Category: 6. Chemistry

Graphical abstract. Credit: Ziqi Zhao , Meng Li , Wansong Huang , Nuowei Guo , Qian Zhang Given that previous studies have neglected the potential mechanism of the difference in aluminum content affecting the activated sludge system, a research team from Wuhan University of Technology has investigated the morphology distributions of residual aluminum salts (RAS)…

Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Central Science (2023). DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.3c00556 Cocaine use continues to be a public health problem, yet despite concerted efforts, no drugs have been approved to resolve cocaine addiction. Research suggests that the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder drug methylphenidate (MPH; Ritalin) could serve as a cocaine-replacement therapy, but clinical results have been mixed. Although several…

Machine learning model provides quick method for determining the composition of solid chemical mixtures using only photographs of the sample. Have you ever accidentally ruined a recipe in the kitchen by adding salt instead of sugar? Due to their similar appearance, it’s an easy mistake to make. Similarly, checking with the naked eye is also…

In the atmosphere, gaseous sulfuric acid can form particles that influence the physical properties of clouds. Thus, the formation of sulfuric acid in the gas phase directly affects the radiative forcing and Earth’s climate. In addition to the known formation from sulfur dioxide, researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) have now been…

Endotoxins are dangerous substances produced by many types of bacteria, but current methods to detect them are time consuming and expensive. Now, researchers have developed a convenient platform that can quickly detect endotoxins using a fluorescent chemosensor and a self-developed dual-wavelength fluorophotometer. The chemosensor forms distinct complex aggregates by binding to LPS molecules, which exhibit…

Artistic depiction of machine learning analysis of chemical mixture ratios. (Image: Yasuhide Inokuma). Credit: Yasuhide Inokuma Have you ever accidentally ruined a recipe in the kitchen by adding salt instead of sugar? Due to their similar appearance, it’s an easy mistake to make. Similarly, checking with the naked eye is also used in chemistry labs…

Click the button below to register06 October 2023, 15.00 BST Register now It’s that time of year again – the Nobel prize is back, and with it comes global excitement about a diverse range of chemical exploration and innovation. In this webinar you will hear about the groundbreaking achievements unveiled by the Nobel prize in…

An associate professor of physical sciences who was shot and killed in a lab at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill on 28 August, has been identified as Zijie Yan. A second year PhD student in his research group, Tailei Qi, has been charged with his murder. Qi has also been charged with…

Credit: Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2023). DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309543 Molecular photoswitches that can both convert and store energy could be used to make solar energy harvesting more efficient. A team of researchers has used a quantum computing method to find a particularly efficient molecular structure for this purpose. As the team describe in the journal Angewandte…

Front cover of Analytical Chemistry. Credit: Liu Yue A research team led by Prof. Chu Yannan at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences applied the untargeted analytical method of headspace solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS) to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in rat organs and obtained the biological information…