Self-threading monomer provides protection for carbon nanotubes
Strategy assembles three-component nanostructure with nanoscale precision
Selective graphene membranes could invigorate carbon capture technology
Concept shows promise as a way to sidestep the energy penalties of numerous industrial separations
Are synthetic chemists out of a job as AI meets automation?
Platform can weigh up a synthetic route, plan it and then carry out it
Push–pull radical theory finally vindicated after decades of back and forth
Solvent effect proves that captodative effect really exists after all
Modified metallohelices show medical potential
Post-assembly click reactions on helical metal complexes produces biological activity akin to that of the arrow poison ouabain
Mechanochemistry bypasses need for solvents in Suzuki coupling
Adding a small amount of olefin dramatically improves challenging solid-state coupling reaction
Wood microfluidics carve out a niche
Teflon-coated wood devices perform as well as plastic equivalents but face some challenges before they can realise their clinical and sustainable potential
First ever synthesis of most double-bond-rich hydrocarbon
Tiny hydrocarbon with six double bonds has unrivalled ability to make complex ring systems though multiple Diels–Alder reactions
Stitched spectra distinguish over 240k elemental compositions in petroleum sample
Peak performance for mass spectrometry
Uranium isotopes in ancient grains indicate early Earth was less hellish than textbook descriptions
Mass spectrometry technique that works on tiny samples refines understanding of Earth’s first geologic eon
Superheavy oganesson is a semiconductor
The heaviest element known continues to defy the rules of the periodic table
Nanotube catalysts spring into action on microplastic waste
Helical carbon nanotubes activate an oxidant that produces polymer-degrading free radicals
Self-assembling ‘buckybowls’ inspired by virus capsids
Football-like molecules could be used in drug delivery, catalysis and synthesis
Chemical clocks for archaeological artefacts
The forgotten female crystallographer who discovered C–H⋯O bonds
Victor Ninov and the element that never was
Superhydrophobic materials from nature
There’s something about boron
The art of the periodic table
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Radically different OLEDs break the Aufbau principle
Organic radical-based materials could keep next generation displays from dimming over time
Algorithm increases certainty of stereochemical assignments in flexible molecules
Computational fitting procedure set to reinvigorate vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy
Continuous ethanol release at ice–solid interfaces keeps ice at bay for nearly two years
Interfacial ethanol layers from liquid-packed coatings maintain long-lasting and super-low ice adhesion at temperatures as low as -60°C
Uncertainty metric builds confidence in machine learned-chemistry
Calculation will help users recognise when they need to retrain a neural network
First molecular knots made from just benzene rings
Catenane and trefoil knot are the first mechanically interlocked molecules made from only carbon and hydrogen
Geometrically precise metamaterials deform on-demand
Purposeful imperfections programme predictable buckling into soft robotic materials
Liquid magnet takes shape as ferrofluids hold their attraction
Fluids could find uses in drug delivery or robotics
Algorithm finds the 569 molecules that might drive a waste-free economy
Strategic compounds within a huge chemical network pinpointed by machine learning
Catalyst metal recovery adds greener notes to whisky production
Bacteria harnessed to make magnetite nanoparticles that can trap copper for click reactions
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Molecular amplifier makes purest chiral Möbius aromatic
Stack of chiral components creates most enantiopure twisted aromatic ring ever made
New chiral carbene expands ligand reservoir for asymmetric catalysis
Introducing rigidity boosts enantioselectivity