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A review of Transformer: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death, where Nick Lane explores the Krebs cycle, a metabolic pathway that is central to biochemistry.
Why was the relationship between Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins so fraught? A great deal has been written on the contributions of Rosalind Franklin and Maurice Wilkins to determining the double helix structure of DNA. I attempt here to shed some light not on this issue but on their relationship, with the help of university and college records.
In the interstellar medium, complex organic molecules are believed to form on icy dust grains in dark molecular clouds. Research now shows that carbon atoms, previously considered immobile, can diffuse across ice surfaces to take part in reactions with other adsorbed species.
Michael DeGrandpre explains the development and workings of a submersible autonomous moored instrument for alkalinity measurements in marine and freshwater environments.
The mercury drop test is widely used to distinguish between heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. However, testing the test revealed the unexpected issue of mercury reacting with protected and unprotected catalysts alike, leading to the reliance of this test being questioned.
Emily Draper explains how to design and build electrochemical equipment for neutron scattering experiments with simple, at-hand components and techniques.
The structure of pheromone, produced by microalgae in vanishingly small quantities as part of a signalling cascade that controls sexual reproduction, has been determined.
NMR spectroscopic data can now be fed to algorithms capable of deconvoluting the peaks in the search for its structure. Feeding the software with experimental and modelled data means that accurate fits can be produced in little time.
A general method to depolymerize plastic waste from resin codes 2–7 — including multilayered packaging and oil-contaminated packaging — and produce platform chemicals has been described.
Organozirconium compounds are known for their non-radical C–C bond-formation reactions with electrophiles. Now, such a compound has been used as a radical precursor in an enantioselective radical cross-coupling under visible-light irradiation without the need for an extra photocatalyst.
The volatility of certain ionic liquids can be controlled electrochemically by applying a voltage to break their aromatic components. Cathodic reduction creates combustible species, but once the power is switched off and aromaticity restored, the liquid is thermally stable again.
Drawing inspiration from helical structures in nature, researchers have developed a cobalt-based complex able to twist and untwist, converting between nanohelix and nanowire structures.
Restructuring the way you run and manage your lab can be a daunting task, but doing so is imperative for creating a research environment in which d/Deaf students and other diverse learners can work and thrive.
To combat worsening environmental crises, chemistry needs a redesign. We see the need for a triple focus on efficiency, safety and circularity as a prerequisite for chemistry to serve sustainability and ensure that essential chemical products and processes are waste-free, functional and safe for both humans and the environment.
The synthesis of a new family of self-assembled Ca2+-seamed capsules is reported. The interior volumes are the largest currently reported voids in molecular capsules, and they are completely isolated from the exterior environments.
A living catalyst transfer polymerization enables access to low dispersity polyphenylenes and ultimately to length-selective synthesis of graphene nanoribbons.
