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[5]Radialene Fills In A Missing Hydrocarbon Gap
Radialenes are a unique class of star-shaped cyclic hydrocarbons that have double bonds radiating out from each carbon in the ring. Prior to this year, chemists had made the three-, four-, and six-membered ring versions of these polyenes, but never [5]radialene—it had always been too unstable. A research team including Emily G. Mackay and Michael S. Sherburn of Australian National University and Michael N. Paddon-Row of the University of New South Wales developed a synthetic strategy to make the missing link for the first time (J.
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Congratulations to Jennifer Morton on receiving the RACI Physical Chemistry conference poster prize for her groundbreaking work on the OEC cluster and cell technologies.
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Two students have won prestigious scholarships to do post graduate studies at ANU.
Alexandra Schumann-Gillett and Tessa Henwood-Mitchell have been named 2016 Westpac Future Leaders Scholarships recipients.
The scholarship will allow Ms Schumann-Gillett, who has been working as a research assistant in the O'Mara group in the ANU Research School of Chemistry, to start her PhD studies in this group in January 2016.
In her PhD Ms Schumann-Gillett will use computer models to look at how "off fats" in brain cells lead to Alzheimer's disease.
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Dr Colin Jackson, from the ANU Research School of Chemistry, has received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's 2015Rennie Memorial Medal for his work in Chemical Science research.
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Dr Colin Jackson, from the ANU Research School of Chemistry, has received the Royal Australian Chemical Institute's 2015 Rennie Memorial Medal for his work in Chemical Science research.
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ANU and Osaka University recently came together to host a three day symposium on protein chemistry. But the bond between the two institutions runs much deeper, especially when it comes to collaborating on research to better understand the chemical composition of life.
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Vice-Chancellor Professor Ian Young has recognised ANU staff who have made an outstanding contribution to the University and its community at his annual excellence awards.
Professor Young presented awards for Public Policy and Outreach, Innovation and Excellence in Service and for both 25 and 40 years of service.
"The award recipients cover both professional and academic staff, which reiterates the diverse range of people contributing to ANU in vastly unique ways," Professor Young said.
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While scientists have not yet invented a flux capacitor to enable time travel, today’s capacitor is the fundamental building block of any gadget that you can imagine. However, capacitors on the market don’t really stack up to meet our modern needs. ANU researchers are partnering with one of the top manufacturers in China to develop a capacitor that could be a game changer.
Have you ever wondered why your laptop computer works well for a few years, but then starts to give up the ghost? The main culprit is the capacitor—when that fails, the laptop fails.
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Chemists have created a star-shaped molecule previously thought to be too unstable to be made.
The team created the five-pronged molecule [5]radialene, in work that could lead to more efficient ways to make medicinal agents, said lead researcher, Professor Michael Sherburn from Research School of Chemistry.
"This proof that we can make a compound that so many people thought couldn't be made opens up a world of new possibilities," said Professor Sherburn, a synthetic chemist.