Research stories

Discover the cutting-edge research carried out in the School.

Wednesday, 06 Jun 2018
  • Research story

A new form - referred to as akamptisomerism - has been described through four resolved stereoisomers of a transoid (BF)O(BF)- quinoxalinoporphyrin compound.

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Wednesday, 19 Oct 2016
  • Research story

A new super-dielectric material with widespread potential energy storage applications has recently been developed in the Liu and Withers groups at RSC. The work is reported in a paper published in Nature Materials.

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Wednesday, 01 Jul 2015
  • Research story

Scientists have used computer modelling to reveal the complex chemistry behind one of nature’s best kept secrets—the chemical sparkplug that plants use to make energy.

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Monday, 15 Jun 2015
  • Academic profile

Meet Dr Megan O'Mara, who is the Rita Cornforth Fellow at the Research School of Chemistry.

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Thursday, 20 Nov 2014
  • Research story

Chemists have developed a revolutionary new way to manufacture natural chemicals and used it to assemble a scarce anti-inflammatory drug with potential to treat cancer and malaria.

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Wednesday, 10 Jul 2013
  • Research story

A new material that can store large amounts of energy with very little energy loss has been developed by researchers at ANU.

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