All Chemistry World articles in September 2024
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NewsHead of Japanese research university faces misconduct allegations
Kyoto Institute of Technology’s president under scrutiny over alleged data duplications across 34 research papers
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NewsElemental analysis under scrutiny again as competition raises accuracy questions
Doubts grow over the standard used by journals as competition highlights 26% failure rate with simple molecule
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ResearchAlgorithm predicts bitterness from mass spectra data alone
New tool could find use in food science and drug development
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NewsBritish cyclist’s doping case raises questions over testing precision
Lizzy Banks’ case puts exceptional sensitivity of tests under scrutiny
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NewsAll clinical research using germline genome editing banned in China
New guidelines follow creation of first gene-edited babies three years ago by He Jiankui
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ResearchFirst single crystal structure of actinium shows unexpected coordination behaviour
Work will aid novel anti-cancer therapy development and even add to debate of where the element sits on the periodic table
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ResearchImaging study illuminates new type of electrical tree
Fresh perspective on mechanism and products of dielectric breakdown
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NewsChinese-born chemist cleared of last conviction under US’s espionage probe
Court throws out Feng ‘Franklin’ Tao’s final conviction under the now-defunct China Initiative, after five-year legal fight
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ResearchForgotten borole synthesis expands family of antiaromatic compounds
Study investigates how benzene-fused borole compares to its non-fused and doubly-fused cousins
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NewsRobert Mulliken’s Nobel prize medal latest to go up for auction
Mulliken won the Nobel prize in chemistry in 1966 for developing molecular orbital theory
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ResearchDesigner ylide transfers single carbon atoms
Single-atom carbon transfer reagent provides the latest breakthrough in skeletal editing
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ResearchNanopore proteins designed from scratch and turned into biosensors
Artificial ion channels used to detect disease indicators and pharmaceuticals
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NewsElement 120 may now be in reach and the hunt for it could begin next year
Particle accelerator tests have shown that titanium-50 can be used to make elements 114 and 116
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NewsArchaeological dig at Tycho Brahe’s island lab reveals some of his alchemical secrets
Analysis of what appears to be laboratory vessels shows elements Danish astronomer was working with
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OpinionScience needs to get its house in order when it comes to energy use and waste
Labs have an outsized environmental footprint but solutions are within reach
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ResearchElectrocatalyst-in-a-box recycles nitrogen species to produce ammonia from wastewater
Electrochemical catalytic system can handle real wastewater
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NewsCarbon capture gets personalised touch to match best tech with right location
Holistic analysis combines models and experiments to find the sorbent that works for each industrial site
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NewsCaltech gets new theoretical chemistry centre that honours Nobel laureate
Two former chemistry postdocs pledge $30 million to build the Rudy Marcus Center
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NewsMetallic nodules sought by deep sea miners could be making oxygen in the depths
Water-splitting at the bottom of the Pacific holds intriguing implications for the origin of life on Earth – and further afield
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ResearchIron coatings help Komodo dragons maintain their sharp ziphodont teeth
Research sheds light on structure–function relationships in teeth of carnivorous reptiles