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Chemistry World
January 17, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Molecular Magnets of Mystery Researchers have discovered a new class of molecular magnets which work above room temperature. But why the magnets work, and what their structures are, remains a perplexing mystery.   |
Chemistry World
January 25, 2013
Laura Howes |
Switchable catenane ready for data storage A quick experiment at the start of a PhD has resulted in a stable organic compound with four unpaired electrons. The researchers are now investigating this unusual structure for applications in batteries and data storage. |
Chemistry World
March 9, 2007
Michael Gross |
Nanowires go Round the Bend Chemists have bent an apparently linear molecular wire into a closed circle, creating a conducting ring just 3 nanometers across. |
Chemistry World
February 13, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
First purely organic phosphor Scientists in the US have made a major advance in the development of novel light-emitting materials by designing the first purely organic phosphorescent compound. |
Chemistry World
March 3, 2010
Jon Cartwright |
Hydrocarbon turns superconductor Researchers in Japan have created the first superconducting material based on a molecule of carbon and hydrogen atoms. |
Chemistry World
July 1, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Liquid Cement Turns Liquid Metal When an alkali metal is dissolved in ammonia, the result is free electrons. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Magnetic Dreams Disputed Magnetochemists are disputing the breakthrough discovery of a metal-organic material which its inventors claimed to be magnetic at room temperature and stable in air. |
Technology Research News
January 26, 2005 |
The How It Works Files Nanotechnology: The laws of physics behave differently at very small scales. At the nanoscale, electrons travel more quickly through wires, transistors can mete out electrons one at a time, objects stick to each other, and light can bend matter. |
Technology Research News
June 29, 2005 |
Self-assembly: the natural way to make things In biology, there are a few different ways DNA molecules can be replicated and combined. |
Chemistry World
November 23, 2007
Jonathan Edwards |
OLED Chemists Have a Bright Idea Organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) can be made more cheaply and easily thanks to a new molecule made by Chinese chemists. |
Chemistry World
February 20, 2009
Phillip Broadwith |
Calcium caught in an inverse sandwich Chemists in Germany and Switzerland have discovered the first stable complex of calcium(I) - a highly unusual structure for a metal whose chemistry is normally dominated by the +2 oxidation state. |
Chemistry World
August 29, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Rigid molecular wires make electrons fly Researchers in Germany and Japan have shown that a new type of organic molecular wire -- which is flat and rigid -- can transfer electrons at more than 800 times the speed of its conventional, flexible counterpart. |
Chemistry World
April 7, 2011 |
Molecular Fridge Can Reach Millikelvin Scientists have laid the foundations for a high-performance 'molecular fridge' capable of reaching temperatures within a few thousandths of a degree of absolute zero with a high degree of efficiency. |
Chemistry World
January 21, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Electron-conducting polymer for printed electronics The prospect of powerful electronic circuits made from printable plastics has moved a step closer with the discovery of a cheap, stable organic polymer semiconductor |
Chemistry World
April 15, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Lead joins the aromatic ring club Scientists in Japan have successfully incorporated an atom of lead into an aromatic molecule - the heaviest metal so far to be 'aromatised'. |
Chemistry World
March 7, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Solvated electron mystery solved Researchers have answered a riddle that has been puzzling scientists for decades: why is it that electrons in an aqueous environment appear to exist in two distinct states |
Science News
March 18, 2000 |
Science Safari: Fridge Magnets and Chemistry ...This University of Wisconsin Web site explains how fridge magnets work, shows how you can use such magnets to learn about magnetic force microscopy, and suggests experiments... |
Chemistry World
May 8, 2015
Jennifer Newton |
Chemists snare 17-electron half-sandwich radical A team from Nanjing University in China has successfully synthesized and characterized the organometallic radical cation [(C 6Me 6)Cr(CO) 3] +. |
Chemistry World
June 13, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Exploding molecule provides 3D bond images Researchers from the US and Germany have demonstrated a new way to obtain accurate three-dimensional images of molecules, with precise measurements of the geometry of the molecule's chemical bonds. |
Technology Research News
April 21, 2004
Eric Smalley |
Molecule Makes Electric Motor Researchers have built molecules that can spin on command, but finding a way to harness this molecular motion to carry out work is more difficult. A molecule that has a limited range of motion opens up new possibilities. |
IEEE Spectrum
August 2011
Hadjipanayis & Gabay |
The Incredible Pull of Nanocomposite Magnets Nanotechnology could make rare earth magnets even stronger. |
Chemistry World
July 29, 2011
Simon Hadlington |
Archetypal Lewis Acid Borane Turned Into a Base Chemists in the US and Germany have achieved the remarkable feat of transforming a borane, an archetypal electron-accepting Lewis acid, into an electron-donating Lewis base. |
Chemistry World
April 11, 2010
Simon Hadlington |
Phosphorus fragments trapped Researchers in the US and Germany have shown how a rare and highly reactive form of phosphorus can be captured and crystallised, making it stable even at room temperature. |
Technology Research News
November 19, 2003 |
Molecular memory is electric Researchers from Osaka Kyoiku University in Japan have found a way to use a single molecule to store computer information. |
Technology Research News
February 11, 2004 |
Electricity teleportation devised Researchers from Leiden University in the Netherlands have devised a way to teleport electricity. |
Chemistry World
October 16, 2014
Simon Hadlington |
Helium happily shares electrons to create dianions Helium invariably sits with its arms tightly folded and refuses to participate in chemistry, but turns out to be surprisingly generous when it is in the right environment, willing to donate not just one but two electrons to neighboring species. |
Popular Mechanics
November 24, 2009
Joe Pappalardo |
Polar Printer Reimagines the Way Magnets Work (With Video!) An invention that can reconfigure the charges of magnets in never-before-seen patterns may lead to new varieties of contact-free attachments and friction-free gears. |
Chemistry World
March 2010
Philip Ball |
Column: The crucible Superatoms reinforce the notion that chemistry is more about electrons than elements, says the author |
Chemistry World
June 7, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
Rethinking redox chemistry Metal oxide redox chemistry may be due a big re-think following new research by US scientists. It seems that it is not solely electrons that are being shunted about. In many, possibly most, cases a proton also comes along for the ride. |
Chemistry World
November 11, 2012
Simon Hadlington |
'Nano-welding' taken to the limits as specific bonds are cut and formed In a remarkable demonstration of the extreme limits of nanoscale engineering, researchers from the US and China have used the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope to cleave and form selected chemical bonds on a complex molecule. |
Fast Company
Chris Gayomali |
This Is Why We Don't Have Google X Hoverboards Yet In this month's inside look at Google X, Google's fantastical R&D lab, researcher (and avid skateboarder) Rich DeVaul says he tried to design one. Why? "I just wanted one," he says. |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Suhas Sreedhar |
Diamondoids May be a TV's Best Friend Nanometer-scale diamonds from petroleum could find use in next generation displays. |
Technology Research News
November 5, 2003 |
Electrons spin magnetic fields Spintronics researchers are looking for ways to control and use electron spin. Researchers from Cornell University and Yale University have brought the field a step forward by showing that a flow of electrons that all have the same spin can transfer angular momentum to magnetic material. |
U.S. CPSC
July 24, 2008 |
Pacific Science Supplies Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard The paint on the magnets can contain excess levels of lead, violating the federal lead paint standard. |
Chemistry World
March 20, 2007
Lionel Milgrom |
Chemical Model Unlocks Key Enzyme's Secrets The precise workings of cytochrome c oxidase (CcO), an enzyme that is crucial for all aerobic life, have been unveiled. |
