Visualising sigma orbitals opens path to new understanding of surface chemistry
Photoemisssion orbital tomography extended beyond pi orbitals
Unique phenomenon discovered as gel shifts to a liquid, then back to a gel and back again
Discovery could offer insight into unusual natural events
Metallic deuterium made at pressures rivalling those found at the centre of a planet
Synthesis could aid study of high-pressure superconductors
Solar jet fuel production from CO2 and water scaled up in field demo
Concentrated solar power provide heat to reduce carbon dioxide to a fuel
Rich chemistry revealed by tip microscopy pulses’ bond making and breaking
Using an STM, scientists have been able to precisely switch between three different molecules, opening the way to multiple selective transformations
Improbable rotaxane made using a foldamer helix
Macrocycle displaced to a site for which it has no formal affinity
Combining expertise to develop remote-controlled nanomaterials
Beatriz Pelaz explains how her research tackles bionanomaterials from multiple angles
Computational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Bonds driven by relativistic effects, rather than electronegativity differences
Controversy over ancient Chinese bronze chemistry
Study suggests bronze was made from alloys rather than pure metals, but experts remain unconvinced
Clever carbene synthesis replaces notoriously hazardous chemistry
Reactive carbon compounds can now be made from aldehydes instead of explosive or unstable reagents
Chiral molecules beat magnets when it comes to boosting water splitting
Decorating the catalyst with helicenes doubles the activity of the oxygen evolution reaction
Antigen-carrying adjuvants activate both adaptive and innate immunity
Aluminosilicate nanoparticles promote ion perturbation, pyroptosis and enhanced immunity in a cancer model
Quantum tunnelling enhances ozone decay
The OH + HCl → H2O + Cl reaction rate is boosted by strong hydrogen bonding, which generates quantum transition states
Theories on origin of enzymes’ catalytic power united
Transition state stabilisation and ground state destabilisation both reduce the energy barrier by enhancing charge density but vary in their timing
Mystery of how plants make strychnine solved 75 years after characterisation
Three-quarters of a century after Robinson and Woodward cracked structure chemists unravel poison’s biosynthesis
New technique reveals interactions inside indium nucleus
Study will help researchers understand how seemingly simple single-particle phenomena emerge from complex interactions among protons and neutrons
Renewable rocket fuel made by genetically engineered soil bacteria
Bioengineered bacteria synthesise extremely energy dense cyclopropane chains
Microdroplets tackle scale-up issues for enzyme-photocoupled catalysis
Gas-spray reactor enhances light illumination efficiency and boosts rate of reaction
MOF nurtures stem cells to differentiate into neuronal cells
Challenging task of coaxing stem-cells to differentiate could become easier thanks to metal-organic frameworks
Forgotten research leads to nickel catalyst that turns CO2 into longer hydrocarbons
Discovery shows that there is life beyond copper for carbon dioxide reduction
Record-breaking rotaxane prepared on polymer bead
Polystyrene beads decorated with 1014 rotaxane molecules
Perfectly planar stable silicon clusters with six contacts predicted
Hexacoordinated systems theorised to remain stable, even with protecting ligands
Highly stable aerogel could protect firefighters and spacecraft from extreme heat
Amorphous structure studded with nanocrystals survives stress and strain that would break an ordinary aerogel
Graphene-like structure created from a fullerene
2D material synthesised from nanocluster fullerene for the first time
Water works as a monomer in polymer synthesis
Water monomers form direct linkages in polymer backbones when used to synthesise polyethersulfones
Acoustic analysis is music to mechanochemical ears
A new technique uses soundwaves to monitor ball-milling reactions
Tiny orbitals paint intuitive picture of large molecules’ reactivity
Frontier molecular orbitalets pinpoint location and energy of reactive bonds in large compounds
Molecular machine drills holes in antibiotic-resistant bacteria killing them
Bacteria aren’t able to develop resistance against nanomotor’s deadly action