Reverse gear makes metamaterial stand out
Printed material goes from stiff to soft and back again
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
Green solvent recovers in-demand metals from batteries
Multiple cathode chemistries tackled by one system
Hopes raised of a ‘super-table’ to end periodic table disputes
Mathematical analysis could help answer where hydrogen or lanthanum should sit on the table
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
Designer lipids stop water freezing at sub-zero temperatures
Lipid membranes with unusual properties hinder the formation of ice crystals down to -263°C
Fullerene cage stabilises first yttrium–yttrium single bond
Rare experimental evidence of direct metal–metal bonding between the often-overlooked rare earth elements
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
Frozen fluorine’s structure revisited after 50 years
Second ever crystal structure of solid fluorine solves 50-year-old crystal symmetry conundrum
Superhydrophobic materials from nature
There’s something about boron
The art of the periodic table
Catalysts with a gentle touch
Searching for biodegradable polymers
Perovskites beyond solar cells
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Simulations solve mystery of why silver tarnishes
Discovery could create corrosion-proof circuits
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
Doing away with membranes from the chloralkali process
Cost-effective and scalable electrochemical cells rely on inertial separation mechanism, rather than membranes, to keep products separate
Warnings that dirty stirrer bars can act as phantom catalysts
Metal contaminants that can’t be removed by cleaning can be a serious problem for sensitive reactions
Co-crystals fish out cannabinoid from plant extract
Purifying cannabidiol from natural cannabis extract made cheap and easy thanks to amino acid partner
Leap forward for molecular computing as DNA executes six-bit algorithms
Computer made from DNA strands can recognise palindromes, copy and sort data, and perform random walks
Can sodium make organic cross-couplings sustainable?
Microparticle dispersions make abundant but feisty sodium safer to use as replacements for organolithium in carbon–carbon bond formation
Bismuth gets involved in small molecule activation
Reaction adds to research blurring the lines between transition metal and main group compounds
New twist on graphene gets materials scientists hot under the collar
Stacking graphene at an offset ‘magic angle’ can introduce new properties like superconductivity
Machine learning predicts ammunition from gunshot residue
Forensic tool will assist investigators by turning back time on firearm chemistry