapman – Book club
Kit Chapman explores the strange, complex and downright confusing world of superheavy elements
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ResearchStudy ranks interactions between hydrogen-bond acceptors and cations
Experiments establish a set of parameters that will help scientists predict the free energies of the interaction between cations and hydrogen-bond acceptors in any solvent with good reliability
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BusinessIndustry adopts quantum computing, qubit by qubit
Companies looking to solve complex chemistry problems are among early adopters of quantum technology
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ReviewSuperheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table
Kit Chapman has been on a journey around the world to discover how new elements are made
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Opinion‘Coffee machine’ synthesiser’s first steps
Cartridge-based machine enables non-experts to make heterocycles
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ResearchBond order through a molecular orbital lens
Study computes diatomic bond orders across the periodic table and reveals new bonding insights
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ResearchStrange bonds entirely new to chemists predicted in ammonia hydrides
High pressure compound containing bridging hydrogen cations might be found inside Neptune and Uranus
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ResearchSpin sensor promises atomic-scale magnetic imaging
Nickelocene-tip scanning tunnelling microscope provides measurements to challenge quantum theory calculations
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ResearchQuantum mechanical mechanism behind 100-year-old textbook reaction revealed
Study challenges established understanding of Michael addition as it uncovers Pauli repulsion’s key role in halogen catalysis
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ResearchAlgorithm accurately predicts mechanical properties of existing and theoretical MOFs
Machine learning could speed up the production and use of coordination polymers in industry