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ResearchUnlocking geological time capsules with analytical chemistry
Blavatnik award winner Kirsty Penkman discusses her research developing techniques to date fossils
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Automatic conformer investigator takes tedium out of exploring low-energy chemical space
Quantum chemical calculations drive program that quickly and easily builds up plausible ensembles of molecular conformers
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Laser-lit honeycomb polymer boosts bacterial bioelectricity
Technique delivers orders-of-magnitude increase in microbial fuel cell current
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Snakes swap toxic toads for fireflies but retain unique chemical defence
Defensive toxins reveal evolutionary shift in snakes’ diet
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First three-component artificial immune system made of DNA-studded gold nanomachines
DNA machines could interface with biological systems to make intelligent medicines
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Platinum makes PVC production greener and cheaper
A new single-atom catalyst could replace toxic mercury in the manufacture of vinyl chloride
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Regiodivergent synthesis creates various medium-sized rings from same reagents
Temperature and solvent direct reaction output
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Prozac and methamphetamine likely responsible for toxins in tap water
Antidepressant and stimulant amine drugs are potential precursors for some of the most toxic compounds formed during water disinfection
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Metal complexes outperform organics in antimicrobial analysis on crowdsourced compounds
Could this study prompt drug developers to rethink their reluctance to making metal-based pharmaceuticals?
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Uranium and thorium make their debut in dual aromatic–antiaromatic molecule
First two metallabiphenylene compounds synthesised
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Handheld device weeds out cannabis from hemp
Raman device that measures levels of tetrahydrocannabinol could be a useful tool for police and customs agents
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Light-responsive liquid crystal gel crawls, walks, jumps and swims
Material inspired by sea slugs could find use in soft robots
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First colour-changing crystal glow could make for safer banknotes
New type of blue-to-orange luminescence discovered in organic material
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Sodium ethoxide crystal structure solved after 180 years
Analysis of reagent commonly used in Claisen condensations and malonic ester synthesis
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Textbook structure rules formulated by Linus Pauling 90 years ago prove unreliable
Just 13% of 5000 oxides found to fulfil all five coordination geometry predictions
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AI tool screens 107 million molecules, discovers potent new antibiotics
Deep learning approach could help in fight against drug-resistant bacteria
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Detailed 3D coronavirus spike map offers hope for vaccine development
Structure determined at ‘remarkable’ speed in little over a month
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Light-harvesting clusters and titanium dioxide cooperate to fix nitrogen
Atomically precise metal clusters continue to gather momentum by catalysing the production of ammonia
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Really random numbers created from crystals
Robot that monitors crystallization could lead to new ways to study stochastic processes in chemistry
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Engineered yeast can remove heavy metals from wastewater
Easy storage and rapid growth could see yeast compete with bacterial and chemical remediation
