How do you teach chemistry well?

Dr Gan Shermer joins chemists from across the globe and Chemistry World to share some top tips for inspiring students: bit.ly/3xOBc7J

Tomorrow, three distinguished scientists from the Faraday Discussion will present their research on the crucial role of water at the boundaries of materials.
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Engineering E. coli to run on methanol rather than sugar is the latest step toward carbon-neutral bioproduction and the synthetic strain can produce four precursor compounds used in industry.
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The road to room temperature superconductors has been plagued by scandals. Most experts still feel that high-pressure hydride materials will hold the eventual answer to room temperature superconductors, but how eventual that is, remains to be seen.
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Over the past year, concerns have been rising over the emergence of synthetic drugs such as nitazenes and xylazine on the illicit drug market. But what are they & why are they causing harm? Read out latest explainer to find out: chemistryworld.com/news/explainer… Thanks to Caroline Copeland

Anions decrease the speed of sound in aqueous solutions – as was expected before recent research – but cations surprisingly actually speed it up!
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Artificial evolution has been leveraged to change the function of an algal photoenzyme, fatty acid decarboxylase, into a new-to-nature radical photocyclases that catalyse the formation of carbon rings.
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The new fund launched with approximately $8 million of support from several philanthropic organisations, and will provide near-term relief to individual Ukrainian scientists who are currently in Ukraine or abroad.
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An increasing quantity of synthetic drugs such as nitazenes and xylazine have been detected in the illicit drug market, both internationally and in the UK.
What are these synthetic drugs, and why is their use spiking?
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Canada pledges dramatic pay rise for PhDs, postdocs – but many will not benefit | News - Budget commits $825 million over five years to boost PhD stipends and postdoctoral fellowships, after over 20 years of stagnation. - ift.tt/rKT2bSo

A news report of incremental advances in predicting, among others, small molecule–protein structures with balanced and informed comments from Nick Polizzi:

Deep learning algorithm predicts structures of biomolecular assemblies: chemistryworld.com/news/deep-lear…

Barbie suffers from what conservators call ‘inherent vice’ – an instability intrinsic to the plastic she is made from.
Specific Barbie opinions aside, the research of plastic conservation is a fertile field of chemistry, with implications beyond toys.
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One of the most rewarding aspects of being an educator is helping students overcome various challenges, but it can be a challenge in itself. Here are some suggestions for teaching chemistry in a way that helps students cultivate a genuine interest in it.
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#ChemistryOfRunning Mission Complete with a a 2.48 today TCS London Marathon Thanks to my my family for their continued love and support as I do mad stuff like this. I'll be writing a full race report for Chemistry World in May 😁 Now, all the food and beer please

Water microdroplets are opening up exciting new possibilities for organic chemists. For example, an unusual quasi-benzyne radical anion that could represent a new substrate class in catalyst-free Diels-Alder reactions.
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Under the plans, the preserved Pavillon des Sources will become a new cultural space for the Musée Curie, paying tribute to the two founders of the Curie Institute through a museum tour while presenting recent discoveries in the fight against cancer.
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Conventional nuclear reactors use enriched uranium-235, the fissile minor isotope that makes up just 0.7% of natural uranium reserves on Earth. Transmutex is just one of the companies turning instead to the thorium fuel cycle.
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Around 40–50% of groundwater samples, and 30–40% of surface water samples, exceeded the US EPA threshold regarding drinking water regulations for PFOS and PFOA.
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The planned increases represent a dramatic jump. Currently, the typical annual stipend in Canada is around C$17,500 for master’s students, C$24,000 for PhDs and C$45,000 for postdocs.
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Do you like bitter flavours?
New cryo-EM structures of human taste receptors have shed light on the mechanisms involved in perceiving the over 1000 compounds known to taste bitter.
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