Non-toxic fluorescent dye detects harmful bacteria
25 June, 2020Scientists have prepared a new generation of aggregation-induced emission dye (AIE) luminogens using graphene oxide (GO).
Catalyst enables efficient hydrogenation of nitriles
23 June, 2020A nano-cobalt phosphide catalyst for the hydrogenation of nitriles combines efficiency, cost-effectiveness, ease of handling and re-usability.
Scientists reveal the structure of benzene
06 March, 2020Ever since the 1930s, debate has raged inside chemistry circles concerning the fundamental structure of the organic chemical compound benzene.
Anton Paar Multiwave 5000 microwave system
16 January, 2020Anton Paar's Multiwave 5000 is a versatile microwave platform system for efficient, convenient and safe microwave-assisted analytical and synthetic chemistry.
Metrohm 2060 Process Analyzer
13 November, 2019The 2060 Process Analyzer, from Metrohm Process Analytics, enables customised online monitoring of industrial processes with multiple parameters and streams.
CSIRO opens flow chemistry facility
29 October, 2019CSIRO's FloWorks Centre for Industrial Flow Chemistry seeks to provide cutting-edge research into flow chemistry capability, making it more accessible to the chemical manufacturing industry.
Airborne chemicals can now be instantly identified
23 October, 2019Scientists have developed a portable device that can identify a wide range of airborne gases and chemicals instantly. It could thus assist in the detection of gas leaks and industrial air pollution.
Syrris Atlas HD jacketed reactor systems with upgraded firmware
04 October, 2019Syrris has upgraded the touchscreen firmware for its Atlas HD jacketed reactor systems to offer many of the automation features previously only available using the system's PC-based control software.
Algorithm can predict outcomes of chemical reactions
10 September, 2019The model achieves 90% accuracy in predicting the correct product of unseen chemical reactions, whereas the accuracy of trained human chemists is around 80%.
Chemical synthesis captured at atomic resolution
28 August, 2019Researchers have succeeded in viewing previously inaccessible details of certain chemical processes, showing there are significant discrete stages to these processes.
Improving the odds of synthetic chemistry success
01 August, 2019Analysing previously published chemical reaction data can predict how hypothetical reactions may proceed, narrowing the range of conditions chemists need to explore.
PAC ISL OptiPMD mini-distillation analyser
30 July, 2019PAC has introduced OptiPMD, the latest version of ISL's robust and portable micro-distillation analyser. The product performs a physical atmospheric distillation in 10 min using only 10 mL of sample, allowing users to make fast decisions for process optimisation.
Molecule-thick coating to improve disease and drug testing
29 July, 2019An international research team has created a coating only one molecule thick that modifies the surface of sensor electrodes.
Trace Elemental Instruments XPERT TOC/TNb analyser
20 June, 2019The XPERT TOC/TNb analyser, from Trace Elemental Instruments, is a robust, all-in-one elemental combustion analyser that measures total organic carbon and total bound nitrogen concentrations simultaneously from a single injection.
Chemists synthesise 'impossible' alcohols
29 May, 2019Chemists have discovered a novel mechanism in catalysis, allowing the synthesis of certain alcohols in a cheaper and more environmentally friendly way than ever before.
