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Hexanitrogen (N6): A New Neutral Allotrope of Nitrogen

N2 is only known neutral and stable structural form (allotrope) of nitrogen. Synthesis of neutral N3 and N4 were reported earlier but could not...

2024 Nobel in Chemistry for “Designing protein” and “Predicting protein structure”  

One half of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2024 has been awarded to David Baker “for computational protein design”. The other half has been...

Chemistry Nobel Prize 2023 for the discovery and synthesis of Quantum dots  

This year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded jointly to Moungi Bawendi, Louis Brus and Alexei Ekimov “for the discovery and synthesis of...

Proteus: The First Non-Cuttable Material

The freefall of grapefruit from 10 m does not damage the pulp, the Arapaimas fish living in the Amazon resist the attack of piranhas’ triangular teeth...

Ultrahigh Ångström-Scale Resolution Imaging of Molecules

Highest level resolution (Angstrom level) microscopy developed that could observe vibration of molecule The science and technology of microscopy has come a long way since...

Discovery of Chemical Leads for Next Generation Anti-Malarial Drug

A new study has used robotic screening for shortlisting chemical compounds which could be ‘prevent’ malaria According to WHO, there were 219 million cases of...

Enhancing Drug Efficiency by Correcting 3D Orientation of Molecules

Researchers have discovered a way to design efficient medicines by giving the compound a correct 3D orientation which is important for its biological activity. Advancement...

Two Isomeric Forms of Water Show Different Reaction Rates

Researchers have investigated for the first time how two different forms of water (ortho- and para-) behave differently when undergoing chemical reactions. Water is a...

Graphene for Room Temperature Superconductors

Recent ground-breaking study has shown the unique properties of graphene for developing economical and practical-to-use superconductors. A superconductor is a material which can conduct (transmit)...

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