Crop rotation for catalysts
Chemists take a leaf out of agriculture books to devise method for extending catalyst lifetime
Triangle molecule charges up aluminium batteries
Cathode made from triangular macrocycle hosts complex metal cations in a rechargeable aluminium battery
Double umpolung approach to amino amide synthesis
Unusual disconnection strategy behind stereocontrolled route to β-amino amides
Fluorinated compounds in cosmetic products
Moisturisers, shaving foam and foundation investigated as sources of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances
Fipronil responsible for historic honeybee die-off
Researchers conclude the mass death of honeybees in 1990s France was caused by the pesticide fipronil, not a neonicotinoid
World record for longest carbon–carbon bond broken
Carborane bond surpasses previous longest bond after just nine months in the top spot
Chinese cave holds carbon dating ‘Holy Grail’
Carbon-14 measurements from stalagmites takes carbon dating back as far as it can go
Foam catalyst performs hydrogen evolution in neutral conditions
Structure decouples water dissociation and hydrogen evolution processes
Light catalyst breaks mirror symmetry in first reverse racemisation
Transformation makes single mirror image molecules in a ‘completely different way of doing enantioselective chemistry’
Cluster fundamentals
Stefanie Dehnen discusses the exotic structures of inorganic chemistry’s middle ground
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Erythropoietin benefits from controlled sugar-coating
Click chemistry allows glycosylation at virtually any synthetic stage
Masses of superheavy elements nihonium and moscovium measured
First direct measurement made by US team
New class of carbides could be toughest yet
New disordered materials show exceptional hardness and heat tolerance
Robotic organic synthesis to make reproducibility simple in chemistry
Chemputer claims universality after making three drugs without human intervention
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Suspicions of bacteria’s role in rotting wood finally proven
Bacteria have been thought to be involved in breaking down lignin for 40 years but evidence has been hard to come by
Gold melted at room temperature using electric fields
Controllable change from crystalline to disordered in a tiny cone tip might help chemical catalysis
Wearable sensor checks blood alcohol content using sweat
Device shows how sweat could be used as a non-invasive source of biochemical information
Forensic volatile analysis estimates age of bodily fluids
In situ analysis identifies blood, urine and saliva whilst discriminating against common interferents
‘Chirality gene’ puts life in a twist
Simple molecular interactions may underpin the asymmetry of biological systems
Mass spec goes massive weighing huge virus particles
Nanomechanical system can weigh protein complexes and viruses more than 100MDa in mass
Molecular shapeshifting observed at ultrafast speeds
Study reveals that structural transformations occur just as fast as molecular vibrations
Molecular decoration determines origin of MOF acidity
Analytical combo used to pinpoint strong Brønsted acid site in promising next-generation solid acid catalyst
Venom peptides reveal secrets of scorpion evolution
The shapes of toxins found in venom are helping to resolve the scorpion’s family tree
Largest perfect 2D crystal ever made from boron nitride
Fabrication technique could lead to thinner, flexible electronics
Scorpion venom peptide engineered to sting brain disorders
Structure used to escort nanoparticles across blood–brain barrier also resists protease degradation
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