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- No morphological differences between living and non-living systems are yet known https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shape-is-not-enough-to-distinguish-life-from-abiotic-systems/4017874.article 242 comments
- Lithium discovery in US volcano could be biggest deposit ever found https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/lithium-discovery-in-us-volcano-could-be-biggest-deposit-ever-found/4018032.article 323 comments
- Benzene’s bond lengths corrected https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/benzenes-bond-lengths-corrected/4016266.article 73 comments
- AI-engineered enzyme eats entire plastic containers https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-engineered-enzyme-eats-entire-plastic-containers/4015620.article 38 comments
- A Pint a Day (1996) https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/a-pint-a-day--/9706.article 57 comments
- Algorithm discovers how six molecules could evolve into life’s building blocks https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/algorithm-discovers-how-six-simple-molecules-could-evolve-into-lifes-building-blocks/4012505.article 165 comments
- The Use of Mercury by the First Emperor of China (2015) https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/flowing-rivers-of-mercury/8122.article 18 comments
- New Zealand set to be first country to ban PFAS in cosmetic products https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/new-zealand-set-to-be-first-country-to-ban-pfas-in-cosmetic-products/4018893.article 7 comments upliftingnews
- Is modern food lower in nutrients? https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/is-modern-food-lower-in-nutrients/4018578.article 22 comments environment
- Italy bans cultivated meat products https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/italy-bans-cultivated-meat-products/4018541.article 371 comments technology
- Disposable vapes contribute to nearly $10 billion of ‘invisible’ e-waste every year https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/disposable-vapes-contribute-to-nearly-10-billion-of-invisible-e-waste-every-year/4018234.article 56 comments environment
- Water-splitting device solves puzzle of producing hydrogen direct from seawater. A combined desalination–electrolysis system that can produce green hydrogen directly from seawater has been developed by a team in China https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/water-splitting-device-solves-puzzle-of-producing-hydrogen-direct-from-seawater/4016645.article?h2feed= 9 comments energy
- Powerful rare-earth free magnet is ‘evolved’ and refined by machine learning algorithm https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/powerful-rare-earth-free-magnet-evolved-and-refined-by-machine-learning-algorithm/4016605.article 29 comments science
- AI-engineered enzyme eats entire plastic containers https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-engineered-enzyme-eats-entire-plastic-containers/4015620.article 7 comments upliftingnews
- AI-engineered enzyme eats entire plastic containers https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-engineered-enzyme-eats-entire-plastic-containers/4015620.article 1341 comments technology
- Machine learning finds fluoride battery materials that could rival lithium | Research https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/machine-learning-finds-fluoride-battery-materials-that-could-rival-lithium/4015669.article 35 comments programming
- AI-engineered enzyme eats entire plastic containers https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/ai-engineered-enzyme-eats-entire-plastic-containers/4015620.article 359 comments futurology
- Quantum double-slit experiment done with molecules for the first time https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/quantum-double-slit-experiment-done-with-molecules-for-the-first-time/4014819.article 157 comments science
- Uranium’s strong covalent bond breaks periodic table predictions https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/uraniums-strong-covalent-bond-breaks-periodic-table-predictions/4014524.article 4 comments science
- Switzerland loses associated country status in Horizon Europe programme https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/switzerland-loses-associated-country-status-in-horizon-europe-programme/4014036.article 101 comments europe
- Sub-zero water splitting marks a new dawn for solar hydrogen production. Researchers have developed a solar-powered system that splits water at -20°C. The technology could serve as a renewable fuel source in high altitude and polar environments. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/sub-zero-water-splitting-marks-a-new-dawn-for-solar-hydrogen-production/4013887.article 23 comments energy
- A battery technology worth its salt. Sodium ions have similar intercalation chemistry to lithium ions and so, not surprisingly, a lot of materials being tested for sodium batteries are similar to those used for lithium https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/a-battery-technology-worth-its-salt/3010966.article 4 comments energy
- France steps up hydrogen research with €7 billion investment https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/france-steps-up-hydrogen-research-with-7-billion-investment/4013490.article 50 comments europe
- Inequality is also increasing in science. The 1% most publishing authors got 7% of citations in 2000 and 21% in 2015. They do this by publishing in large author teams. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/elite-scientists-picking-up-more-citations-than-ever-as-the-rest-lose-out/4013245.article 5 comments science
- Moths draped in stealth acoustic cloak evade bat sonar https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/moths-draped-in-stealth-acoustic-cloak-evade-bat-sonar/4012807.article?utm_source=nature+briefing&utm_campaign=bdd2fb01a0-briefing-dy-20201126&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bdd2fb01a0-45545598 15 comments science
- UK is on track to double science funding by 2024 https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/amid-pandemic-uk-is-on-track-to-double-science-funding-by-2024/4011916.article#/ 5 comments europe
- Addressing the plastics problem: Today’s plastics were primarily designed for functionality, without due consideration for what happens at the end of their life. The plastics of tomorrow cannot afford to continue this trend. https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/addressing-the-plastics-problem/4011557.article 28 comments science
- Researchers find graphene doping with bird guano enhances its properties - Why we need to reevaluate research planning https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/bird-droppings-to-help-cut-the-crap-in-graphene-doping-papers/4011068.article 5 comments science
- Mystery of why magic mushrooms go blue solved https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/mystery-of-why-magic-mushrooms-go-blue-solved/4010870.article 3 comments science
- China now home to the second largest concentration of influential/highly citied scientists and researchers in top 1% research papers, overtaking the UK but still behind the US, according to Web of Science, who publish the annual list https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/china-overtakes-uk-in-list-of-highly-cited-researchers/4010733.article 5 comments science
- Flexible glass paves the way for virtually unbreakable smartphone screens https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/flexible-glass-paves-the-way-for-virtually-unbreakable-smartphone-screens/4010672.article 235 comments science
- Engineered cyanobacteria turn carbon dioxide into petrol substitute https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/engineered-cyanobacteria-turn-carbon-dioxide-into-petrol-substitute/3010847.article 20 comments technology
- US air bases blamed for fluorinated pollutants on Okinawa - a study by two Kyoto University professors has found extremely high concentrations of PFOS and PFHxS in the blood of people living around the two air bases. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/us-air-bases-blamed-for-fluorinated-pollutants-on-japanese-island/3010607.article 8 comments worldnews
- Hungarian government withholds funding from Academy of Sciences prompting protests https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/hungarian-government-withholds-funding-from-academy-of-sciences-prompting-protests/3010161.article 6 comments europe
- First quantum degenerate molecules unite in chemical go-slow https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/first-quantum-degenerate-molecules-unite-in-chemical-go-slow/3010009.article 5 comments science
- World first as wind turbine upgraded with high temperature superconductor https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/world-first-as-wind-turbine-upgraded-with-high-temperature-superconductor/3009780.article 8 comments worldnews
- Chemistry graduate student admits poisoning colleague with carcinogen https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/chemistry-graduate-student-admits-poisoning-co-worker/3009717.article?fbclid=iwar0ltq8askxjgcp0_m4drswhouyfj48oym_cb8rrkotcusuu8vn2oan39vg#.w-fhigjaks8.facebook 7 comments worldnews
- Hippo poo is altering the chemistry of rivers in Tanzania, causing eutrophication that reduces fish numbers by 41% compared with non-Hippo areas https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/hippo-dung-is-a-serious-matter-for-river-ecosystems/3009068.article 11 comments science
- Theory vindicated as infrared laser drives up reaction's speed by 24% https://www.chemistryworld.com/%E2%80%A6/theory-vin%E2%80%A6/3008497.article 6 comments science
- Scientists identify the molecules in frankincense responsible for the scent of Christmas. https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/secret-of-frankincenses-evocative-smell-unravelled/1017543.article 5 comments science