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Gold, silver and copper in chemistry today

Ligands, organic molecules attached to metals, can form compounds with interesting properties and potential applications in many fields such as medicine. In this study, UAB researchers studied the reaction of copper, silver and gold with a previously synthesised and characterised...

Following the trace of trace elements

Trace elements are elements with a concentration of less than one hundred parts per million in a sample, but which are of great interest due to their harmful effects. Trace element emission from human activities has risen in the past decades, causing accumulation in soil and sediments and...