All Chemistry World articles in September 2026
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ResearchSurprising oxidising power of carbon dioxide freed by photochemistry
Iron-based photocatalyst enabled a range of useful organic molecules to be synthesised from alkenes
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NewsOutgoing US National Academy of Sciences head warns of ‘turmoil’ in her final State of Science address
NAS president addresses research funding worries, the need to revamp the promotion and tenure system and how AI can help
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NewsAustralia forges closer research links to EU as it gets ready to join Horizon Europe by 2027
Becoming part of one of the world’s largest funding programmes will allow Australian researchers direct access to funding and to lead projects
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NewsCroatian researchers thrust into limelight as their 1990s’ peptide discovery goes mainstream in the US
Trump administration hopes to approve peptides popular with MAHA wellbeing advocates. How are the researchers at the centre of this coping with sudden media fame?
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NewsThousands protest across Austria and Poland calling for governments to back science
Proposed budget cuts and lack of funding have led to demonstrations throughout both countries
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ResearchPEGylated ligands boost speed and selectivity in mechanochemical arylations
Study highlights the power of tailoring ligands to mechanochemical conditions
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NewsSocioeconomic background still holding back students in chemistry, RSC report finds
Access is only the first step to making the chemical sciences inclusive
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NewsHelium shortages caused by the US–Iran war haven’t got UK chemistry departments worried yet
Helium recovery systems have helped universities avoid impacts from supply issues
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NewsBreakdown product of pesticides and refrigerants may be classed as reproductive toxicant by EU
Development might lead to phaseout of chemicals that release trifluoroacetic acid and puts substantial commercial interests at risk
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NewsScientists fear that microplastics may be helping bacteria outsmart antibiotics
Emerging evidence reveals that plastics particles can induce stress and boost exchange of resistance genes
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ResearchOne-step photochemical method switches nitrogen and carbon to convert pyrazoles into imidazoles
Transformation tolerates a broad range of functional groups while preserving the peripheral substitution of the heterocycle
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ResearchAI model fills in the gaps in crystal structures by placing missing hydrogen atoms
Model may help fix existing structures in the database or better simulate new materials
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ResearchMolecular labels streamline high throughput mass spec analysis by rapidly ranking reactions
Electrophilicity at heart of technique that overcomes key bottleneck to speed sample evaluation over 60 times
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ResearchMicrodroplet chemistry enables catalyst-free skeletal editing
Hydroxyl radicals power transformation of aniline into pyridine
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ResearchHalogen bonding makes its debut in a permanently porous framework
Self -complementary linkages stabilise low-density materials with accessible voids
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ResearchDesert horned lizards that drink captured water from their skin inspire water-harvesting system
Careful observation of these lizards solves mystery of how they squeeze water into their mouths and could help extract water from soil in arid regions
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ResearchClever chemistry turns antibiotic-resistant bacteria’s own defences against them
Photosensitiser is activated by enzyme linked to resistance, making bacteria vulnerable to light therapy
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NewsAnthony Fauci subpoenaed to face accusations on Covid origins that may become test of Biden pardon
Former adviser to Trump administration during Covid-19 called to testify to influential Senate panel
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ResearchMetabolised antibiotics can drive antimicrobial resistance just as much as their parent compounds
Studies on wastewater show that antibiotic transformation products may play an underappreciated role in driving antimicrobial resistance
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ResearchPaint in buildings a huge reservoir of PFAS waiting to enter the environment
Decades worth of chemicals stored in paints that have been applied to homes and businesses