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Research offers innovative approach to planar chiral substances

In a recent study, Dr. Vojtěch Dočekal and Professor Jan Veselý from the Department of Organic Chemistry at the Faculty of Science, Charles University, have unveiled a highly efficient method for the preparation of planar ...

Many old books contain toxic chemicals—here's how to spot them

In our modern society, we rarely consider books to be dangerous items. However, certain books contain elements so hazardous that they require scrutiny before being placed on the shelves of public libraries, bookstores or ...

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Recovering phosphorus from sewage sludge ash to address problem of diminishing supplies of phosphorus ores
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Scientists discover method to prevent coalescence in immiscible liquids
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Synthesis of two new carbides provides perspective on how complex carbon structures could exist on other planets
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Freeze casting—a guide to creating hierarchically structured materials
Biochemistry
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Synthetic droplets cause a stir in the primordial soup: Chemotaxis research answers questions about biological movement
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Chemical rope trick at molecular level: Mechanism research helps when 'trial and error' fails
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Exploring gel formation mechanisms and the role of lactic acid bacteria in fermented sausage
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Towards novel promising perovskite-type ferroelectric materials: High-pressure synthesis of rubidium niobate
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Researchers establish a high-throughput multiscale evaluation method for thermal stress in thermal barrier coatings
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Exploring the potential of single-atom catalysts

There is a high level of interest, even excitement, among chemists and materials scientists about the potential of single-atom catalysts (SACs), but their development relies on very specialized tools available only at synchrotrons ...

Research seeks solution to PFAS chemicals in waste

Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking for a better way to remove or degrade stubborn pollutants, also called forever chemicals, from waste before they impact human and animal health.

Chemists introduce new copper-catalyzed C-H activation strategy

Inspired by what human liver enzymes can do, Scripps Research chemists have developed a new set of copper-catalyzed organic synthesis reactions for building and modifying pharmaceuticals and other molecules. The new reactions ...