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Room-temperature magnetism is challenging for 2D materials as they tend to lose their magnetic order at increasing temperatures. Now, researchers have achieved room temperature magnetism in lithium-intercalated chromium iodide.
Ahead of his 85th birthday, Graham Richards discussed his life in science and its intersection with industry. From a mix-up that led to him reading chemistry at the University of Oxford rather than physics, Richards later became the head of the chemistry department and co-founded Oxford Molecular Plc.
Inhibiting a signal transducer, which kicks off the production of β-lactamase in response to the presence of an antibiotic, shuts down resistance and makes β-lactam antibiotics effective once more.
2024 marks twenty years of the educational website Not Voodoo: Demystifying Synthetic Organic Chemistry — a fount of knowledge for organic chemistry laboratory techniques, with tips and tricks for both beginning research students and advanced experimentalists.
Strong partnerships with students are critical to curriculum development and research. This can foster a culture of continual improvement with educational and societal benefit.
Okra505 is a new green-fluorescent photostable RNA aptamer that enables mRNA dynamics to be visualized in live cellular processes, outperforming established fluorescent RNA visualization tools.
Deaf professionals experience inequitable access at conferences, but conference hosts can learn to recognize and understand the contributing barriers. Establishing clear accessibility protocols can enhance organizational success and ensure a successful conference.
Sapana Jadoun explains how metals can be extracted from, for example, mining and electronic waste with her purpose-built solar raceway pond reactor for use in sunny locations such as the Atacama Desert.
Li-ion intercalation often induces phase changes in transition metal dichalcogenides, but only the transition of 2H-to-1T/1T' in MoS2 is well-known. Here, researchers report emerging phase transitions in 1T'-MoTe2, leading to the discovery of two new electronic phases.
In the quest for green ethylene production, perovskite oxides show promise as photocatalysts able to strip hydrogen from ethane and generate ethylene with solar energy.
Understanding our water supplies is vital for our health and wellbeing. While traditional water quality analyses require a slow and costly approach, Fluidion deploys automated chemical and microbiological monitoring in areas with impaired drinking water and at the Seine River 2024 Paris Olympics site, enhancing public health and environmental protection.
Increasing the temperature of chemical systems often speeds up reactions, however, it can be expensive and inefficient to heat an entire reaction system. Here, researchers study the impact on electrochemical reactions by only heating the surfaces of electrodes.
A system enabling the rapid multiparameter optimization of conditions for electrocatalytic conversion of biomass into essential chemical feedstocks has been described.
As an atmospheric chemist in Lebanon, Najat Aoun Saliba was propelled towards activism to combat rising pollution levels and inequality. This culminated in her election to become a member of the Lebanese parliament.
By combining defect-chemistry with metal organic frameworks, researchers have produced a photocatalyst capable of effectively and selectively producing specific products, such as acetone, from carbon dioxide and water.
Cosmetic science has driven innovations that have substantially improved the quality of life for people around the world. While the field is often first associated with makeup products, research and advances in cosmetic science have had a broader impact on human health, societal progress, and the pursuit of scientific knowledge.
