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Chemistry World April 29, 2014 Andrea Sella	Rockwell's tester Stanley Rockwell US metallurgist (1886 -- 1940), developed a straightforward indentation method to measure hardness
Chemistry World April 29, 2014 Emma Stoye	Tomatoes' cry for help turned into chemical weapon to battle insects Tomato plants not only take heed of their neighbours chemical 'warnings' but actually convert the signals into substances to defend themselves against imminent insect attack, researchers in Japan have discovered.
Chemistry World April 29, 2014 Jason Woolford	Slow-setting bone glue for easier post-surgery access Researchers in Ireland and Germany have developed an adhesive to address the issue of closing the sternum after an operation.
Chemistry World April 29, 2014 Simon Cotton	The last alchemist in Paris This excellent book will provide an entertaining read to all chemists and is also just the kind of text to place in the hands of school students.
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Elusive sigma aromaticity captured Chemists in the US have created a unique transition metal hydride in which the hydrogens form a five-membered aromatic ring, something that had been theorized, but until now never seen.
Chemistry World April 28, 2014 Hamish Crawford	Crystal structures unpacked A researcher in the UK has shed new light on which interactions are important in the packing of crystal structures.
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Rachel Wood	Decoding interstellar carbon The detection of molecules such as fullerenes -- molecules composed entirely of carbon, including the spherical C 60 -- has revealed a more complicated picture of carbon in space.
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Derek Lowe	Engineering serendipity At this stage in the world of organic chemistry, you'd have to think that many of the great reactions that can be stumbled across with known reagents have probably been found.
Chemistry World April 23, 2014 Tim Wogan	New solution to missing xenon paradox A new answer to where Earth's missing xenon has gone -- the planet's atmosphere contains less than 10% of the gas anticipated -- has been put forward.
Chemistry World April 22, 2014 Tim Wogan	Graphene made in a kitchen blender Suspensions of high quality graphene can be produced quickly and cheaply using a common industrial mixer, researchers in Ireland have discovered.
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