3+ hour, 38+ min ago   (283+ words) A new UK government report describes the threat posed by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) as "one of the most pressing chemical challenges of our time. Acknowledging that PFAS contamination threatens public health, wildlife and the environment, the report lays…...

4+ hour, 51+ min ago   (518+ words) Almost impossible to destroy: material captures CO2 and frees it at the flick of a photoswitch'Chemistry World - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Bluesky Share this on Reddit Share this on…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (558+ words) For Frank Leibfarth, focussing on reactivity and selectivity helps him bridge the gap between fundamental and applied research "There's a lot of groups who develop new chemistry, who struggle to know exactly what application it will be best for. And…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (413+ words) Scientists have developed a computational method that quantifies and generates 3D maps of steric effects. The technique is more accurate than existing approaches and tests show it works across a wide range of cases, including atropoisomerism, coordination chemistry and organocatalysis enantioselectivity....

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (386+ words) First produced by French chemist Louis Jacques Th'nard in 1818, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has many uses. The chemical industry produces over 5 million tonnes of H2O2 per year, for products such as disinfectants, bleaching agents and even rocket fuel. Nearly half of global H2O2 production…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (261+ words) Inverted metallocene" complexes featuring palladium-based rings bonded to non-metal anions are new examples of compounds that redefine the concept of a metallocene. The researchers who created them say that such compounds could be used to control the thermal degradation of…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (180+ words) Attaching amino acids to a hydrophobic organic molecule allows them to self-assemble into rare, knotted structures with defined handedness, sidestepping the need for external templates or chiral resolution. The approach delivers chiral, mechanically interlocked molecules in a single step, opening…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (566+ words) Could better batteries be made possible by a new sodium'sulfur chemistry? Sodium batteries may have just crossed a critical threshold, moving into high-voltage territory and opening a realistic path toward sustainable, low-cost energy storage. Unlike conventional lithium-ion batteries, sodium'sulfur batteries…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) Scientists have uncovered three nitriles in lab-made interstellar ice that could serve as new targets for astronomers searching for prebiotic chemistry in the depths of space. Astrochemists have been interested in nitrile compounds for many years as they can undergo…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (94+ words) This week, we discuss new butyllithium formulations and ancient limescale chemistry with Emma Pewsey and Phillip Broadwith. We would love to hear your feedback on this new podcast, so if you have any questions or comments please get in touch....