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Re: This Week in Chemistry
« Reply #15 on: August 27, 2017, 05:25:51 pm »
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Great. Now I can procrastinate from AN without leaving to go to sciencealert. :)
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Re: This Week in Chemistry
« Reply #16 on: August 27, 2017, 05:27:18 pm »
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Great. Now I can procrastinate from AN without leaving to go to sciencealert. :)
Hahah you're welcome :)
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Re: This Week in Chemistry
« Reply #19 on: December 25, 2017, 01:50:27 pm »
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Some of my favourite Christmas-themed chemistry infographics for you all to check out!

Day 1: The chemistry of chocolate
Day 3: Gingerbread chemistry
Day 4: Candy Cane Chemistry
Day 6: Silver Baubles
Day 10: Christmas Lights
Day 12: Snow Globe chemistry
Day 15: Holly and Ivy
Day 17: Brussel Sprouts
Day 22: Cranberry chemistry
Day 24: Chemical history of tinsel!

All these come from Compound Chemistry, and the rest of this year’s advent calendar can be found here! :D
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Re: Chem News!
« Reply #26 on: March 08, 2018, 04:39:45 pm »
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Just few things that have come up in the past few weeks:

- A synthetic bioluminescent that allows to see deep into mammal tissue. (C&EN)
- Watching a palladium catalyst synthesise \(\ce{H2O2}\). (C&EN)
- Ankerite forms its own diamond. (C&EN)
- Producing 100kg of product from Merck's reaction has happened. (C&EN)
- Computer-planned syntheses tested for the first time (C&EN)
- Atomic precision mapping batteries (C&EN)

And to top it off: 12 Women in Chemistry (Compound Interest)
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Re: Chem News!
« Reply #27 on: December 31, 2018, 07:07:46 pm »
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This isn't really recent, but it is relevant- a pretty nifty infographic about the chemistry of fireworks, again by Compound Interest!


Happy New Year to y'all! Hope 2019 is an positively exciting and safe year for all! xo
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Re: Chem News!
« Reply #28 on: January 07, 2019, 02:42:56 pm »
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Some other chem news of interest:

- Applying catalytic chemical reactions to 2D sheets (ScienceDaily)

- Making more sustainable plastics (ScienceDaily)

- A novel way to synthesise a naturally-ocurring antibiotic (ScienceDaily)

- A megalibrary approach for discovering new materials/uses of materials (ScienceDaily)

I'm encouraging you to all contribute, to increase awareness of the outside-VCE applications of chem! :)
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Re: Chem News!
« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2019, 04:21:32 pm »
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A couple of articles I've found on ScienceAlert lately! :))

Faster NMR? Say no more! Enhanced NMR can reveal chemical structures faster than your average NMR!
Summary
There has been developments in research by scientists that dramatically increase the sensitivity of NMR. This increased sensitivity will allow the analysis chemical structures in mere minutes- in comparison to months (or years). This new idea involves the use of Dynamic Nuclear Polarisation (DNP) and short microwave radiation pulses.

Want airtight pharma patents? This computer program will help you!
Summary
Synthesis pathways for making life-saving medications and other pharmaceutical compounds are among the most carefully protected trade secrets in the pharmaceutical industry. Researchers have unveiled computerised methods (or programs) to suggest only synthetic pathways that won't use those pesky patent-protected aspects of essential drugs and compounds. The program is called Chematica- and could change the game as to how chemists treat intellectual property and patents.
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