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Chemistry World
November 7, 2014
Anthony King |
Homes can wrap up warm with super-insulating foam A super-insulator and fire retardant foam has been created by freezing together cellulose nanofibres, graphene oxide and clay nanorods.   |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2014
Katrina Kramer |
Smartphone delivers rapid blood group test The test is simple enough to be used by non-experts and the smartphone link could help users at remote medical facilities. |
Chemistry World
November 7, 2014
Geri Kitley |
Ultrasensitive peanut allergy test Scientists in the US have developed an ultrasensitive procedure for spotting anti-peanut antibodies in blood. |
Chemistry World
November 6, 2014
Melanie White |
Modelling mastication Scientists in Australia and New Zealand have used three-dimensional computational modelling to reveal the dynamics of food breakdown and flavour release during human chewing. |
Chemistry World
November 5, 2014
Elisabeth Bowley |
Energy positive treatment for fracking water Researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder have developed a technique that can simultaneously remove organic pollutants and salinity from contaminated water while producing energy. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2014
Debbie Houghton |
Engineered metalloenzyme catalyses Friedel -- Crafts reaction Reprogramming the genetic code of bacteria to incorporate an unnatural amino acid has allowed scientists in the Netherlands to create a new metalloenzyme capable of catalyzing an enantioselective reaction. |
Chemistry World
November 3, 2014
John Mann |
In retrospect: from the pill to the pen One glaring Nobel Prize omission from the pantheon of life-changing drugs is the contraceptive pill. As one of the probable prize recipients, Carl Djerassi is, I believe, justly bitter about this oversight. |
Chemistry World
October 31, 2014
Ned Stafford |
Plea for EU to act on GM from plant scientists 21 top European plant scientists have issued an open letter demanding that the EU take action to ensure that they and other scientists are able to pursue genetically modified plant research. |
Chemistry World
October 30, 2014
Dannielle Whittaker |
Mirror mirror on the ocean Long-life foams that can act as oceanic mirrors are being explored by scientists in the UK. These reflective foams could one day ease global warming by managing incoming solar radiation. |
Chemistry World
October 30, 2014
Emma Stoye |
DNA 'barcodes' used to track food A DNA 'barcode' that can be added directly to food to enable it to be tracked and authenticated as it moves from farm to fork has been developed by scientists in Switzerland. |
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