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Chemistry World February 24, 2012 Yuandi Li |
Computers look at life-giving reactions in space Theoretical chemistry could answer some questions about how life on earth originated, say Australian researchers. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2014 Andy Extance |
Rocket reactor forces space hydrogen rethink Scientists have pushed low-temperature experimentation and computational chemistry to their limits to better understand hydrogen fluoride, which astronomers use to study regions of space that are otherwise hard to image. |
Chemistry World December 16, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Radical experiment assesses interstellar nitrogen Radical reactions are challenging to measure at cold temperatures, but an international team of researchers have recently clocked the rate for atomic nitrogen and hydroxyl radicals at 56K. |
Chemistry World November 15, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Shedding light on ultracold reactions in space Two teams of researchers in the US and Europe have shown that light can play a bigger role than expected in the nascent field of ultracold atom-ion interactions. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Quantum tunnelling sparks chemistry on cold surfaces Chemistry in deep space could be more diverse than thought after the discovery that larger atoms can quantum tunnel. |
Chemistry World July 1, 2013 Laura Howes |
Quantum tunnelling in space Interstellar dust clouds might be host to more chemistry than previously imagined. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2013 Emma Stoye |
Computational chemists take Nobel prize The 2013 Nobel prize in chemistry has been awarded to Martin Karplus of Harvard University, US, Michael Levitt of Stanford University, US, and Arieh Warshel of the University of Southern California, US, for "the development of multi-scale models for complex chemical systems." |
Chemistry World June 23, 2009 James Urquhart |
Smallest acid droplet formed Scientists in Germany have observed a single molecule of HCl dissociating into its component ions in water - and have discovered that just four water molecules are needed for complete dissociation of the acid. |
Chemistry World January 3, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Key Plank of Theoretical Chemistry Rescued Theoretical chemists can breathe a sigh of relief after the publication of a study which shows that a cornerstone of their discipline seems to be intact despite earlier evidence to the contrary. |
Chemistry World July 27, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Space Monster Discovered Astrochemists who waited 25 years to find an anion in space have spotted three in less than a year. |
Chemistry World March 2011 |
Column: The crucible Chemistry cannot all be reduced to physics, argues Philip Ball |
Chemistry World September 1, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Wendy Brown: Space dust chemistry Professor Wendy Brown's research reproduces the cold and low pressures of space to model chemical reactions that occur when particles are brought together on interstellar dust grains. |
Chemistry World June 11, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Houdini Molecule Escapes Energy Trap A team of international chemists has captured and caught on camera a small, elusive molecule that has previously never been seen. |
Chemistry World March 1, 2012 David Bradley |
Roaming reactions double up in atmospheric chemistry Chemists have found a chemical reaction that ignores its reaction coordinate and seemingly bypasses the conventional mechanics of transition state theory to display two distinct 'roaming' mechanisms. |
Chemistry World February 12, 2014 David Bradley |
Chemicals on rotation in a stellar nursery Protostars have been shown to act as nurseries for some interesting chemistry, as well as stars. |
Reactive Reports Issue 60 David Bradley |
Mark Leach Interview with the owner of Meta-Synthesis, a company aimed to reveal the inner secrets of chemistry to as wide an audience as possible. |
Chemistry World January 25, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Water Surprise for Atmospheric Scientists Lone water molecules can catalyze reactions between atmospheric gases, scientists have confirmed, throwing a wrench in the works of supposedly simple atmospheric chemistry. |
Chemistry World July 13, 2015 Philip Ball |
First snapshot of elusive intermediate supplies surprise A team near Zurich in Switzerland, has been able to take a single-molecule snapshot of an intermediate in a common class of organic reactions. |
Reactive Reports December 2006 David Bradley |
Dick Wife An interview with the chemical IT scientist and co-founder of SORD, a scientific publishing company that seeks to solve the problem of organizing the myriad of undocumented chemistry and the chaotic mess of the commercial database. |
Chemistry World December 5, 2012 Phillip Broadwith |
Chemical reactions in hot water Chinese and Japanese chemists have highlighted hot water's ability to promote unexpected reactions without any other reagents or catalysts. The work should expand our understanding of how to harness the physicochemical properties of water to potentially replace more complex reagents and catalysts. |
Chemistry World September 24, 2014 Richard Massey |
Acetaldehyde photolysis: right to roam Australian and US chemists have re-shaped our understanding of an important photochemical reaction that defies classical transition state theory and proceeds via multiple barrierless 'roaming' pathways. |
Chemistry World September 10, 2014 Anthony King |
Debate over microwave boost to reactions rumbles on Researchers at Florida State University report two new papers that support a microwave-specific heating effect. |
Chemistry World January 27, 2011 Laura Howes |
Muons take kinetic isotope effects to extremes Scientists have used muons, elementary particles similar to electrons, to investigate the effect of isotope identity on one of the most fundamental reactions in chemistry. |
Chemistry World September 18, 2015 Henry Rzepa |
Pericyclic reactions The second edition of Pericyclic reactions by Ian Fleming comes at a timely moment -- the 50th anniversary of Robert Woodward and Roald Hoffmann's seminal text on the stereochemistry of electrocyclic reactions. |
Information Today December 16, 2010 |
CAS Introduces SciFinder Enhancements The enhancements will accelerate researchers' workflow and are especially valuable for synthetic chemists and other researchers who are engaged in lab preparations and synthesis planning. |
Chemistry World September 30, 2009 Simon Haddlington |
Porous networks trap reactive intermediates Chemists in Japan have shown how it is possible to take sequential x-ray snapshots of chemical reactions taking place within molecular-sized 'reaction chambers', capturing the crystal structures of short-lived reactive intermediates. |
Chemistry World May 29, 2015 Derek Lowe |
Magic molecule modifiers The synthesis of a new organic molecule can be approached in several ways. |
Chemistry World December 15, 2010 Hayley Birch |
New technique probes electron properties of individual atoms A new, low voltage electron microscopy technique allows scientists to discriminate not just between atoms of different elements but between atoms of the same element in different electronic states. |
Chemistry World February 6, 2011 Laura Howes |
Cells as test tubes Chemists have used living cells as test tubes to carry out chemical reactions never before seen within living cells. |
Reactive Reports Issue 64 David Bradley |
A Chemist's Thoughts on Computational Power and the Future of 'The Chemical Web' Interview with Steven Bachrach, a chemist with a flare for physics. |
Chemistry World October 2, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Photosynthesis-free route to oxygen gives early Earth atmosphere clues A direct mechanism for producing oxygen from carbon dioxide using far ultraviolet radiation has been experimentally demonstrated by researchers in the US, confirming a 14-year-old theoretical prediction. |
Chemistry World November 28, 2013 |
What is chemistry? This book is designed to tell the average person all about chemistry, and in a way they can understand. |
Chemistry World August 2010 |
Let's get physical The field of physical chemistry is booming, as more and more scientists seek to understand their work on a molecular level |
Chemistry World April 24, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Researchers 'See' Catalyst Molecules at Work Researchers have for the first time 'watched' in real time single molecules of catalyst participating in a reaction at a solid-liquid interface. |
Science News September 10, 2005 Ivars Peterson |
Celestial Atomic Physics Objects in the solar system often have chaotic and unpredictable trajectories. This same uncertainty also appears in atomic and molecular systems. |
Chemistry World December 4, 2009 James Urquhart |
Easier ester synthesis Researchers in the US have shown how oxygen-coated gold nanoparticles can selectively oxidise a variety of alcohols and aldehydes. |
Chemistry World September 9, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
High-throughput catalyst screening for the masses Using nothing more than the standard chemistry lab equipment, researchers in the US have successfully turned the discovery of new catalytic reactions into a high-throughput process. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Reactions Studied by Stop Motion Japanese and Israeli scientists have developed a technique that can track whole-molecule changes that occur during extremely rapid reactions. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2013 Philip Ball |
The name's (quadruple) bond? The nature of C 2 is still imperfectly understood and has recently sparked extensive debate in the chemical literature. The question seems simple: how are the two atoms bonded? |
Chemistry World March 29, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Seeds of life incubated in proto-planetary nurseries New findings imply that the organic chemistry required to produce the necessary molecules for life is part of the normal processes of planet formation. |
Chemistry World July 16, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Strange vibrations Researchers in Taiwan have shown that in a relatively simple molecular system the induced vibrations can inhibit the breaking of the bond and slow the reaction down. |
Chemistry World February 28, 2010 Jon Cartwright |
Reactions on DNA origami watched with AFM Chemists in Denmark have for the first time imaged chemical reactions on a DNA origami scaffold so that they can precisely attach single molecules, involving atomic force microscopy. |
Chemistry World February 25, 2014 Philip Ball |
Computational chemicals In a highly prescient book, Jean-Marie Lehn remarked that the increasing complexity of synthetic chemical systems should one day extend to 'chemical "learning" systems that ... can be trained. |
Chemistry World October 2007 Derek Lowe |
In the Pipeline One of the biggest areas of chemical research these days is in catalytic processes. It's one of the places we can really improve our processes, especially when you count the waste stream (as you should) as part of the total energy bill. |
Chemistry World November 25, 2014 James Urquhart |
Nanomolar chemistry enables 1500 experiments in a single day Chemists have conducted over 1500 chemistry experiments in under a day thanks to a miniaturized, high throughput automation platform they developed for identifying how synthetic molecules react under various conditions. |
Chemistry World June 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Photo-catalysts shine light on chemical bond making A team of scientists from Israel and Germany have manipulated bond formation in a chemical reaction using high power lasers |
Chemistry World January 29, 2015 Santiago Alvarez |
What we mean when we talk about bonds The chemical bond is still a matter of lively debate among chemists, even a century after Gilbert Lewis introduced his electron pair bonding concept. |
Reactive Reports Issue 49 |
Star Picks Chemogenesis is an e-book that goes in depth into chemical reactions and reactivity... Check out the Wiki books on chemistry for an open source chemistry textbook... |
Chemistry World October 2007 Bernard Bulkin |
Can Chemistry Save the Planet? If we are to scale back our greenhouse gas emissions without society juddering to a halt, 21st century transport will need 21st century fuels. And of all the sciences, it is chemistry that is best placed to deliver them. |
Chemistry World March 22, 2012 Ross McLaren |
Back to the future: old reactions to help the new Researchers from the US have delved into the history of organic chemistry to help chemists better predict the effect that functional groups will have on one another within a molecule. |