Room temperature superconductivity finally claimed by mystery material
At high pressures carbon–hydrogen–sulfur compound becomes superconducting at 15˚C
Superbenzenes now do the twist too
Supertwistacene is the first configurationally stable chiral graphene nanoribbon
Iridium pincer complex promotes unprecedented ether decarbonylation
Scientists stumble upon unique transformation that involves breaking an extraordinary number of bonds
Universal chemistry software can turn words into chemicals
System could be the beginning of a brave new world of democratised chemistry
Valuable difluoromethylating agent obtained from refrigerant waste
Mild conditions used to turn a potent greenhouse gas into a bench stable and useful chemical reagent
Chiral benzyne made with single handedness for the first time
First enantioenriched aryne atropisomer can create chiral nanographene and anthracene structures
Plastic waste upcycled to high-value chemicals in one-pot process
Polyethylene chains are broken down and aromatised to produce valuable alkylaromatic products
Fast-acting insecticide polymorph could boost malaria-control efforts
Recrystallised deltamethrin accelerates uptake in mosquitoes
Salt bridge strategy expands access to pharmaceutical cocrystals
New approach to cocrystallisation could lead to exciting multi-drug combinations
Ultrafast experiments capture speed-of-light excitation delay as photon travels across H2
Photon excites one end of the molecule first, and then the other end 247 zeptoseconds later
Breast milk analysis detects both legacy and emerging fluorinated compounds
Previous focus on legacy substances may have severely underestimated overall exposure of breastfed infants to PFASs
Seeding oceans with volcanic ash could be new tool to tackle climate change
Tephra could encourage phytoplankton blooms that could potentially sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide
Super-cool study finds hints as to why water is so weird
Preventing complete freezing down to 135K supports theories suggesting a two-state mixture exists
New carbon allotrope predicted to hit bandgap sweet spot
Mixed hybridisations of carbon could see Me-graphene have a Poisson’s ratio close to zero
Algorithm discovers how six simple molecules could evolve into life’s building blocks
Program shows how micelles, catalysts and self-replicating chemical systems emerge from abiotic precursors
Chemistry Nobel predictions range from organometallic chemistry to DNA synthesis
Crispr is favoured by chemists while publication analysis forecasts winners working on nanocrystals, organometallic chemistry and supramolecular self-assembly
Searching for superconductors with supercomputers
What if most materials are superconductors under the right conditions, wonders José Flores-Livas
Solar cell concept used to enhance nuclear battery
New device uses a ruthenium dye to absorb beta radiation
Carbon bond formation reproducibility runs into reagent stability problem
Solid sodium alkoxides react with carbon dioxide and can hamper performance – but sometimes improve it
Baird’s rule of aromaticity extended to all-metal systems
Aromaticity concept can help scientists understand the properties of metal clusters
Fruit flies’ protective corneal coatings reproduced
Anti-reflective and anti-adhesive nano-coating that covers the eyes of insects could find uses in medical implants and contact lenses
Salt crystal grows legs to avoid slippery surface
Sodium chloride’s self-lifting crystallisation has been observed for the first time
DNA-compatible C–H activation method set to benefit drug discovery
Larger and more diverse DNA-encoded libraries on the cards thanks to new tool
Liquid hydrogen rethink has astronomical implications
Machine learning simulates smooth transition between states, which could affect giant planets
Retro-Diels–Alder study links solvent viscosity to reaction rate under microwave heating
New study helps to establish the parameters for microwave-specific rate enhancements observed in certain reactions
Hybrid light–matter particles offer tantalising new way to control chemistry
Early experiments are revealing that vacuum-field catalysis could make reactions happen with mirrors and nothingness
Nano-stirrer bars for microscale mixing made via continuous electrospinning method
Tiny stirrer bars could simplify the design of microfluidic platforms
Nanotubes enable first atomic-scale observation of nucleation’s baby steps
Single-walled carbon nanotubes and transmission electron microscope used to watch tiny metal crystals form in real time