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Double-network approach creates materials that mimic biological systems

A whistle-stop tour of the periodic table

Many consume cod liver oil due to 'a vague sense we should be taking them for something' – but what to the omega-3 fatty acids actually do?

Regulation could prevent 36,000 tonnes of microplastics entering the environment in Europe every year

New study may help solve the mystery of why crocodylians swallow stones

I’ve featured Dave Gilmour’s guitar chords before in the Classic Chords series, specifically, the arpeggiated G-min-13 (Gm13) that opens Shine on You Crazy Diamond, the homage to erstwhile and founding member Syd Barrett who was the one who roped in Gilmour all those years ago. Another iconic song from the band, the one that held … Continue reading "Classic Chords #25 – Another Chord on the Wall"

Your views on terminology, SI units and antifouling paint

Device could be used to run medical implants and wearable electronics

Japanese rhinoceros beetles have a simple gearing mechanism that ensures their mouthparts move in synchrony and helps them chew tough bark

Download the puzzles from the February print issue of Chemistry World

Electron microscopy detects isotopically labelled molecules with nanoscale resolution

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On the 150th anniversary of the periodic table, we look to the future—where the periodic table might end and how it could be organized

Stacking liquids

To teach students about liquid density and miscibility, Victor Hugo Ramos Alvarado and Lázaro Sierra Zequeira presented this demo, which they call torre de fluidos (tower of liquids). Together, the two teachers at Institución Educativa Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento in La Jagua de Ibirico, Colombia, have introduced a series of chemistry demos to their science class of 11- and 12-year-olds. The liquids in this tower are honey (from bottom), liquid soap, rubbing alcohol (mostly water and ethanol), and vegetable oil. Читать дальше...

Bis(thieno[3,2-b]thieno)cyclopentafluorene is a promising building block for non-fullerene acceptors in polymer solar cells