A five-membered aromatic bismuth ring, prepared by researchers in Germany, addresses a long-standing challenge in synthetic chemistry. The isolation of a complex containing the motif means that analogues of the classic cyclopentadiene anion have…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Scientists Reveal a Game-Changer in the Evolution of Life on Earth
A new source of nitrogen has been discovered. Researchers from RPTU University Kaiserslautern-Landau in southwestern Germany are unraveling the mysteries of a bygone era. As part of ongoing studies, they are investigating how life could have…
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99% Efficient and Dirt Cheap – Is This the Holy Grail of Hydrogen?
A breakthrough in renewable energy research has led to the development of a cost-effective and highly efficient iron-based catalyst for water oxidation. This innovation mimics natural photosynthesis while overcoming the limitations of expensive…
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‘A mix of amazement, pure joy and relief’: chemists reflect on their Eureka moments | News
Every scientist has either had, or hopes to have, a Eureka moment at least once in their career. Historically, these lightbulb or ‘aha’ moments, happen in a variety of different ways – from breakthroughs that took years of careful…
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Forbidden electrocyclic reactions can be more allowed than previously thought | Research
A computational study has challenged the long-standing notion that electrocyclic reactions can be neatly divided into being either ‘allowed’ or ‘forbidden’.1 ‘The energy difference between allowed and forbidden alternatives can…
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New Research Exposes Shocking Health Risks of Chemicals Found in Popular Everyday Products
Everyday products contain unregulated toxic chemicals. For years, the scientific community has assumed that polymers—large molecules—are too big to migrate from products into the human body and therefore pose no health risks. As a result,…
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High-Density, Ultra-Stable Batteries Advance Renewable Energy Storage
Researchers developed a high-solubility pyrene tetraone derivative (PTO-PTS) that enhances AOFB energy density and stability. This monomer enables reversible four-electron storage, achieving 90 Ah/L and maintaining 100% capacity retention after…
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Chemistry: Triple bond formed between boron and carbon for the first time
Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide, which consists of one carbon and one oxygen atom, or…
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Could ‘woolly’ mice put mammoths on the path to de-extinction? | Research
Mice have had multiple genes edited simultaneously to grow shaggy coats that resemble those of extinct woolly mammoths. The work was conducted by Texas-based ‘de-extinction’ company Colossal Biosciences, which wants to revive woolly…
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Clearest ever picture of worms’ surface chemistry deepens evolutionary understanding | Research
The surface chemistry of two worm species has been found to play a crucial role in their interaction with the environment and each other. This work provides the clearest picture yet of the surface chemistry of these worms and could help combat…
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