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Only 1% of chemicals in the universe have been discovered. Here's how scientists are hunting for the rest.

Most chemical compouds are still unknown to science. How many new ones can we make by combining elements from the periodic table? When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

Metal–metal bonded molecule achieves stable spin qubit state, opening path toward quantum computing materials

Researchers at Kumamoto University, in collaboration with colleagues in South Korea and Taiwan, have discovered that a unique ...
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Dusty 'Cat's Paw Nebula' contains a type of molecule never seen in space — and it's one of the largest ever found

Scientists have detected a new, unusually large molecule never seen in space before. The 13-atom molecule, called 2-methoxyethanol, was detected in the Cat's Paw Nebula. When you purchase through ...
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Atom-swapped morphine may help create safer painkillers

Morphine is one of the most famous natural products in the world and the progenitor of many semisynthetic opioids, such as heroin and oxycodone, as well as the overdose-reversing drug naloxone. Most ...