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Nobel prize in chemistry awarded for work on molecular architecture

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi have been honoured for the development of metal-organic frameworks, porous materials that can capture water or pollutants

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The mystery of highly reactive oxygen has finally been solved

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Nanoparticles may be the secret ingredient in making ultimate plastics

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Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

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How superheavy chemistry could rearrange the periodic table

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Physics

Molecule's tiny quantum jiggle imaged in unprecedented detail

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Vapour-sniffing drug detector tested at the US-Mexico border

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Technology

Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry

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Adhesive made from wood works in a standard glue gun

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How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

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How an ancient alchemy technique is transforming modern chemistry

Today’s chemistry is a wet business, mostly done by mixing compounds in liquid solvents. But a push towards using dry powders instead is proving surprisingly effective

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New way to pull uranium from water can help China's nuclear power push

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A new version of the periodic table could change how we measure time

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Life

Can a strange state of matter explain what life is – and how it began?

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Water can turn into a superacid that makes diamonds

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