All water articles
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ResearchNew spectroscopy method maps out water’s hydrogen-bonded network
Technique can be used to study other liquids and amorphous materials
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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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OpinionWater isn’t normal
Despite its familiarity, water is a chemical oddity. But that’s what makes it fascinating
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ResearchIon-beam experiments probe fundamentals of hydronium–hydroxide neutralisation
Researchers uncover new insights into one of chemistry’s most fundamental equilibrium reactions
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ResearchWater microdroplet chemistry is contentious, here’s why
Are water microdroplets chemical dynamos or are their apparent effects experimental artefacts? Rebecca Trager investigates
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ResearchWater works as a monomer in polymer synthesis
Water monomers form direct linkages in polymer backbones when used to synthesise polyethersulfones
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ResearchStudy casts doubt on water microdroplets’ ability to spontaneously produce hydrogen peroxide
Atmospheric ozone appears to be hidden culprit behind scientific puzzle
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ResearchFirst firm evidence for ferroelectric ice
Water becomes electrically polarised when sandwiched between graphene sheets
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ResearchFirst snapshots of ionised water’s fleeting radical–cation pair
Ultrafast electron diffraction spots hydroxyl–hydronium complex before it separates a hundred quadrillionth of a second later
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ResearchFirst fleeting glimpse of metallic water
Electron doping briefly turns water into golden metal
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ResearchHow many water molecules make a droplet?
Water molecules behave like bulk water when surrounded by a sea of 20 others
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ResearchExperimental proof of liquid–liquid transition in supercooled water
Diffraction measurements taken whilst laser heating pressurised water from an exotic frozen state
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OpinionThe citizen scientists performing water research in Hong Kong
Trained volunteers are gathering information that’s as reliable as official data
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FeatureArtificial photosynthesis: solar water splitting
The chemistry to mimic ones of nature’s greatest feats still has some hurdles to overcome
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ResearchHydrogen bonds join forces to maximise water–water interaction
Cooperative environment encourages stronger chemistry
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OpinionLetters: September 2020
Readers continue to debate Tomáš Hudlický’s Angewandte Chemie article, and wax lyrical about water and waste
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ResearchSimulation says supercritical water has no hydrogen bonds
Computational approach seeks to clarify bonding confusion
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ResearchSulfur study delivers first experimental proof of a liquid–liquid critical point
Researchers interpret density anomaly as a sign of the critical opalescence phenomenon
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ResearchComputational study supports theory that water has a second critical point
Liquid-liquid phase transition at deeply supercooled conditions could explain water’s distinctive behavior