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Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Defective by design Researchers in the UK and France have tuned the properties of a metal -- organic framework by deliberately engineering defects into its structure. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Tom Wilson |
Fighting crime with covert nanowires Scientists in China have made invisible barcodes, which could prove useful in the fight against fraud and theft, out of nanowires. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2015 Jon Cartwright |
E-paper display draws on child's toy The idea behind the Magna Doodle has been given a new lease of life by scientists in Japan, who have created an electronic-paper version that could be used as a large interactive display for classrooms. |
Chemistry World April 24, 2015 Harriet Brewerton |
Disrupting graphene Scientists across the field of 2D materials have put forward a roadmap to steer graphene research off the drawing board, to a point where it emerges within disruptive technologies that alter people's lives the world over. |
Chemistry World April 23, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Chemists seek end to chemical warfare on centenary of its first use The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons has issued a declaration stating their commitment to worldwide disarmament on the centenary of the first use of a chemical weapon. |
Chemistry World April 23, 2015 Andrew Turley |
Carbon nanotube-based sensor detects meat spoilage Cheap chemical sensors that can detect compounds given off by rotting meat have for several years suggested a better way to monitor food freshness. |
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Michael Gross |
Bees 'prefer' neonicotinoid-laced nectar Bees may prefer to feed on nectar contaminated with neonicotinoids, so their exposure could be higher than previously assumed. |
Chemistry World April 22, 2015 Cesar Palmero |
Photoacoustic nanoparticles highlight uranium in the body Nanoparticles that can be detected with photoacoustic imaging when they complex with uranium ions could open the door to new plans of action after radiological incidents, like Chernobyl or Fukushima, US researchers claim. |
Chemistry World April 21, 2015 James Urquhart |
Plant-inspired plastics take shape Shape-shifting plastics which respond to external stimuli, similar to how Venus flytraps ensnare prey and touch-me-nots fold their leaves inwards when touched, have come a step closer thanks to a new polymer. |
Chemistry World April 20, 2015 Andy Extance |
Longer-lived oxides offer silicon synthesis boost Silicon and oxygen have been harnessed into previously unknown chemistry by US researchers, opening up a new 'world in a grain of sand'. |
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