Chemistry at a tipping point
Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D. & Hackett, G. Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and…
Deciphering the infrared spectrum of the hydrated proton using full-dimensional quantum dynamics
Li, S. et al. Attosecond-pump attosecond-probe X-ray spectroscopy of liquid water. Science 383, 1118–1122 (2024). Article CAS PubMed …
Textbooks May Need Rewriting After Researchers Debunk a Core Chemistry Concept
A new study suggests that a long-standing concept used to explain how electrons behave in molecules may not…
This deep-sea worm creates a toxic yellow pigment found in Rembrandt and Cézanne paintings
Paralvinella hessleri accumulates microscopic particles of arsenic on its outer skin, which reacts with sulfide to form a…
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…
Thioester-mediated RNA aminoacylation and peptidyl-RNA synthesis in water
Rodnina, M. V. Translation in prokaryotes. Cold Spring Harb. Perspect. Biol. 10, a032664 (2018). PubMed PubMed Central Google…
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…