Researchers in India have accomplished a pioneering achievement by creating an entirely boron-based analogue of benzene, demonstrating a planar six-membered boron ring stabilized by a singular osmium pentamethylcyclopentadienyl complex. Typically, the electron deficiency of boron drives it towards forming three-dimensional polyhedral structures instead of chains and rings. In 2019, a group in the US presented […]

US computer scientist Kathleen Fisher is poised to take the helm of the Advanced Research and Invention Agency (Aria), the UK funding organization that champions ‘high-risk, high-reward’ science. This announcement follows four months after Aria’s current CEO, Ilan Gur, revealed his plans to leave the position, having led the agency since its inception in 2022. […]

Researchers investigating magic-angle graphene have obtained the most definitive evidence to date of the electronic characteristics responsible for its superconductivity, clarifying years of conjecture regarding its peculiar behavior. ‘The initial discovery of superconductivity in magic-angle graphene was unexpected,’ remarks Jeong Min Park from Princeton University. ‘Graphene on its own did not exhibit superconductivity, yet merely […]

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A Groundbreaking Method for Transdermal Insulin Delivery: A Future Free of Injections for Diabetics Innovations in drug delivery systems have opened new avenues for advanced treatments aimed at enhancing the management of chronic conditions. A particularly thrilling advancement is the implementation of polymers for insulin delivery through the skin, which might eliminate the necessity for […]

Researchers in Czechia have developed a novel approach to evaluate the covalency of halogen bonds.1 By demonstrating the extent to which electrons are shared in this context, the approach will aid ongoing discussions regarding the physical nature of these increasingly significant supramolecular interactions. Similar to the more familiar hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds play a key […]

The University of Liverpool has revealed plans to build a £100 million AI-focused materials discovery centre by 2031, situated in Liverpool’s Knowledge Quarter. This project, referred to as the AI Materials Hub for Innovation (Aim-Hi), is poised to serve as a national flagship establishment aimed at advancing the application of AI in materials chemistry. The […]