Bioorthogonal hydroamination of activated linear alkynes now suitable in living cells.
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A molecule-thick material is opening doors for the advancement of flexible and recyclable organic solar cells.
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Understanding how bubbles form is vital to both producers and consumers of the world’s most popular alcoholic beverage.
A powerful underwater glue inspired by barnacles and mussels
Using silk proteins, researchers create crosslinking fibers that contain iron complexes similar to those used by sticky underwater sea creatures.
Frogs: Poisoned dart or silver bullet?
Scientists in Japan have devised an efficient way to create the backbone to a whole family of natural products, thus unlocking potential new medicines.
Sponging up oil droplets from Arctic wastewater
A re-usable sponge can capture and recover crude oil droplets from cold water to generate clean water in a fragile ecosystem.
Addressing ozone-depleting nitrous oxide pollution with metal complexes
Synthesis of a rare metal complex of nitrous oxide opens new vistas for the degradation of a potent greenhouse gas.
Never say never – Seeing the birth of a crystal
The genesis of a crystal was something we have imagined for centuries, and being able to watch it was like living in a dream.
Solar chemicals and fuels in the dark
Conquering cloud and nighttime solar intermittency comes from the phenomenon of persistent photoconductivity observed in materials that contain sub-bandgap trap states.
Playing ball with the Haber–Bosch process
Can the Haber–Bosch process be green?
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