Category: 6. Chemistry

Employees at the US National Science Foundation (NSF), which funds basic research, have followed the example of workers at two sister science agencies by releasing a letter of dissent warning about a series of ‘politically motivated and legally…

Burning books is a crime. The most famous – though partially apocryphal – was the burning of the great library of Alexandria, which consumed thousands of scrolls containing history, science, literature, theatre, philosophy and more….

Scientific publishing giant Springer Nature has launched a new tool that can detect non-standard phrases in manuscripts submitted to its journals.

The new tool is based upon the tortured phrases catalogue of the Problematic Paper Screener that…

Did you know we have sheep to thank for waterproof clothing? Or that the common snowdrop – Galanthus nivalis – holds the key to managing cognitive function…

A new technique for reducing nitrate ions in polluted wastewater has been developed by researchers in China and the US. The work, which does not rely on toxic or precious metals, works with water containing realistic concentrations of…

Immersed in your own chemistry, whether that’s a PhD or a new industrial project, it’s easy to get tunnel vision. Going to a conference is therefore a valuable opportunity to take a step back, explore your field and network with other…

Materials—hot dog samples

All samples, described in Table 1, were bought in popular discount supermarkets in Poznan, Poland, in November 2023, and were described as pork meat products. They were chosen based on their availability and popularity…

Adsorption behavior and structural insights

To evaluate the adsorption of antibiotics onto microplastics, the initial and final simulation snapshots were analyzed. The final simulation snapshots are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In the initial…

The present study aims to investigate the effect of benzothiophene based end capped acceptor units on optoelectronics, charge transfer phenomenon and photovoltaic characteristics of newly designed NFAs. For this purpose, PTR is utilized as a…