Physical chemistry – Page 9
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NewsAI picks out fake science
Textual analysis tool flags manuscripts that may have come from paper mills
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ResearchBenzene’s bond lengths corrected
Sophisticated spectroscopic method shows that previously reported values were out by several milliangstroms
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ResearchSurface reactions can be controlled by bulk stoichiometry
Computational models demonstrate how the elastic properties of a solid can influence surface chemistry
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ResearchUntangling the spin-favouritism of chiral molecules
Theory shows why DNA can be picky over electron spin
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ArticleA paradigm shift in the development of environmentally sustainable consumer packaged goods
Simulation technologies can shortcut the design process for new materials
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ArticleDriving environmental sustainability across the polymer supply chain with a digital chemistry strategy
From synthesis to formulation, manufacturing, recycling and reprocessing, computational modelling supports every part of process
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ResearchSuperheavy element flerovium is likely to be a liquid at room temperature
Element 114 predicted to be a volatile semiconductor with a melting point around 10°C
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Research‘Periodic table’ of hydrocarbons maps ‘magic’ molecules with exceptional stability
Computational chemists calculate the stability of hydrocarbons and design a map with potential predictive power
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ResearchActive liquid climbs walls
A two-phase liquid containing molecular motors could create a new class of soft matter
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ResearchElectrons become chiral reagent in polymer synthesis
Chiral polymer made from completely achiral chemicals using only electrons’ angular momentum
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ResearchComputational study says polonium can form hydrogen bonds
Bonds driven by relativistic effects, rather than electronegativity differences
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OpinionWhy AlphaFold won’t revolutionise drug discovery
Protein structure prediction is a hard problem, but even harder ones remain
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NewsAlphaFold has predicted the structures of almost every known protein
Google offshoot DeepMind has released more than 200 million predicted 3D structures, covering nearly the entire protein universe
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ResearchRich chemistry revealed by tip microscopy pulses’ bond making and breaking
Using an STM, scientists have been able to precisely switch between three different molecules, opening the way to multiple selective transformations
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ResearchImprobable rotaxane made using a foldamer helix
Macrocycle displaced to a site for which it has no formal affinity
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OpinionLessons in meaning from surface science
Do the measurements we take in vacuum mean anything in real-life situations?
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ResearchTheories on origin of enzymes’ catalytic power united
Transition state stabilisation and ground state destabilisation both reduce the energy barrier by enhancing charge density but vary in their timing
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OpinionCallendar’s platinum thermometer
Solving the hot topic of accurate and reproducible temperature measurement
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ResearchPerfectly planar stable silicon clusters with six contacts predicted
Hexacoordinated systems theorised to remain stable, even with protecting ligands