Category: 6. Chemistry

It’s just over 20 years since the completion of the human genome project, which determined the chemical make-up of (almost) our entire genetic code and paved the way for many medical breakthroughs, as well as gene-editing technology.

Having…

The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, a private philanthropic organisation based in California, is to spend nearly $100 million (£73 million) on a new green chemistry initiative. The programme is the first chemistry-focused investment in the…

A team of researchers is beginning work on creating new tools that could eventually lead to the synthesis of the human genome in the lab. Wellcome is providing £10 million to the Synthetic Human Genome Project, which it expects will unlock…

It occurred to me the other day that I might, by this point, be getting just a bit too experienced in laboratory work. Those of you who take NMR spectra as part of your work will know that under modern conditions you log into the machine and give…

Ponnadurai Ramasami is a UNESCO chair of computational chemistry and leads the computational chemistry group at the University of Mauritius. He also founded and chairs the annual Virtual Conference on Chemistry and its Applications, and in…

A lanthanide–carbon triple bond has been created for the first time, specifically a bond between cerium and carbon, encapsulated within a C₈₀ fullerene cage. This is a significant development in lanthanide chemistry, as isolating…

Incorporating small amounts of oxidants into methane pyrolysis can significantly enhance carbon and hydrogen production and sustain catalyst activity. Given oxidants are normally considered contaminants in methane pyrolysis, the work calls into…

All melting points are uncorrected and were determined using a Griffin and George melting point apparatus (Griffin & George Ltd., Wembley, Middlesex, UK). Infrared (IR) spectra were recorded at the Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, using…

The synthesis of the Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@Tetrahydropyrazolopyridine (Fe₃O₄@SiO₂@THPP) nanocomposite involves several sequential steps (Fig. 1). Initially, Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles are formed by reacting ferric and ferrous chloride salts with ammonium…