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Chemistry World March 31, 2014 Ian Randall |
Shifting fluids with fuel-free enzyme pumps Microscopic, non-mechanical pumps that are activated and powered by the fluids they move have been developed by researchers from the US, Russia and Puerto Rico. |
Chemistry World March 31, 2014 |
Super separators First used in the mid-20th century, high performance liquid chromatography has matured and is now the workhorse of industrial analysis, while the pharmaceutical sector is one of the main customers of HPLC manufacturers. |
Chemistry World March 28, 2014 Mark Peplow |
A war on smog Growing public concern over the state of the environment has forced Chinese officials to take action. And where chemistry has often been seen as the villain of the piece, it is now set to play a vital role in cleaning the country's air. |
Chemistry World March 27, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
Popcorn-like explosion of single crystals explained Chemists have created single crystals of metal coordination complexes that explode violently when exposed to UV light, leaping high into the air. |
Chemistry World March 27, 2014 James Urquhart |
Synthetic yeast chromosome is fully functional The first complete and functional synthetic yeast chromosome has been created by a team of scientists based in the US. |
Chemistry World March 27, 2014 Derek Lowe |
Known unknowns Most dangerous substances announce themselves by their structures and reactivity, and a competent organic chemist should be able to read those signs. |
Chemistry World March 27, 2014 Karin Ruhlandt |
Encyclopedia of the alkaline earth compounds This book provides an extensive overview of inorganic alkaline earth compounds. It is a massive tour de force, summarizing on over 1000 pages the wide variety of alkaline earth metal inorganic species. |
Chemistry World March 26, 2014 Katia Moskvitch |
Nanoparticle sensors detect drug damage in the liver Stanford University researchers have created nanoparticle-based sensors that can image metabolites in animal livers, which they say could help eliminate toxic drug candidates before they are given to humans. |
Chemistry World March 25, 2014 David Bradley |
Silkscreen printing goes nano A team at Tufts University, US, has demonstrated that water can be used as the base for electron-beam lithography if silk is the target material with another acting as the mask for areas onto which the beam must not impinge. |
Chemistry World March 20, 2014 Ricardo Grau-Crespo |
Introduction to computational materials science This book by Richard LeSar attempts to summarize the basics and the current state of the whole field within a single, and not very lengthy, volume. It does so very successfully. |
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