Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry department who was convicted of failing to disclose significant Chinese funding, has joined Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School (SIGS) in China. Lieber took up a…
Category: 6. Chemistry
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Letters: May 2025 | Opinion
A lab in the home
Simon Angerer’s story of performing experiments in his garden shed resonated with me.
One Christmas I opened a large rectangular present to encounter a gift that would have a lasting effect on me as a 12-year-old boy. It was…
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Making myself at home in the lab | Opinion
Chemistry has always been important to me. It is a powerful tool to bend matter to our will, enhancing our everyday lives. But chemistry can be even more than that. As I found when I started to experiment with home chemistry, it can also be a lot…
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Actinide bonding could be tweaked by adjusting oxidation states | Research
The final piece of the jigsaw puzzle of how actinides bond with ligands through phi bonds has been identified, with its control via oxidation states paving the way for advances in f-block catalysis and quantum computing.
The actinide series…
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Application of machine learning in forensic geochemistry using presalt oil samples from the Santos basin
This section presents the findings of the study, covering data preprocessing, exploratory analysis, machine learning model evaluation, and validation of the proposed methodology via independent samples. Each step is detailed to illustrate the…
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Development of novel lubricant formulation for cleanroom and vacuum application
a) Den, W., Hu, S. C., Garza, C. M., Zargar, O. A. & Varghese, K. C. Airborne molecular contamination: Recent developments in the understanding and minimization for advanced semiconductor device manufacturing; ECS J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 9,…
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Evaluating the efficacy of Chenopodium murale plant extract in inhibiting Streptococcus mutans and reducing dental caries risk
Sampling of saliva samples
This is certified that patients’ proforma-based ethical permission and informed consent was obtained for the collection of saliva samples from patients and the study was carried out in compliance with guidelines of EU…
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Potential application of zirconium molybdate as a novel catalyst for the selective dehydrogenation of methanol to anhydrous formaldehyde
Characterization of catalysts
Thermal analysis (TG and DSC)
TG and DSC curves of zirconium molybdate precursor (Z1T1) that hydrothermally synthesized at 160°C for 12 h is displayed in Fig. S1 (Supporting Information). It demonstrates two weight…
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Calcium coordination polymer containing dimethylphosphate ligands and exhibiting nucleating properties towards α and Β crystal polymorphs of isotactic polypropylene
Polymer crystallization with. and without nucleating agents. in Handbook of Nucleating Agents (ed. Wypych, G.) 33–51. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-1-895198-93-5.50005-8 (ChemTec Publishing, 2016).
Auriemma, F., De Rosa, C., Malafronte, A.,…
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Scientists home in on alternatives to ‘forever chemicals’
Harmful and persistent “forever chemicals” build up in the environment and in the bodies of animals — including humans. But a new review article lays out a blueprint for replacing those chemicals in certain situations.
A…
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