Transition metals – Page 3

Research

73 new exotic nuclei discovered at Japanese institute

2018-04-20T10:08:00Z

Hunt for remaining 4000 predicted nuclides goes on but new technology is needed to find them all

Research

Coordination trick reinvents cobalt and nickel as carbon reduction catalysts

2018-04-04T10:52:00Z

When it comes to reducing carbon dioxide, being well coordinated is a disadvantage

Research

Ice cubes melt to make single atom metals

2018-02-10T08:00:00Z

Atomically dispersed metals made by ultra-slow reagent

Research

Experiments confirm nickel isotope's ‘doubly magic’ status

2017-11-20T10:09:00Z

Analysis of copper-79 reveal the secrets of its magic neighbour

Research

Material containing perfectly planar octacoordinate titanium predicted

2017-11-03T15:45:00Z

Titanium falls flat in an eight-membered boron ring

Research

Chemists reinvent the wheel

2017-10-07T09:03:00Z

Symmetrical gold and niobium cluster with unusually short Nb–Nb bond

Opinion

The group 3 dilemma

2017-04-21T07:45:00Z

Lanthanum and actinium, or lutetium and lawrencium? Time to pick a side

Research

First uranium–rhodium bond shows that shorter is not stronger

2017-02-17T11:34:00Z

Complex with one of the shortest uranium–transition metal bonds ever reported is unstable in solution

Research

First double salt containing negative platinum ions

2016-12-01T15:13:00Z

New material has platinum in -2 oxidation state

Research

Chemists knock platinum complex flat

2016-11-15T09:25:00Z

Relativistic effects stabilise square planar platinum(0) complexes

Research

Copper key to our sensitivity to rotten eggs' foul smell

2016-09-30T14:08:00Z

Central role that metals play in detection of noxious sulfur compounds is unknown among any other odour receptor

Research

Electron work functions look tough

2016-01-27T00:00:00Z

Surface property calculations provide a link between the electron work function and toughness of transition metals

Feature

Goodenough rules

2014-12-23T00:00:00Z

Bea Perks profiles a veteran scientist whose fundamental and applied research continues to shape the world we live in

Podcast

Tributyltin

2014-07-16T00:00:00Z

Helen Scales investigates tributyltin, banned from use as anti-fouling paint for causing ‘imposex’ in marine life

Podcast

Cadmium sulfide

2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

Brian Clegg brightens up our lives with some bright yellow chemistry

Research

Supercharging methanol for fuel cells

2013-02-27T00:00:00Z

Ruthenium-based pincer catalyst can extract hydrogen from methanol, making it a better choice to generate clean energy

News

Oxo wall still stands as inorganic papers retracted

2012-06-14T00:00:00Z

Curtain falls on controversy over creation of metal-oxo complexes as authors publish new work refuting their previous claims