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ResearchSustainable glue made from soy oil and tannin outperforms best commercial adhesives
Mussel inspired plant-based adhesive still requires optimisation but shows promise
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ResearchElectrochemical conversion of acids to alkenes achieved on kilogram scale
Efficient production of valuable alkenes achieved under mild conditions by reversing hydrocarboxylation reaction
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ResearchChemical oscillator’s tick-tock action catalyses reaction regular as clockwork
Small molecule oscillator can catalyse Knoevenagel condensation periodically without affecting the oscillation
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Research‘Simplistic’ molecular motor avoids complex synthesis
Adsorbate motor contains no rotating parts, but moves with 100% unidirectionality and can transport cargo
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ResearchOrganocatalyst deconstructs mixed plastic waste into monomers
Step towards closed-loop recycling
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ResearchSnail study unveils composition of three different types of mucus
Findings could help develop synthetic mucus for biomedical applications, as well as cosmetics
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ResearchInorganic membrane could cut industrial separation costs
Membrane remains stable under harsh conditions that cause current materials to fail
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ResearchClever ligand design enables alcohol-directed C-H activation
Despite being the most common functional group in nature alcohols have proven difficult to functionalise
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ResearchChemical industry hasn’t yet developed an appetite for biocatalysis, survey finds
Misconceptions along with a lack of time and resources driving industry’s reluctant attitude to biocatalysis and chemoenzymatic catalysis
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ResearchBiochemistry behind CBD’s anti-inflammatory effects points to new ways to treat inflammation
Cell studies unravel mechanism of action but human studies are needed
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ResearchLife’s energy currency ATP made using electricity from the grid for the first time
Simplified system uses just four enzymes with socket-supplied electrons replacing biochemical energy
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ResearchOcean lithium concentrations declined sevenfold over 150 million years
The concentration of lithium in seawater, previously assumed constant, could be related to geologic and climate effects
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ResearchElemental analysis sheds light on Pompeii victims’ final moments
New evidence suggests asphyxiation caused the death of seven people in new study
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ResearchQuantum computing offers new insight into photochemical processes
Two independent studies use trapped-ion simulators to explore the mysterious geometric phase
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ResearchLithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found
Find could point to new ways to prospect for material in high demand for batteries.
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ResearchPolyurethane foams given a new lease of life as high-performance 3D printing inks
Upcycling method paves way to work with other hard to reuse thermoset plastics
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ResearchNeural network boosts chiral ligand design
System trained on small dataset to optimise Negishi cross-coupling reaction
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ResearchNeural network-generated odour map connects smells to their chemical structure
Researchers hope to be able to digitise odours to allow specific scents to be put together on demand
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ResearchA force against fungi
With antifungal resistance on the rise, Leah Cowen’s lab wants to identify molecules that can capitalise on vulnerabilities in fungal pathogens
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ResearchHydrogen-free hydrogenation offers simple solution for medicinal chemists
New method expands electrochemical hydrogenation’s scope