Chemistry WorldPhysics Nobel prize goes to artificial neural networks and machine learningResearch inspired by how brains learn now powers cutting-edge technology in smartphones and scientific researchOct 08, 2024
Chemistry WorldA new gold standard in selective nitrobenzene hydrogenationReaction proceeds through a previously unidentified mechanismOct 08, 2024
Chemistry WorldmicroRNA discovery wins Nobel prize in medicineResearch on tiny RNA molecules unlocked mysteries of gene regulation and cell differentiationOct 07, 2024
Chemistry WorldThe fate of Nobel prize medalsOver the years, Nobel prize medals have been stolen, dissolved and auctioned off. We trace what happened to them and the stories they can tell usOct 07, 2024
Chemistry WorldNanotorus made from pure antimony paves way for other all-metal structuresTubular structure contains 68 antimony atomsOct 07, 2024
Chemistry WorldFire at US pool chemical plant releases huge chlorine plumeThousands of residents evacuated and kept indoors as as smoke and gas cloud persists for daysOct 04, 2024
Chemistry WorldQuantum tunnelling explains why several supposedly stable benzene isomers will never be madeResearch highlights importance of considering quantum effects in computational studies on strained moleculesOct 04, 2024
Chemistry WorldOne-electron covalent bond between two carbons pushes limits of bondingLinus Pauling proposed exotic bonds but they have never been seen between two carbons until nowOct 04, 2024
Chemistry WorldAlloys made direct from metal oxides offer more sustainable route to advanced materialsNew approach to metallurgy is less energy intensive with a smaller carbon footprintOct 03, 2024
Chemistry WorldUK launches £37m programme to uncover cultural heritage through chemistryFunding will aid analysis of archaeological materials and preservation of artworkOct 03, 2024
Chemistry WorldUS approves schizophrenia drug with new mode of actionCobenfy promises to better address negative symptoms than existing antipsychoticsOct 03, 2024
Chemistry WorldExplainer: what is ricin?A doctor in the UK is on trial for attempted murder with this extremely deadly poisonOct 03, 2024
Chemistry World‘Stealth corrections’ uncovered in scientific journals, raising transparency concernsScientific integrity sleuths discovered 131 cases of publishers making unacknowledged changesOct 02, 2024
Chemistry WorldScientific freedom lacking in Africa, Unesco findsAfrica represents 12.5% of world’s population but less than 1% of its research outputOct 02, 2024
Chemistry WorldBeyond hydrogen bonding: new definitions for secondary bonding interactions to end confusionThe 20-year struggle to define secondary bonding interactionsOct 01, 2024
Chemistry WorldProteins with multiple structures open up AlphaFold’s black boxAI prediction model often fails to identify fold-switching, helping show how it works and the limits of its usefulnessSep 30, 2024
Chemistry WorldRoyal Society releases hundreds of historic peer-review reports to the publicArchive includes Dorothy Hodgkin’s review of an early Crick and Watson paper on the structure of DNASep 30, 2024
Chemistry WorldThe refugee organic chemistAfter a harrowing journey from his native Afghanistan one refugee chemist has found safety in a postdoc position in the UKSep 27, 2024
Chemistry WorldDanish university pauses chemistry demonstrations following accident‘Genie in a bottle’ demonstration failure hospitalised two, leading to a review of all experiments in the school’s chemistry showsSep 27, 2024
Chemistry WorldChloride ions tunnel free from PVCComputational clues uncover quantum escape route from common plasticSep 26, 2024
Chemistry WorldBanned pigments found in tattoo inks sold in the EUNine out of 10 green and blue inks analysed violate Reach regulationsSep 26, 2024
Chemistry WorldPublic health put at risk by mooted EU classification of ethanol as reprotoxicMedical professionals are warning that the move could ban vital ethanol disinfectants and hand gelsSep 26, 2024
Chemistry WorldCalifornia sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claimsSuit claims firm used false claims to justify producing vast amounts of single-use plasticsSep 26, 2024
Chemistry WorldPublic health put at risk by mooted EU classification of ethanol as reprotoxicMedical professionals are warning that the move could ban vital ethanol disinfectants and hand gelsSep 26, 2024
Chemistry WorldElectrochemical series for materials makes predicting oxidation states easyMachine-learning trained model could open up new opportunities in materials discoverySep 25, 2024
Chemistry WorldRSC calls on government to address lab space shortageDecades-long shortfall in suitable facilities has held back growth and innovationSep 23, 2024
Chemistry WorldNanopore sequencing set to transform our understanding of proteinsRapid sequencing technique can not only deal with proteins hundreds of amino acids long but can detect modificationsSep 23, 2024
Chemistry WorldPredictions for the 2024 chemistry prize highlight growing importance of AI and computational methodsProtein structure prediction, efficient simulations and clean energy among the fields tipped for recognition by chemistry’s top prizeSep 20, 2024
Chemistry WorldEU’s new research commissioner namedCommission president nominates Bulgarian politician Ekaterina ZaharievaSep 20, 2024
Chemistry WorldWar of words ensues over proliferation warnings on enriched nuclear fuelAmerican Nuclear Society comes out swinging against Science article accusing it of ‘hyperbole’Sep 19, 2024
Chemistry WorldThree indicted in US for smuggling pool chemicals from ChinaDefendants face fines and jail for illegally importing and distributing trichloroisocyanuric acidSep 18, 2024
Chemistry WorldUK’s Grangemouth refinery will close in 2025Petroineos will convert site into a fuel import terminal with loss of 400 jobsSep 18, 2024
Chemistry WorldYellow food dye could give doctors a new way to look beneath the skinTartrazine can safely and reversibly turn the skin of mice transparentSep 18, 2024
Chemistry WorldEarthquake-induced electricity offers answer to mystery of gold nugget formationUnder pressure quartz veins donate electrons to grow larger nuggetsSep 17, 2024
Chemistry WorldCommission launches call for AI ‘factories’ to aid research and industryIt is hoped these facilities will help speed up development of applications in healthcare, energy, transport, defence and manufacturingSep 17, 2024
Chemistry WorldHow F1 plans to transition to ‘100% sustainable fuel’Rule changes intend to make Formula One more environmentally friendly from 2026. But what are the changes, and can a sport known for gas-guzzling engines really go green?Sep 16, 2024
Chemistry WorldPFAS-free synthesis of fluorinated drugs and pesticidesFlow chemistry introduces trifluoromethyl group onto a range of compounds using just caesium chloride as the fluorine sourceSep 16, 2024
Chemistry WorldFrom tipsy worms to pigeon missiles: the quirky triumphs of the 2024 Ig Nobel awardsChemistry prize rewards work that used worms as analogues of large polymersSep 13, 2024
Chemistry WorldWater-splitting reaction reversal could extract lithium more sustainably and cheaplyEnvironmentally-friendly electrochemistry could cut extraction costs by 40%Sep 13, 2024
Chemistry WorldTeaching enzymes new reactions through genetic code expansion and directed evolutionAnthony Green’s research group at the University of Manchester, UK, reengineers enzymes to have catalytic functions beyond those found in natureSep 12, 2024
Chemistry WorldHydrogen dimers finally detected at room temperatureResearchers revisit spectrum of fragile dimer with high-sensitivity spectroscopySep 12, 2024
Chemistry WorldPeptide bond interactions explain collagen’s ‘impossible’ longevity in dinosaur bonesDiscovery reveals why bonds are a million times more stable than expectedSep 12, 2024
Chemistry WorldUS–China science and technology accord expires, maybe for the last timeForty-five-year-old agreement has lapsed again but the US remains in contact with China on scientific cooperationSep 11, 2024
Chemistry WorldTea tree oil faces ban in UK and EU over reprotoxicityDefenders question relevance of animal safety data that triggered decisionSep 11, 2024
Chemistry WorldScience community holds its breath again as consequential US presidential election loomsA lot is riding on the November election for university researchers and science advocates, who overwhelmingly back Kamala HarrisSep 11, 2024
Chemistry WorldUS industry braced for change as election loomsRegulation, trade tariffs and innovation support top lists of concernsSep 11, 2024
Chemistry WorldNobel laureates urge European Commission president to fund science and appoint a research championLetter calls on Ursula von der Leyen to nominate ‘a strong supporter of research’ as the next commissioner for research and innovationSep 10, 2024
Chemistry WorldDacthal herbicide withdrawn in US over risks to foetal developmentSole supplier American Vanguard has cancelled US and international registrationsSep 10, 2024
Chemistry WorldChemistry courses, departments face closure in the UK highlighting higher education’s financial woesCourses are facing the axe at Aston University and the University of Hull, with others strugglingSep 10, 2024
Chemistry WorldWidespread signs of paper milling discovered in materials science and engineering papersMetadata in images of scanning electron microscopes doesn’t match the make and model of the instrument in thousands of papersSep 09, 2024