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Instead of strengthening the electrolyte, Ruo Zhao’s team at Shenzhen University focused on controlling lithium deposition, encouraging spherical deposits while suppressing dendrites. @rscadvances.rsc.org @rsc.org #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/ferric-...

Ferric chloride steers lithium away from dendrites to improve safety of lithium-metal batteries

Common chemical additive challenges the assumption that stiffer electrolytes are needed to suppress dendrites

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This chemistry wordoku looks at how space spores brought life on Earth! Try to solve for the surname of a Nobel prize-winning chemist: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/puzzles/chem...

Chemistry wordoku #153

This chemistry wordoku looks at how space spores brought life on Earth!

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The day before the hearing, more than 150 scientists, physicians & health experts signed a letter urging elected representatives to end the ‘ongoing vilification and harassment’ of scientists, asserting the allegations against Fauci are not based in evidence. www.chemistryworld.com/news/top-us-...

Top US infectious disease expert Anthony Fauci could be held in contempt of Congress

Central figure in country's fight against Covid-19 refuses to answer Senate panel's question, accusing chairman of 'unhinged obsession'

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The researchers hope the phenomenon, which they have dubbed the piezochiral effect, could enable rational control over the enantioselectivity of catalysts. #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/chiral-...

Chiral phenomenon previously thought impossible discovered in metal sulfide crystal

First instance of piezochiral effect where strain induces a changes in chirality

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The agreement means that Japan is now fully associated to Horizon’s pillar 2, which has a budget of €52 billion & covers major global challenges across several broad themes, including health, digital transition, climate & agriculture. @jtdurrani.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/news/japan-f...

Japan finalises joining the EU’s flagship research programme Horizon Europe

Twenty-three countries outside the EU have now affiliated to the research funding scheme with Japan being the most populous

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Gaps remain in our understanding of which chemical exposures may pose risks during pregnancy, leaving varied responses from institutions and employers. Join us next month for a conversation on the challenges facing pregnant chemists & changes needed: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/wor...

Working safely through pregnancy: a conversation for chemists and lab leaders

How safe is the lab when you're pregnant? Join our conversation on 9 September

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This quick chemistry crossword will take you from Scotland to Dorset. Give it a try: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/puzzles/quic...

Quick chemistry crossword #106

This quick chemistry crossword will take you from Scotland to Dorset

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The company is reasserting its position that cosmetic talc is safe, does not contain asbestos and does not cause cancer. @rebeccatrager.bsky.social #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/jandj-p...

J&J proposes $5.5 billion settlement deal for talc cancer lawsuits

Deal would resolve 76,000 cases of women claiming talc caused ovarian cancer

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More than two decades elapsed following the 1999 demonstration of ratcheted 360° motion about a chemical bond fuelled by light and ratcheted motion through a complete chemical cycle. Anna Demming explores the progress so far & the latest insights: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/features/mol...

Molecular ratchets: unlocking the chemistry of biological motion

Motor proteins power everything from muscle contraction to bacterial swimming. While replicating their chemically fuelled directional motion in the laboratory has proved difficult, researchers are mak...

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The world of retrosynthesis is rapidly changing & advances in technology are allowing scientists to design routes to complex molecules faster. Join us to explore new expertly coded retrosynthetic software across three industries 👇 #SponsoredPost @rsc.org www.chemistryworld.com/webinars/one...

One goal, three industries: retrosynthesis for pharma, agrochemicals and flavours & fragrances

Join us on 15 September as we explore the latest in AI-powered retrosynthetic software, evaluating its performance across three different industries

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Some psychedelic drugs have shown potential in the treatment of mental health conditions like depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. Now, mice studies of a quipazine-related compound have shown promising antidepressant effects. #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/re-engi...

Re-engineered psychedelic drug retains therapeutic activity in mice, while limiting negative side effects

Rationally designed molecular structure targets a specific subset of serotonin receptors, and potentially offers a route towards safer psychedelic treatments

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The conventional understanding of chemical bonding relies on the notion that valence electron orbitals on bonding atoms overlap with each other to form the bonds between the atoms. But does this hold up for the heavier elements? Tim Wogan explores: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/relativ...

Relativity rewrites the textbook take on triple bonds, experiments on carbon–bismuth ion prove

Results show how bonding in heavy elements mixes up molecular orbitals

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What is picric acid and how might crystals of this compound be problematic in the Antarctic bases of explorers Ernest Shackleton and Robert Scott? Listen to The Chemical Breakdown team discuss this and more in our podcast episode here: #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/an-...

‘Science has posed something of a conundrum for UK government in the recent past, with successive administrations changing their minds over where it should live, and with whom’, writes Patrick Walter. @patdwalter.bsky.social www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/its-...

It’s time for consensus on science’s place in government

The latest shake-up of UK science policy oversight brings uncertainty to a sector that needs stability to succeed

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A facility housing large tanks of methyl methacrylate, the monomer form of polymethyl methacrylate was overheating this May. @chemjobber.bsky.social explores the lessons learned & how risky runaway polymerisation can be prevented in the future: www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/earl...

Early lessons from the Garden Grove chemical incident

A runaway polymerisation raises questions about safety measures and their backups

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‘We routinely analyse samples using machine learning techniques that were introduced in the 1980s, and that is all we need,’ says Rasmus Bro, who researches machine learning in analytical chemistry at the University of Copenhagen. Read on 👇 #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/features/how...

How AI is transforming the world of analytical chemistry

Analytical chemists have been using machine learning long before ChatGPT made headlines. Now, as generative AI enters the laboratory, the discipline faces both opportunities and risks

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What lessons can we learn from the dioxin disaster in Seveso, Italy five decades later? The Chemical Breakdown team discuss what happened and the measures taken. Listen to the full episode here or wherever you get your podcasts: @jtdurrani.bsky.social #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/podcasts/50-...

‘Science thrives when talent, ideas and innovation cross borders,’ said Ekaterina Zaharieva, the European commissioner for startups, research and innovation. @horizoneu.bsky.social @rsc.org #ChemSky www.chemistryworld.com/news/japan-f...

Japan finalises joining the EU’s flagship research programme Horizon Europe

Twenty-three countries outside the EU have now affiliated to the research funding scheme with Japan being the most populous

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A quarter of respondents to a survey by the German Chemical Society’s Young Chemists Network experienced or witnessed discrimination in the working environment – around two-thirds based on gender, while around a fifth related to nationality or ethnicity. www.chemistryworld.com/news/61-of-g...

61% of Germany’s chemistry PhD students consider quitting their degrees

Unhealthy supervisor-student relationships driving poor mental health outcomes among chemistry researchers

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With the lifting of patent protection for GLP-1s active ingredient, there has been a rush to introduce cheaper generic versions of Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for weight management. Anthony King looks at the progress & challenges since. www.chemistryworld.com/news/indias-...

India’s generic GLP-1 drugs are (mostly) booming

Manufacturing problems for some manufacturers have led to production pauses and recalled batches of diabetes and weight loss drugs

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