Synthetic enzyme wipes out tough bacterial biofilms
After success in mice strategy could be an alternative to antibiotics to treat wounds
Drilling down to molecules’ atoms gives unprecedented glimpse of vibrations
Microscopy technique could help scientists understand how to design new catalysts and superconductors
Waxing approach to making graphene is a ripping success
Method mimics Scotch tape exfoliation to produce high-quality graphene on a large scale
Glass beads offer simple solution to dispensing tiny amounts of solids
Frustration drove chemists to overcome engineering challenge slowing high-throughput reaction screening set-ups
Reverse gear makes metamaterial stand out
Printed material goes from stiff to soft and back again
Renewables a better bet to cut carbon emissions than carbon capture and storage
Slow uptake and higher energy pay-off make CCS less effective route to reducing emissions
Neonicotinoid exposure could be harming mammals
Deer study suggests the toxic effects of these pesticides may not be limited to insects
Helium hydride ion detected in space for the first time
Terahertz rotational spectroscopy identifies long-sought molecular bond in a nebula
New optical sensors can easily detect heavy water
Colorimetric tests could find applications in NMR, photoacoustics and quality control
Radical route produces non-natural polymers inside cells
Strategy could enable scientists to manipulate, track and control cellular behaviour by generating macromolecules within cells
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Polycyclic hydrocarbons finally make waves
New aromaticity insights could help advance organic electronics
Magnesium reinstalls magnetism in cerium cobalt
Study shows cerium cobalt had the makings of a magnetic material after all
Flexible catalyst systems open up nitrile chemistry
One new strategy enantioselectively produces amines from nitriles, and another generates valuable alkenyl nitriles
Droplet screening set to accelerate immunotherapies into the clinic
Single-cell technique eliminates inefficiencies when identifying immune cells active against specific cancers
Green solvent recovers in-demand metals from batteries
Multiple cathode chemistries tackled by one system
Cutting ammonia pollution may lead to more acid rain in China
Any effort to target ammonia should aim to reduce sulfur dioxide pollution at the same time
Ligand selector steers C–N cross-couplings down most sustainable path
Tool is step towards strategy that considers reagents and reactants above and below the arrow
Catalyst that never needs to touch its reactant breaks textbook principle
Calculations show how catalyst confined in optical cavity can influence reagent without the two ever coming into contact
Harnessing plants and microbes to tackle environmental pollution
Eucharia Nwaichi is using biochemistry to clean up one of the most polluted places on Earth
Frozen fluorine’s structure revisited after 50 years
Second ever crystal structure of solid fluorine solves 50-year-old crystal symmetry conundrum
Simulations solve mystery of why silver tarnishes
Discovery could create corrosion-proof circuits
Cobalt singled out for selective alcohol oxidation
Support network aids performance by isolating catalytic metal
New hydroamination reactions discovered after revisiting old mechanism
Unexpected but reasonable results show there’s nothing boring about organoboron chemistry
Odd boron compound gets two nitrogen molecules to link up
Bis-dinitrogen made directly from nitrogen gas in first-of-its-kind reaction
Untreated water works just fine as polymerisation solvent
Discovery that impurities don’t impede reaction could cut costs
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