Beyond the Periodic Table’s Edge: Scientists Unravel New Chemistry for Heavy Elements
Heavy ligands such as polyoxometalates are opening a new frontier in actinide chemistry. Studying materials that are both ...
NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the longest chain carbon molecules yet on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has detected the largest organic (carbon-containing) molecules ever found on the red planet. The ...
Active compounds in Piper longum fruits show potential for functional foods and medicine
Mature or nearly mature fruits of Piper longum are used as a spice, valued for their commercial and industrial applications, ...
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Researchers control the handedness of molecules
The phenomenon is called chirality, and the molecules that have this property are called chiral molecules. For the latter ones, this means that the left-handed and the right-handed molecules, also ...