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- Benzene’s bond lengths corrected https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/benzenes-bond-lengths-corrected/4016266.article 73 comments
- AlphaFold won’t revolutionise drug discovery https://www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/why-alphafold-wont-revolutionise-drug-discovery/4016051.article 103 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
- 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 36 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
- A DNA robot that can walk across biological cell membranes is the first one that can control living cells’ behaviour. The researchers who made the robot hope that it could improve cell-based precision medicine https://www.chemistryworld.com/news/dna-robot-controls-live-cells-movement/4014437.article 9 comments futurology
- 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