Interview: Research at the cutting edge of colloid science
It’s been a busy few months for digital chemistry company Chemify. The company aims to bring together chemistry, robotics and computing power to make it faster to design and manufacture new molecules for everything from drug discovery to new catalysts and advanced materials.
Ancient wheat compound kills aphids
A compound that combats aphids has been discovered in Einkorn wheat (Triticum monococcum), an ancestor of modern varieties. The chemical is saponarin, a C–O diglycosyl flavone, and its presence significantly reduced aphid survival.
Silver coating protects battery electrodes
Researchers at Stanford University, US, have created an ultrathin silver coating for solid electrolytes, which makes them five times more resistant to cracking, promising breakthroughs in the safety and longevity of next-generation lithium metal batteries.