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Meet diamondiyne, the new diamond-like carbon allotrope predicted 35 years ago
Unusual mix of sp and sp3 bonding could furnish porous material with unique properties
Feature
Twisting 2D nanomaterials unlocks exotic quantum phases of matter
From superconductivity to fractional charge, strange and exotic states emerge when 2D nanomaterial bilayers are twisted into moiré superlattice structures. Chemists are joining force with physicists to explore a strange twisted world
Feature
The chemistry helping to unravel the Bayeux Tapestry’s secrets
As the Bayeux Tapestry comes to the British Museum, scientists reveal how chemistry and imaging technology are unlocking its hidden history
Opinion
The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes
Have you ever made a typo, broken some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.
Research
Multivariate MOFs make the case for embracing complexity
Frameworks built from multiple different metals and ligands are expanding the possibilities for materials that can do many things at once
News
Can we predict what happens in a molecular movie?
A seemingly impossible challenge revealed how close theorists are to truly predicting the future in computational photochemistry
Meet diamondiyne, the new diamond-like carbon allotrope predicted 35 years ago
Unusual mix of sp and sp3 bonding could furnish porous material with unique properties
Colchicine total synthesis embraces electrochemistry
Route highlights how electrosynthesis, and to a lesser extent mechanochemistry, are becoming increasingly important to the synthetic chemist’s toolbox
Biomimetic foaming photopolymers offer new waterproof, white material
Record protein imaging resolution could be bridge to quantum crystallography
Simple technique makes it easier to access and exploit hydrogen radicals
Does the discovery of a new coronavirus upend the Covid-19 lab-leak hypothesis?
Multivariate MOFs make the case for embracing complexity
Chemists break cycloaddition ‘rule-of-five’ by simply tweaking electronic properties of molecule
Carborane-based electron transport material challenges buckminsterfullerene in tandem solar cells
Screening therapeutic peptides for ‘undruggable’ proteins
Revolver Therapeutics targets transcription factors that are hard to reach with conventional drugs and antibodies
Feeding AI’s appetite for data
Tapping companies’ archives makes for better predictions of how proteins bind drugs, but any data inputs need to be transparent and attributed
EPA to revoke emissions limits on fossil fuel power plants
Drugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
Deadly ammonia leak at fertiliser plant in Iraq
‘Molecular glues’ are sticking it to cancer
Protein degrading breast cancer drugs navigate bumpy road to market
Deadly reminders of the importance of risk assessment
US approves pancreatic cancer treatment that targets ‘undruggable’ proteins
Feeding AI’s appetite for data
Tapping companies’ archives makes for better predictions of how proteins bind drugs, but any data inputs need to be transparent and attributed
Letters: September 2026
Including a call for you to share your low-stakes mistakes
Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes
Have you ever made a typo, broken some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.
‘Molecular glues’ are sticking it to cancer
Compounds that enhance selected protein–protein interactions to interfere with signalling or send proteins to be destroyed are making it possible to influence processes that were previously considered ‘undruggable’
Avtar Singh Matharu: ‘Being a visible role model is really important’
The green chemist on being authentic, having good mentors and being proud of your culture
Deadly reminders of the importance of risk assessment
Serious incidents in two university labs highlight the importance of knowing what to do when things go wrong
Finding brightness in the depth of power cuts
The illuminating lessons I learned from living with loadshedding
Nobel prize in chemistry 2026: Reaction
Join us for an exclusive look at the science behind the Nobel prize in chemistry 2026
Boron: in search of the real fifth element
What makes boron so extraordinary? Find out on 21 October with author Stephen Mansell
Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders
How safe is the lab when you’re pregnant? Join the conversation with two expert speakers
One goal, three industries: retrosynthesis for pharma, agrochemicals and flavours & fragrances
Explore the latest in expertly-coded retrosynthetic software, as we look at its performance across three different industries
Drugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
How did molecular glues help crack one of cancer’s toughest targets? And we explore the chemistry behind the investigation and conservation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Advances in CAR-T cancer therapy & carbon materials’ hidden defects
What does recent success with bladder tumours mean for solid cancer treatment? And we discuss why scientists are rethinking how they assign peaks in spectra of carbon-based materials.
UK science department abolished & Ireland’s crumbling concrete
What does a new prime minister mean for UK science? Plus, why are thousands of Irish buildings falling apart?
Thermo Fisher data manipulation & the shrinking chemical recycling industry
We discuss fabricated images in Thermo Fisher’s online catalogue. And, what barriers are preventing chemical plastic recycling from taking off?
Careers
The PhD to biotech series: Clarifying your direction before you leave academia
In the first of a four-part series, Matteo Tardelli suggests some things to consider when deciding whether a move into industry is for you
Business
Screening therapeutic peptides for ‘undruggable’ proteins
Revolver Therapeutics targets transcription factors that are hard to reach with conventional drugs and antibodies
Podcast
Drugging the ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins & conserving the Bayeux Tapestry
How did molecular glues help crack one of cancer’s toughest targets? And we explore the chemistry behind the investigation and conservation of the Bayeux Tapestry.
Opinion
Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
Opinion
Avtar Singh Matharu: ‘Being a visible role model is really important’
The green chemist on being authentic, having good mentors and being proud of your culture
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The scientists who will power our future
Calling in the next generation of scientists from all backgrounds to address the energy crisis and build the next generation of batteries.
Advantages of monodisperse PEG in drug development
Precision matters: why monodisperse PEG is transforming drug development.
Karl Fischer titration for moisture analysis: applications in batteries, fuels and food
Accurate moisture analysis has consequences that extend well beyond the laboratory. Karl Fischer titration is what keeps them in check. The question is whether the reagent is up to the task.
Why data visualisation is so important in the age of AI
Machines don’t need to draw charts and plots to work with data, but humans will still need datavis skills to work with machines.
Pittcon 2026 heads to San Antonio for analytical chemistry showcase
The world’s largest laboratory science conference returns to San Antonio in March 2026, featuring Nobel laureate Frances Arnold as keynote speaker and showcasing cutting-edge analytical instrumentation across five days of technical sessions and networking events.
Biphenyl: 20 years of Restek innovation
How Restek’s Biphenyl column changed chromatography
Explainer: the Welch Award in Chemistry
Many people have never heard about one of the biggest awards in chemistry. Chemistry World sets the record straight.
Optimising method transfer in regulated environments
Learn how to minimise risk and promote data quality with data-driven approaches and digital tools
The PhD to biotech series: Clarifying your direction before you leave academia
In the first of a four-part series, Matteo Tardelli suggests some things to consider when deciding whether a move into industry is for you
Making low-stakes mistakes is how we learn
Sharing mistakes helps us grow and avoid bigger incidents in the future. Please get in touch if you’ve ever made a low-stakes mistake in your career.
The Chemistry World team shares some of its low-stakes mistakes
Have you ever made a typo, broken some equipment or made a general slip-up? Get in touch and tell us about some of your own low-stakes mistakes.
Finding brightness in the depth of power cuts
The illuminating lessons I learned from living with loadshedding
South African scientists could face year in prison unless registered with national standards body, under proposed law
Sarah O’Connor: ‘There’s nothing that matches that thrill of discovery’
How to write thesis acknowledgements
Chemistry contains multitudes
How Robert Crapnell carved out a new role between technician and academic
How to translate your research into a commercial idea