Новости за 14.12.2020

New Ag-Zn battery is more powerful than Li-ion versions and could be made on a large-scale

Sensitive chip uses palladium-decorated titanium dioxide to detect traces of flammable gas at room temperature

An explosion of high-energy radiation may have been spotted coming from a galaxy in the distant universe – a gamma-ray burst that occurred just 400 million years after the big bang

I’ve mentioned local sightings of an ostensibly African bird before, the Glossy Ibis, they have been spotted at various RSPB sites Ouse Fen, Fen Drayton, Ouse Washes, and elsewhere in the last month or so. I saw a couple of them at Ouse Fen not long after one was first sighted by the warden and … Continue reading "Glossy Ibis at Earith Sluice"

Discarding our pandemic face masks could be an environmental disaster. Clare Sansom looks at the alternatives

Rosette assembles inside porphyrin nanoring when all components are present

A chicken-sized dinosaur identified from fossils found in Brazil had unusual features, including a long mane of fur down its back and stiff rod-like structures projecting out from its shoulders

UK begins vaccinating vulnerable populations after early authorisation

We review the year's biggest trends in chemistry research, most memorable molecules, and more

SARS-CoV-2 went from a mysterious new virus to the subject of thousands of papers in a year

Observations of planets near and far show we still have a lot to learn about their atmospheric chemistry

COVID-19 lockdowns caused human contributions to plummet, even as wildfires raged

The creative research gear published in 2020 that caught our eye

These unexpected reactions snagged C&EN's attention this year

Can you guess the chemist? – The person has something to do with spices in the broadest sense