Nickel doping can prevent sintering in Pt nanoclusters at temperatures of up to 700 K

Preventing Platinum Sintering

Superconductivity of Bismuth Crystals
Bulk superconductivity in pure bismuth single crystals at ambient pressure observed

Chemicals Evaluated for Potential Risk in USA
US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) names first ten chemicals for review under new TSCA legislation

Why Ice is Always Wet
Physicists solve a 170-year-old puzzle of quasi-liquid layers of crystals

Fibrous Allrounder
A fibrous electrode based on molybdenum disulfide is used for efficient energy harvesting and storage

Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 Named
Elements 113, 115, 117, and 118 formally named nihonium (Nh), moscovium (Mc), tennessine (Ts), and oganesson (Og)

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White Light from Organic Molecules
Heavy atom-free luminophores with simple molecular structures

Asymmetric Hydroalkoxylation
Gold(I)-catalyzed hydroalkoxylation of 1,3-disubstitued allenes with good chirality transfer

Synthesizing Selenoproteins
First total chemical synthesis of two human selenoproteins