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InternationalSulphonium salt radicalises C–H bonds
Specially designed sulphonium salt labels can be used as electron acceptors for radical formation in photoactive electron donor-acceptor complexes.
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InternationalChemical anchor sticks to drug
Nijmegen-based chemists show that Polyethylene glycol PEG coatings can be functionalized without prior chemical modification.
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InternationalDatabase for electroactive molecules
DIFFER researchers used artificial intelligence to create a database of 31,618 energy storage molecules and their properties.
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InternationalCobalt clusters increase catalytic activity
Eindhoven researchers circumvent structure sensitivity of cobalt catalysts in CO2 hydrogenation by clustering cobalt atoms.
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InternationalMass spectrometry identifies ancient battlefield
‘Metallurgical fingerprint’ points to location of legendary battle between Germans and Romans
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InternationalLeprosy-infection stimulates liver growth
A healthy increase in liver mass in leprosy-infected armadillos offers new insights into organ regeneration.
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InternationalBreakthrough in non-living materials for soft robots
Researchers from the Eelkema Lab at TU Delft discovered a reaction cycle that allows them to make hydrogels grow and shrink on command.
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InternationalMolecular motor gets flashing light
Ben Feringa’s Nobel Prize-winning molecular motors have received an update, allowing them to both emit light and rotate.
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InternationalERC Synergy Grants awarded
Four Dutch and Belgian chemists and life scientists receive ERC Synergy Grants.
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InternationalRepulsion stabilises carbocation
Alkyl groups around a carbon atom destabilise it, making the resulting carbocation relatively more stable. This fact is unjustly overlooked.
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InternationalProducing ammonia with light
Californian researchers developed a cleaner, more efficient method of producing ammonia through photocatalysis.
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InternationalAging brain exhibits decrease of protective lipids
A combination of lipidomics, expression analysis and chemical synthesis unravels new patterns in brain lipid metabolism.
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InternationalMolecular ratchet reads molecular tape
Using a biphenyl crown ether, you can read the programmed stereochemistry in a molecular tape like a kind of Turing machine.
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InternationalBrain in a dish plays Pong
A group of scientists from Melbourne shows how brain cells living in a petri dish can play the arcade game Pong.
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InternationalEnlightening nerves
Most biological cells are not very special to see unless you pass some fluorescent compounds through them. These brain cells also have an unusual shape.
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InternationalArtificial cell with compartments without membranes
DNA nanotech allows you to make artificial cells that divide into different compartments without the need for membranes.
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InternationalA new hope: how a fungus helps banana plants
Pre-treatment with a non-pathogenic fungus may offer protection for banana plants, according to research.
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InternationalNiels Bohr medal for Ewine van Dishoeck
Ewine van Dishoeck received the Niels Bohr International Gold Medal on 7 October for her work in molecular astrophysics and astrochemistry.
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InternationalSoap bubble solar cell
You can see solar panels appearing on more and more rooftops. But Saudi scientists printed a solar cell on a bubble.
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InternationalQuantum entangled physics Nobel Prize
The Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Alain Aspect, John Clauser and Anton Zeilinger for research on quantum entanglement of photons.