A protein–foldamer supramolecular synthon for self-assembled hybrid architectures
Regan, L. & DeGrado, W. F. Characterization of a helical protein designed from first principles. Science 241, 976–978…
Chemistry in Pictures: Quantum carbenes
These prismatic crystals are more than just pretty light-catchers. The researchers who made them believe they could be…
How ice forms is a mystery — now scientists are cracking the case
Beneath a suburb of Hamburg in Germany, an underground particle accelerator propels electrons at close to the speed…
Recyclable amyloid-based magnetic nanonets for active capture and removal of nanoplastics from water
Alimi, O. S., Farner Budarz, J., Hernandez, L. M. & Tufenkji, N. Microplastics and nanoplastics in aquatic environments:…
A renewable tango for drought-stricken power grids
2025 World Hydropower Outlook (International Hydropower Association, 2025). Cuppari, R. I., Pavelsky, T. M. & Characklis, G. W.…
Static electricity is a big mystery — a jolt of fresh research could help to solve it
Static electricity is so commonplace that it can come across as simple. Rub a balloon against your head,…
Fresh claim of making elusive ‘hexagonal’ diamond is the strongest yet
Conventional diamond, called cubic diamond, is known as the hardest substance in the world. But researchers think hexagonal…
Irrigation-induced land water depletion aggravated by climate change
Crops and Drops (FAO, 2002). Siebert, S. et al. A global data set of the extent of irrigated…
Distinct mechanochromic and piezochromic behaviors of thermally activated delayed fluorescence 4CzTPN crystal
Zhang, X., Chi, Z., Zhang, Y., Liu, S. & Xu, J. Recent advances in mechanochromic luminescent metal complexes.…
Chemical tuning of quantum spin–electric coupling in molecular magnets
The Mn(Me6tren)X compounds The crystallographic structure of Cl derivative 1 is the same as that reported for its…
Magnetically induced convection enhances water electrolysis in microgravity
General notes All aqueous solutions were prepared with ultrapure water (18.2 MΩ cm, Veolia). Chemicals were purchased with an analytical…
Bright triplet and bright charge-separated singlet excitons in organic diradicals enable optical read-out and writing of spin states
Photoexcitation in the spin triplet manifold is constrained to similar non-bonding to π/π* ‘bandgap’ excitations as for the…