All articles by Zahra Khan
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News
How is carbon dioxide being turned into food in the lab?
Butter made from captured CO2 is the latest food item to make headlines, highlighting growing interest in this field
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Research
Lanthanide–carbon triple bond synthesised and characterised
Cluster stabilised within a C80 fullerene cage
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Research
Largest aromatic molecule found in deep space is double the size of previous record holder
Cyanocoronene found in an interstellar nursery
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Business
Congo’s cobalt conundrum
DRC government is intervening to revive prices and stabilise supply chains
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Research
Fluorine surprises by becoming heaviest atom ever to quantum tunnel
First experimental evidence of tunnelling in fluorine pushes the boundary of our understanding of chemical bonding
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Research
Light-driven catalytic system makes ammonia from nitrogen and water
Dual catalyst system operates under ambient conditions, offering a way to reduce ammonia production’s environmental impact
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Careers
How Bathabile Ramalapa is making a place for chemistry in health innovation
The award-winning scientist is solving health problems in the global south and inspiring other girls to follow suit
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Careers
The All-Ireland Network for Gender Equality in Chemistry is going for gold
Sharing best practices across chemistry departments to create better working environments and get Athena Swan accreditation
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Research
First planar annulene compounds with metal centres synthesised
Flat structures add a new building block to organometallic chemists’ toolkit
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Research
Improving propylene synthesis using light-activated catalysis could cut emissions
Single-atom photocatalyst makes propylene at milder temperatures
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Careers
From professional ballet dancer to quantum chemist
Creativity has been central to James Shee’s career across both art and science
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Research
Stretching spider silk increases hydrogen bonding, improving mechanical strength
Computational analysis provides new insights into silk’s mechanical properties that was unavailable experimentally
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Research
Carbon–boron triple bond formed for the first time in a neutral novel molecule
Synthesis could help chemists better understand bonding
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Clearest ever picture of worms’ surface chemistry deepens evolutionary understanding
Cutting-edge mass spectrometry of nematodes’ ‘skin’ may reveal new ways to control parasitic infections
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Research
Zika virus discovered to alter skin chemistry to entice mosquitoes
Changing the volatiles human skin produces helps enhance viral transmission
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Working towards an Australian First Nations periodic table
Zahra Khan finds out how a team of scholars is working with the Gadigal to develop a chart that celebrates Indigenous knowledge of the chemical elements
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Research
First potential antidote for hydrogen sulfide poisoning created
A novel molecule can work as a multi-gas antidote providing potential treatment for carbon monoxide, cyanide and hydrogen sulfide poisoning
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Research
Chemists use AI to uncover pigments used on Berlin Wall murals
Researchers hope work will help to preserve this art
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News
Thousands protest higher education budget cuts in the Netherlands
Demonstrations in The Hague were attended by around 20,000 people
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News
Countries announce new steps to reduce methane emissions at Cop29
A new declaration on solid waste has been endorsed by seven of the 10 largest emitters in the organic waste sector