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Chemistry World March 19, 2014 Hazel Neighbour	Analytical tools made from ordinary office paper Commonplace equipment can turn office paper into cheap, portable and disposable electrochemical devices that are ideal for using in remote locations.
Chemistry World March 19, 2014 Jon Cartwright	Computer memory made from sugar cube The sugar-based metal -- organic framework infused with rubidium hydroxide can be switched between high and low resistance states, in a similar way to resistive random-access memory.
Chemistry World March 18, 2014 Emma Stoye	Electronic tag dissolves in water A water soluble radio-frequency identification tag that can melt away in a matter of minutes has been developed in John Rogers' lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the US.
Chemistry World March 18, 2014 James Urquhart	Agar gives Milan's cathedral a sponge down Removing salt and soot deposits from historical stone monuments and buildings just got a lot simpler thanks to Italian researchers who have developed a cleaning method that uses harmless agar gel to absorb dirt like a sponge.
Chemistry World March 18, 2014 Andrew Abbott	Molten salts chemistry The editors of this book have not just assembled a who's who of molten salt experts, but they have carefully crafted a comprehensive summary, describing a subject that is still very much cutting edge.
Chemistry World March 17, 2014 Katia Moskvitch	Nanobionic plants Synthetic nanoparticles can boost photosynthesis in plants and enable them to spot pollutants, according to a team of researchers in the US.
Chemistry World March 17, 2014 Emma Stoye	BPA substitute made from paper industry leftovers In response to the controversy surrounding bisphenol A, chemists in the US have synthesized a safer, green alternative based on lignin.
Chemistry World March 16, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Short peptides self-assemble into a catalyst Researchers in the US have created catalysts from peptide chains that are only seven amino acids long.
Chemistry World March 14, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Chemists make headway on C--H activation challenges Jin-Quan Yu's group at the Scripps Research Institute at La Jolla, California, have synthesized a library of synthetic chiral amino acids which could have applications in the pharmaceutical industry.
Chemistry World March 14, 2014 Alan Scarlett	Oil in the environment: legacies and lessons of the Exxon Valdez oil spill In Oil in the Environment, John Wiens has skilfully edited contributions from the scientists involved in every aspect of research related to the spill.
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