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Supramolecular gels improve performance of aircraft deicing fluids
5+ hour, 9+ min ago Adding low-cost gelling agents to anti-icing fluids could keep grounded aircraft ice-free for longer. The new anti-icing fluids, developed by researchers in the UK, form supramolecular polymers that can prevent ice forming on aircraft wings for over twice as long…...
Stiffest organic crystals reported to date discovered in well-known material
10+ hour, 26+ min ago Crystals made from mucic acid are the stiffest organic crystals reported to date.1 They owe their rigidity to a dense web of hydrogen bonding between their molecules, giving them mechanical properties comparable to metals. Many potential candidates for stiff organic…...
Shedding light on how photoactive crystals respond in real time
4+ day, 9+ hour ago Lauren Hatcher's work is all about making movies of crystals. Using in-situ x-ray diffraction methods, her team seeks to understand how dynamic changes at the molecular level affect macroscopic properties. "If you better understand what's happening, you can try and…...
Learning computational chemistry in a new role
1+ week, 5+ day ago A change of team brings new opportunities to build knowledge The more opportunities we take to study, the better we understand the learning strategies that are most effective for us" The downside is that I have no time to do…...
Inorganic homologous series forms solids with predictable structures
1+ week, 5+ day ago Newly uncovered structure-composition relationship could help to improve AI's ability to predict new inorganic materials Inorganic homologous series forms solids with predictable structures - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Bluesky…...
Unexpected stability theorised in positron-bound beryllium dimers
1+ week, 5+ day ago Simulations challenge conventional ideas about positronic interactions Unexpected stability theorised in positron-bound beryllium dimers - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on LinkedIn Share this on Bluesky Share this on Reddit Share this on WhatsApp Share…...
Crystal structure prediction reaches new heights with axitinib
1+ week, 6+ day ago Axitinib is a targeted anti-cancer medication commonly prescribed to patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma after other systemic treatments. It works as a tyrosine kinase inhibitor, blocking vascular endothelial growth factor receptors that drive tumour growth and metastasis. "It was…...
Probability model guides synthesis of interwoven catenane structure
2+ week, 3+ day ago The interwoven catenane was created with the aid of a mathematical model A simple mathematical model has helped chemists selectively synthesise a novel interwoven catenane structure. Researchers say models such as these may help improve chemists" understanding of how to…...
A love story: a polymer chemist accidentally falls for rubber
2+ week, 4+ day ago Born in 1950s Moscow, Irene Yurovska faced major hurdles as a Jewish woman but rubber bounced into her life and changed its trajectory forever Source: Courtesy of Irene Yurovskaya Irene Yurovskaya didn't choose to study rubber, but grew to love it…...
Simple yet elusive ortho-phosphite anion finally synthesised
2+ week, 4+ day ago Salts containing ortho-phosphite anions have now been synthesised by mechanochemically reducing phosphate compounds. Researchers says ortho-phosphite is synthetically versatile, making it an attractive alternative to toxic and flammable white phosphorus, which is the current starting point for a range of…...