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Chemistry World
June 11, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Mussel glue to cut fertilizer impacts Chinese scientists have drawn inspiration from mussel glue to create fertilizers which slowly release nutrients into the soil and help it to retain water.   |
Chemistry World
June 10, 2013
Manisha Lalloo |
Biofuel cell tattoo turns perspiration to power generation Wearable biosensors can monitor the human body, but in order to be effective they need portable power. To avoid the need for batteries a Californian team has created a biofuel cell tattoo that can scavenge energy from sweat to generate electricity. |
Chemistry World
June 9, 2013
James Urquhart |
Hairy proteins survive stomach trip Swiss researchers have discovered a way to stabilize enzymes in the digestive tract by linking polymers to the enzymes. |
Chemistry World
June 6, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Power-free nucleic acid extraction device HIV RNA has been successfully extracted from human blood using a portable device that does not need electrical power to work. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
What happens when I poke it? Eric Furst is a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering. His lab investigates the physics and chemistry underlying the behavior of colloidal, polymeric, biomolecular, and other "soft" materials. |
Chemistry World
June 3, 2013
Emma Stoye |
Hemoglobin mimic mops up cyanide Japanese researchers have created a supramolecule that binds to cyanide ions in a similar way to the blood protein hemoglobin. This could pave the way for faster, more effective cyanide antidotes. |
Information Today
June 3, 2013 |
Wolters Kluwer Health Partners With Amirsys on Two Databases Wolters Kluwer Health and Amirsys, Inc., international providers of healthcare solutions, added two new clinical reference databases to their portfolios in late May: the Amirsys Pathology Reference Center and the Amirsys Anatomy Reference Center. |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2013
Ned Stafford |
Another pesticide linked to honeybee deaths Global chemicals giant BASF is disputing a new assessment from the European Food Safety Authority warning that the insecticide fipronil poses a major risk to honeybees when used as a seed treatment for maize. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Helen Potter |
Soybean catalyst for hydrogen evolution A catalyst made from soybeans could overcome a major barrier to cheap hydrogen fuel by replacing the platinum catalyst used in the electrocatalytic production of hydrogen, claim scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2013
Hayley Birch |
Fast flu mapping without the sequencing Australian researchers showed that using data from flu virus proteins produced similar trees to those generated by genetic sequencing, suggesting a rapid-fire solution for identifying viruses during outbreaks. |
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