Andy Extance
Chemistry World
United Kingdom
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Vibrational reactivity control harnesses quantum realm to speed up chemistry
'Quantum phase control' supercharges reaction between chlorine and singly deuterated methane at ambient temperature → Read More
Vibrational spectroscopy distinguishes different diffusing isotopes
Scanning transmission electron microscopy-based method tracks graphene growth with atomic precision → Read More
How a virus ancestor powers our memory’s chemistry
Andy Extance tells the astonishing story of the Arc protein and its capsid forms, and the questions it poses → Read More
Neural network scours vast chemical space to design drug-delivering peptides
Oligonucleotide drug activity boosted 50-fold with peptide designed by machine learning algorithm → Read More
Computer-guided retrosynthesis
Machine learning-based systems hope to outperform expert-guided reaction planning technology, finds Andy Extance → Read More
Tandem catalysis and smart design offer new route to polypropylene plastic
Selective combustion of hydrogen by-product improves oxidative propane dehydrogenation yields → Read More
Subtle quantum phenomenon found to alter chemical reactivity for the first time
Peeking into the picosecond transition state window reveals effect of spin–orbital interactions → Read More
Cations pairs exhibit surprising attraction
‘Complex of complexes’ containing silver and iodonium ions experience an unprecendented interaction → Read More
Single atom catalysts double up to link oxidation and reduction
Photosynthesis inspires dual electrolytic system where iron-supporting shell envelops palladium-supporting ‘yolk’ → Read More
Lack of support undermines minority and female chemistry PhDs
US survey shows importance of peers and finances in graduate schools → Read More
Sound choreographs chaotic reactions
Bass tones create reproducible patterns in unpredictable out-of-equilibrium systems → Read More
NMR findings suggest solution to enhanced diffusion dispute
Energy release rate may solve the puzzle of why the phenomenon is seen in some systems but not others → Read More
Your new labmate does 700 reactions in eight days – and it’s a robot
Robotic chemist optimises water-splitting photocatalyst by working continuously for eight days even in complete darkness → Read More
The difficulties of drugging our brains
Following the withdrawal of many large pharma companies from central nervous system research, Andy Extance finds new drug development patterns are emerging → Read More
Molecular experiments hope to reveal new physics
Detecting extremely short-lived radium fluoride can explore standard model’s limits → Read More
Amazing slow motion video catches hydrogen flames going fractal
The clean fuel can combust with potentially devastating beauty in narrow gaps when mixed with air → Read More
Quantum chemistry simulations offers beguiling possibility of ‘solving chemistry’
Academics and tech giants are using neural networks to represent electronic behaviour → Read More
First Crispr cancer trial in humans shows safety and durability
Immune-cell modifications target tumours and lift the PD-1 ‘brake’ → Read More
AFM images show bond formation in greatest detail yet
Strange ring-shaped sub-atomic images result from Lennard-Jones physisorption–chemisorption energy curve → Read More
Solution to 120 year-old puzzle reveals new chemical phenomenon
Seemingly identical acetaldehyde phenylhydrazone crystals melt at different temperatures → Read More