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More than 20 organic compounds found on Mars " many for the first time
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (270+ words) Nasa's Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie at a location named Mary Anning after the 19th century British palaeontologist. This was the site of the chemical experiment uncovering diverse organic molecules on Mars, which scientists believe was a site where ancient…...
Near-Earth asteroid samples contain all five nucleobases key to life
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (302+ words) Samples collected from the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu have been found to contain all five nucleobases, adding to evidence that life's building blocks exist elsewhere in the solar system. The researchers think that such asteroids may have helped deliver these molecules…...
The quest to understand where atoms end
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (555+ words) Covalent radius: Half the distance between the nuclei of two atoms of the same element joined by a covalent bond. Van der Waals radius: Half the closest possible distance between the nuclei of two non-bonded atoms of the same element....
AAAS annual meeting & plasma chemistry
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (98+ words) This week, we discuss reflections from this year's AAAS annual meeting and the latest advances in plasma chemistry with Rebecca Trager and Mason Wakley. We would love to hear your feedback on this new podcast, so if you have any…...
How to grow an enormous single crystal
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (674+ words) Top tips from David Boyce and his class, who have cultivated a 3kg single copper sulfate crystal David Boyce and students at Queenswood School have grown a giant single crystal of copper sulfate over the course of a year A classic…...
Three nitrile molecules identified as fresh targets for life-hunting astronomers
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) Scientists have uncovered three nitriles in lab-made interstellar ice that could serve as new targets for astronomers searching for prebiotic chemistry in the depths of space. Astrochemists have been interested in nitrile compounds for many years as they can undergo…...
The JWST reveals the molecular origins of planetary systems
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (1745+ words) The world's most expensive infrared spectrometer " the James Webb Space Telescope " is unearthing extraordinary exoplanet chemistry. James Mitchell Crow looks to the skies This summary was generated by AI and checked by a human editor A long time ago in…...
Simple yet elusive ortho-phosphite anion finally synthesised
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Salts containing ortho-phosphite anions have now been synthesised by mechanochemically reducing phosphate compounds. Researchers says ortho-phosphite is synthetically versatile, making it an attractive alternative to toxic and flammable white phosphorus, which is the current starting point for a range of…...
Chemistry and AI pushes biosignature detection for life back billions of years
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (233+ words) Combining analytical chemistry with machine learning doubled the age of ancient rocks that can be examined for signs of primordial life. .. Chemistry and AI pushes biosignature detection for life back billions of years - Share this on Facebook Share this on…...
Taking aerogel insulation from spacecraft to living space
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (413+ words) Nanoplume's bio-based materials are super-insulating but also cheap and scalable Aerogel materials are super-light and super-insulating, but generally expensive and difficult to make at scale Growing up, Theresa Hoffmann wanted to be an astronaut. "I've always been drawn towards space,…...