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Chemistry is a branch of science that involves the study of the composition, structure and properties of matter. Often known as the central science, it is a creative discipline chiefly concerned with atomic and molecular structure and its change, for instance through chemical reactions.

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News & Views28 Nov 2023 Nature
Volume: 623, P: 924
Click-chemistry polymer membranes for hydrocarbon mixture fractionation

Polymers made by click chemistry with spirocyclic building blocks form membranes that separate the components of crude oil based on molecular size and type, potentially using far less energy than distillation. Key enablers of this separation are moderate levels of polymer dynamic motion and frustrated chain packing.

News & Views28 Nov 2023 Nature Materials
P: 1-2
Lightly counting membrane proteins in native nanodiscs

To determine the physiologically relevant oligomeric form of membrane proteins is extremely challenging. Now an elegant method of counting the oligomers in membrane proteins in near-native states is presented, using photobleaching and nanodiscs formed directly from cellular membranes.
- Koushambi Mitra
- Yamuna Krishnan
News & Views27 Nov 2023 Nature Nanotechnology
P: 1-2

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Synthesis of MWCNTs by chemical vapor deposition of methane using FeMo/MgO catalyst: role of hydrogen and kinetic study
- Chawalkul Chotmunkhongsin
- Sakhon Ratchahat
- Apinan Soottitantawat
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Scientific Reports
Volume: 13, P: 21027
Three-dimensional observations of the electric field distribution of variable frequency microwaves, and scaling-up organic syntheses

The variable frequency microwave (VFM) technology is known for its theoretically uniform microwave E-field distribution, although the experimental distribution remains poorly understood. Here, the authors examine the effectiveness of VFM irradiation experimentally by in situ 3D observation of the E-field, and apply VFM to the large scale synthesis of 4-methylbiphenyl via the Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reaction catalyzed by solid Pd supported on activated carbon particulates.
- Satoshi Horikoshi
- Haruka Mura
- Nick Serpone
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Communications Chemistry
Volume: 6, P: 261
Investigation on the organic–inorganic hybrid crystal [NH₂(CH₃)₂]₂CuBr₄: structure, phase transition, thermal property, structural geometry, and dynamics
- Changyub Na
- Ae Ran Lim
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Scientific Reports
Volume: 13, P: 21008
Cell-compatible isotonic freezing media enabled by thermo-responsive osmolyte-adsorption/exclusion polymer matrices

Non-cell-permeable cryoprotectants exhibit cryopreserving effects by preventing intracellular ice crystal formation, but these can damage cells due to high osmotic pressure and dehydration. Here, the authors developed a poly(zwitterion) isotonic cryoprotectant that forms a firm matrix around cells that prevents the influx of ice crystal nuclei without the need for high osmotic pressure and dehydration.
- Yui Kato
- Yuya Matsuda
- Kosuke Kuroda
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Communications Chemistry
Volume: 6, P: 260
1,3-Diphenylureido hydroxamate as a promising scaffold for generation of potent antimalarial histone deacetylase inhibitors
- Maurício T. Tavares
- Arne Krüger
- Roberto Parise-Filho
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Scientific Reports
Volume: 13, P: 21006
Spectrofluorometric quantitative analysis of aripiprazole based on quenching of natural derived carbon quantum dots in spiked human plasma
- Saleh I. Alaqel
- Arwa S. Alqahtani
- Atiah H. Almalki
ResearchOpen Access29 Nov 2023 Scientific Reports
Volume: 13, P: 21048

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A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy?

Firms commercializing perovskite–silicon ‘tandem’ photovoltaics say that the panels will be more efficient and could lead to cheaper electricity.
- Mark Peplow
News29 Nov 2023 Nature
Volume: 623, P: 902-905
From the archive: renaming the proton, and enthusiasm for sanitary matters

Snippets from Nature’s past.

News & Views28 Nov 2023 Nature
Volume: 623, P: 924
Click-chemistry polymer membranes for hydrocarbon mixture fractionation

Polymers made by click chemistry with spirocyclic building blocks form membranes that separate the components of crude oil based on molecular size and type, potentially using far less energy than distillation. Key enablers of this separation are moderate levels of polymer dynamic motion and frustrated chain packing.

News & Views28 Nov 2023 Nature Materials
P: 1-2
Lightly counting membrane proteins in native nanodiscs

To determine the physiologically relevant oligomeric form of membrane proteins is extremely challenging. Now an elegant method of counting the oligomers in membrane proteins in near-native states is presented, using photobleaching and nanodiscs formed directly from cellular membranes.
- Koushambi Mitra
- Yamuna Krishnan
News & Views27 Nov 2023 Nature Nanotechnology
P: 1-2
An antidote for chemical reaction networks
- Francesco Zamberlan
Research Highlights24 Nov 2023 Nature Catalysis
P: 1
How ChatGPT and sounds from space brought a ‘luminous jelly’ to life

Engineer-turned-artist Diana Scarborough and inorganic chemist Anna Melekhova describe how their art–science collaboration gave voice and form to a new material.
- Julie Gould
Comments & Opinion24 Nov 2023 Nature

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Featured

From the archive: renaming the proton, and enthusiasm for sanitary matters

Click-chemistry polymer membranes for hydrocarbon mixture fractionation

Lightly counting membrane proteins in native nanodiscs

Related Subjects

Latest Research and Reviews

Synthesis of MWCNTs by chemical vapor deposition of methane using FeMo/MgO catalyst: role of hydrogen and kinetic study

Three-dimensional observations of the electric field distribution of variable frequency microwaves, and scaling-up organic syntheses

Investigation on the organic–inorganic hybrid crystal [NH₂(CH₃)₂]₂CuBr₄: structure, phase transition, thermal property, structural geometry, and dynamics

Cell-compatible isotonic freezing media enabled by thermo-responsive osmolyte-adsorption/exclusion polymer matrices

1,3-Diphenylureido hydroxamate as a promising scaffold for generation of potent antimalarial histone deacetylase inhibitors

Spectrofluorometric quantitative analysis of aripiprazole based on quenching of natural derived carbon quantum dots in spiked human plasma

News and Comment

A new kind of solar cell is coming: is it the future of green energy?

From the archive: renaming the proton, and enthusiasm for sanitary matters

Click-chemistry polymer membranes for hydrocarbon mixture fractionation

Lightly counting membrane proteins in native nanodiscs

An antidote for chemical reaction networks

How ChatGPT and sounds from space brought a ‘luminous jelly’ to life

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