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Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Tim Wogan |
New thermoset plastics simple to recycle Thermosetting polymers that can be easily recycled have been developed by an international team of researchers. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Vicki Marshall |
The future is lead-free for perovskite solar cells A lead-free and non-toxic alternative to current perovskite solar-cell technology has been reported by researchers in the UK: tin halide perovskite solar cells. |
Chemistry World May 16, 2014 Paul Duckmanton |
Chemical structure and reactivity: an integrated approach (2nd ed) Chemical structure and reactivity by Keeler and Wothers aims to topics usually covered in an undergraduate chemistry course in a more holistic way than the traditional organic, inorganic, physical boxes many are familiar with. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2014 Jenifer Mizen |
Freeze-dried cells make better biocatalysts A biocatalytic cascade using mashed-up cells has overcome extraction and solubility problems associated with using enzymes in chemical syntheses. |
Chemistry World May 15, 2014 |
It's life, but not as we know it A US team at The Scripps Research Institute in California, has unveiled the first living Escherichia coli cells with non-natural base pairs in their DNA. |
Chemistry World May 14, 2014 Rebecca Brodie |
Hair elements distinguish ethnicity and gender A new forensic tool, being developed by scientists in Canada, uses a combination of spectroscopy and statistical analysis to determine a person's gender and ethnicity from a thread of head hair. |
Chemistry World May 14, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Fingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals The technique uses a water-sensitive polymer to detect the unique pattern of sweat pores on fingertips and may one day help the police to identify fingerprints left on surfaces that are impossible to scrutinize with current techniques. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Jennifer Newton |
Blurred bonds rationalized by heavy atom tunnelling A new theoretical study of anti-aromatic systems has attributed the unusual way that their I -bonds shift to quantum tunnelling. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
EPA improves embattled chemical assessment program The US Environmental Protection Agency has made 'substantial improvements' to its program to assess the health hazards posed to people by pollution, but the National Research Council is urging further reforms in a new report. |
Chemistry World May 13, 2014 Patrick Walter |
Star chamber sparkles with space dust Nasa has created star dust down here on Earth. The dust was produced in a lab by simulating the conditions found in the atmosphere of a red giant star. |
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