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Continuous carbon capture in an electrochemical solid-electrolyte reactor
By combining O2/H2O redox electrolysis with a modular solid-electrolyte reactor, a design for continuous electrochemical carbon capture showing high capture rates, high Faradaic efficiencies and low energy consumption is demonstrated.
- Peng Zhu
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Single molecule infrared spectroscopy in the gas phase
Using tagging spectroscopy, the infrared spectrum of a single organic molecule in the gas phase has been successfully measured.
- Aaron Calvin
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Femtosecond proton transfer in urea solutions probed by X-ray spectroscopy
The potential of water-window X-ray absorption spectroscopy for disentangling individual aspects of the respective electronic and structural dynamics in ultrafast non-adiabatic dynamics of molecular systems in a liquid environment is established.
- Zhong Yin
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Germany: luring drivers onto public transport
- Mark A. Andor
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From the archive: chemical symbols and an octopus baby boom
Snippets from Nature’s past.
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Functional-group translocation of cyano groups by reversible C–H sampling
Using light-based, reversible C−H sampling catalysis, a cyano functional group can be swapped with a C−H bond in a molecule, providing access to valuable structures that are difficult to obtain by other methods.
- Ken Chen
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How to hatch, brew and craft the perfect maths partnership
Mathematicians and their collaborators discuss the joys and challenges of working together on projects in science and the arts.
- Rachel Crowell
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Rarely used strained molecules step up for organic synthesis
Energy released from molecules under strain can promote difficult chemical reactions. A practical method has been developed that uses an overlooked, highly strained compound to rapidly construct complex organic products.
- Fahima I. M. Idiris
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Nickel catalyses a host of chemical reactions in a general method
A minimal but general method has been developed for catalysing many different cross-coupling reactions — those in which two chemical fragments are joined. It requires only the two substrate substances, a nickel salt as a catalyst precursor, a catalyst for light-driven redox reactions and, in some cases, a nitrogen-containing base.
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General cross-coupling reactions with adaptive dynamic homogeneous catalysis
A self-adjustive catalytic system with nickel under visible-light-driven redox reaction conditions provides a general method for carbon–(hetero)atom cross-coupling reactions and is demonstrated for nine different bond-forming reactions.
- Indrajit Ghosh
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Nanoparticles containing diverse elements made using liquid metal
The synthesis of high-entropy alloy nanoparticles (HEA-NPs) — small particles each containing multiple principal metal elements — typically requires extreme conditions to ensure adequate mixing of constituents. Innovative experiments show that the liquid metal can act as a mixing reservoir to facilitate the synthesis of a diverse range of such nanoparticles in mild conditions.
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Single-photon absorption and emission from a natural photosynthetic complex
Using a heralded single-photon source along with coincidence counting, we establish time correlation functions for B800 excitation and B850 fluorescence emission and demonstrate that both events involve single photons.
- Quanwei Li
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Ukraine dam collapse: what scientists are watching
Extensive flooding could have severe consequences for farming, health and the environment.
- Miryam Naddaf
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Lithium filaments wedge open cracks in solid-state batteries
The development of a promising type of battery has been plagued by an issue that causes these devices to fail — lithium filaments grow in the electrolyte. An investigation of this failure mechanism could help to solve the problem.
- Kelsey B. Hatzell
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Elastic ceramic plastic made using molecules with organic and inorganic parts
Hybrid molecules containing organic and inorganic components were assembled through bottom-up synthesis into a continuous network of interpenetrating molecular-scale organic and inorganic ionic domains. The resulting material, called elastic ceramic plastic, shows ceramic-like hardness and strength, rubber-like deformability and resilience, and plastic-like mouldability.
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Organic–inorganic covalent–ionic molecules for elastic ceramic plastic
Covalent organic molecules can be combined with ionic inorganic molecules to create a hybrid material demonstrating paradoxical mechanical properties in a bottom-up manner, enabling the manufacture of an ‘elastic ceramic plastic’.
- Weifeng Fang
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Dendrite initiation and propagation in lithium metal solid-state batteries
Analysis of dendrite initiation, owing to filling of pores with lithium by means of microcracks, and propagation, caused by wedge opening, shows that there are two separate processes during dendrite failure of lithium metal solid-state batteries.
- Ziyang Ning
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India cuts periodic table and evolution from school textbooks — experts are baffled
Nature has learnt that the periodic table, as well as evolution, won’t be taught to under-16s as they start the new school year.
- Dyani Lewis
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Transannular C–H functionalization of cycloalkane carboxylic acids
Quinuclidine-pyridone and sulfonamide-pyridone ligands enable transannular γ-methylene C–H arylation of cycloalkane carboxylic acids with a range of ring sizes, bringing us closer to molecular editing of saturated carbocycles.
- Guowei Kang
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How a protein differentiates between rare-earth elements
A protein has been discovered that binds to the lighter members of the rare-earth family of metals more strongly than to the heavier ones — an amazing feat, given the chemical similarities of these elements.
- Scott Banta
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‘Almost magical’: chemists can now move single atoms in and out of a molecule’s core
An explosion of skeletal editing methods to insert, delete or swap individual atoms in molecular backbones could accelerate drug discovery.
- Mark Peplow
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Enhanced rare-earth separation with a metal-sensitive lanmodulin dimer
A study biochemically and structurally characterizes a lanmodulin from Hansschlegelia quercus with an oligomeric state sensitive to rare-earth ionic radius.
- Joseph A. Mattocks
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Characterization of just one atom using synchrotron X-rays
Using a specialized tip as a detector, the fingerprints of a single atom of iron and terbium are observed in synchrotron X-ray absorption spectra, allowing elemental and chemical characterization one atom at a time.
- Tolulope M. Ajayi
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Indefinite and bidirectional near-infrared nanocrystal photoswitching
This study reports unlimited near-infrared photoswitching in inorganic avalanching nanoparticles via a discrete shift of threshold intensity mediated by internal defect-based colour centres.
- Changhwan Lee
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Electricity outages delay SDGs in sub-Saharan Africa
- Qian Jia
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How to lock away more carbon: give mangroves a little love
Restored mangroves and seagrass meadows could suck more carbon from the atmosphere.
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A cleaner route to ammonia
A method driven by renewable energy could end the need for fossil fuels in fertilizer production.
- James Mitchell Crow
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How to lower carbon levels using light
Photocatalysis using light-emitting diodes could reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emitted by industrial chemical processes.
- Neil Savage
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Better batteries built using existing technology
Advances in materials yield safer, cheaper and denser energy storage.
- Neil Savage
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Boost African research in exchange for debt relief
Research will satisfy Africa’s demand for energy — but only if the continent is allowed to invest more in its science and innovation.
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Flexible solar cells made with crystalline silicon
Although crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar cells were developed nearly 70 years ago, their use is still limited. Tailoring the structural symmetry on the edges of textured c-Si wafers changes their fracture mechanism such that they can be used to fabricate flexible solar cells with a bending radius of about 8 millimetres.
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Organic catalyst opens way to energy-efficient chlorine production
The industrial process for making chlorine uses a vast amount of energy globally. An organic catalyst has been developed that could form the basis of a more energy-efficient process, replacing expensive inorganic catalysts.
- Thomas Turek
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For chemists, the AI revolution has yet to happen
Machine-learning systems in chemistry need accurate and accessible training data. Until they get it, they won’t achieve their potential.
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The world’s top chemical-weapons detectives just opened a brand-new lab
The state-of-the-art centre will help to enforce a near-universal ban on certain chemicals and train analysts from around the world.
- Davide Castelvecchi
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CO2-mediated organocatalytic chlorine evolution under industrial conditions
A study shows that an organocatalyst with an amide functional group, and carbon dioxide, can efficiently and selectively produce chlorine, potentially offering a low-cost and less energy intensive alternative to the chlor-alkali process.
- Jiarui Yang
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Promoting active site renewal in heterogeneous olefin metathesis catalysts
The authors identify a dynamic site renewal and decay cycle, mediated by proton transfers involving proximal Brønsted acidic OH groups, which operates concurrently with the Chauvin cycle and could address roadblocks associated with industrial metathesis processes.
- Terry Z. H. Gani
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Three climate policies that the G7 must adopt — for itself and the wider world
By taking the lead in innovative climate action, the seven richest economies can create a virtuous circle to help the world decarbonize faster.
- Edward B. Barbier
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How oil companies’ soaring profits compare with green-energy investments
Fossil-fuel firms report vast earnings as spending needed to curb climate change lags behind.
- Katharine Sanderson
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Carbon capture key to Biden’s new power-plant rule: is the tech ready?
Regulation aims to reduce facilities’ emissions of climate-altering gases — a goal that could require carbon burial.
- Jeff Tollefson
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Thousands of uncapped oil and gas wells dot the Gulf of Mexico
Capping abandoned wells would cost billions of dollars but would reduce risks.
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Constrained C2 adsorbate orientation enables CO-to-acetate electroreduction
A study using a copper-in-silver dilute alloy catalyst in a high-pressure gas flow reactor reports highly selective electrosynthesis of acetate from carbon monoxide.
- Jian Jin
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Wind turbines are tough to recycle – this new chemistry could help
A method for breaking down epoxies could stop wind turbine blades ending up in landfill.
- Shamini Bundell
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Catalytic disconnection of C–O bonds in epoxy resins and composites
The authors report a transition-metal-catalysed protocol for recovery of polymer building block bisphenol A and intact fibres from epoxy composites, demonstrating that chemical recycling approaches for thermoset epoxy resins and composites are achievable.
- Alexander Ahrens
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Mixed plastics upcycled dynamically
Waste plastics contain immiscible polymers, making recycling challenging. A new additive enables the thermal reprocessing of mixed plastics into recyclable, high-performance materials.
- Mathieu L. Lepage
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This pioneering nuclear-fusion lab is gearing up to break more records
Following the US National Ignition Facility’s breakthrough last year, Nature looks at what’s next.
- Jeff Tollefson
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How Rosalind Franklin’s story was rewritten
Newly discovered documents reveal more about Rosalind Franklin’s role in solving DNA’s structure, and how multisensory experiences can create stronger memories in fruit flies.
- Benjamin Thompson
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Computational approaches streamlining drug discovery
Recent advances in computational approaches and challenges in their application to streamlining drug discovery are discussed.
- Anastasiia V. Sadybekov
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