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Researchers observe highly excited “roaming” energy pathway in chemical reactions

2024-02-20

Roaming reaction, as a special type of reaction mechanism in chemistry, was discovered and began to receive widespread attention in the early 21st century. The analysis of the mechanism of roaming reaction in current experiments and theories is limited to the low electronic state of molecules and related ground state products.

Researchers report experimental findings on spin splitting behavior of antiferromagnets

2024-02-15

Antiferromagnetic materials, characterized by opposing magnetic alignments of neighboring spins, exhibit unique electronic structures that significantly differ from their ferromagnetic counterparts. Conventional antiferromagnets exhibit no splitting of electronic spin in their energy bands because of the symmetry of magnetic elements.

Scientists successfully demonstrate path-independent anyon braiding on modular superconducting quantum processor

2024-01-22

Anyons, unique quasiparticles in two-dimensional space, play a crucial role in universal topological quantum computation due to their nontrivial exchange statistics.

Researchers collaborate to achieve progress in bound-preserving schemes

2024-01-17

Solutions to many partial differential equations must satisfy certain bounds or constraints. For instance, in hydrodynamic equations, density and pressure must remain positive, while in relativistic scenarios, the fluid velocity is capped at the speed of light.

Researchers unlock new frontiers in carbene chemistry

2024-01-16

Carbene chemistry stands at the forefront of molecular exploration, offering a captivating journey into the unique behavior of carbon species that challenge conventional rules. Carbenes, compounds containing a divalent carbon atom with only six electrons in its valence shell, are very intriguing to scientists.

Researchers make breakthrough in copper-catalysed enantioconvergent C(sp3)–S cross-coupling

2023-12-20

α-Chiral alkyl thiols and other organosulfur moieties with different sulfur oxidation states are important chiral building blocks in organic synthesis and biochemical processes, as well as key structural elements in a variety of biomolecules, pharmaceuticals, and agrochemicals. Consequently, the efficient catalytic enantioselective carbon–sulfur (C(sp3)–S) bond formation constitutes a longstanding objective in modern chemical and biological research.