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Chemistry World August 6, 2012 Hayley Birch	Sensor a snug fit for glucose A simple approach to making sugar-binding molecules provides a route towards practical glucose-sensing devices.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Laura Howes	Anti-mosquito paint trialled An insectide containing paint has been used to irradicate an infestation of Triatome in Bolivia.
Chemistry World August 3, 2012 Francesca Burgoyne	Eye spy cyanide The color of cyanide poisoning is purple, according to researchers in Switzerland who have developed a method that enables them to quickly detect blood cyanide levels through a simple color change.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Yuandi Li	Cleaning hands with light A quick way to kill methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus and other pathogens using a photosensitiser and visible light can be used to clean hands, say scientists in Germany.
Chemistry World August 2, 2012 Philip Ball	Polymer replacement for the hydration shell The sheath of water molecules, called a hydration shell, that gives protein molecules the flexibility to do their catalytic job can be replaced by polymers, according to Adam Perriman of the University of Bristol and his coworkers.
Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Patrick Walter	Phenomenal Olympic science legacy (or is that sustainability?) What do you do with a lab set up solely to catch Olympic drug cheats once the games are over? In the case of the London 2012 games, the answer is to turn it into a state of the art analytical lab.
Chemistry World August 1, 2012 Laura Howes	See, blind mice A new compound, developed by scientists at California University, Berkley, US, has allowed blind mice to see temporarily.
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Steve Furber	Low-Power Chips to Model a Billion Neurons A miniature, massively parallel computer, powered by a million ARM processors, could produce the best brain simulations yet
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 David Bradley	Hydrogels can release drugs one at a time A hydrogel that can be programmed to release different protein drugs one after the other rather than all at once could simplify the delivery of complex therapeutic regimens for various diseases.
Chemistry World July 31, 2012 Tamsin Phillips	Light power for nanobiodevices Scientists in China have created a laser-driven photovoltaic cell that can produce electrical power for nanobiodevices implanted beneath the skin.
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