3+ hour, 53+ min 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…...

1+ day, 7+ 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…...

2+ day, 3+ 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…...

5+ day, 7+ hour 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, 2+ hour 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....

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (416+ words) Space-filling model of the Cu45 superatom A rare copper nanocluster has been synthesised that behaves as a "superatom. The Chinese team hopes it will unlock coppers long-promised potential for sustainable carbon-to-fuel chemistry, turning carbon dioxide into valuable chemicals. "Superatom describes clusters…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (296+ words) Flexible electronics that can conduct like biological tissue, degrade harmlessly in the body and interface seamlessly with organs are transforming medical devices. Anna Demming explores how researchers are unravelling the complex relationships between material structure and function to create the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (143+ words) The pyrophoric hazard of butyllithium reagents " particularly tert-BuLi " means they require specialist training and inert atmospheres. Safer reagents could see them used more widely, and with fewer incidents Butyllithium reagents have wide-ranging applications across industries, often serving as polymerisation initiators…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (183+ words) Snapshot of a molecular dynamics simulation of the new material (cyclopropenium ions" carbon atoms in orange, other carbon atoms in grey, oxygen atoms in red, chloride ions in green) For the first time, researchers have reported a new family of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (271+ words) From bean to brew: the chemistry behind the perfect cup of coffee'Chemistry World From bean to brew: the chemistry behind the perfect cup of coffee - Share this on Facebook Share this on X (Twitter) Share this on LinkedIn Share this…...