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Chemistry World
June 6, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Power-free nucleic acid extraction device HIV RNA has been successfully extracted from human blood using a portable device that does not need electrical power to work.   |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2013
Jon Cartwright |
Will nanorods be the next big male contraceptive idea? Researchers in China have discovered a new method of male contraception: a quick injection of gold nanorods into the testes, followed by a 10 minute dose of infrared light. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2013
Simon Hadlington |
Raman scattering reaches sub-nm resolution Researchers have achieved the highest resolution yet with Raman spectroscopy, allowing the chemical mapping of molecules to a resolution of less than 1nm. The technique could allow unprecedented chemical identification of single molecules. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2013
Emily Skinner |
Homogeneous catalysis for nanoscale surface designs Scientists in France have combined homogeneous catalysis and atomic force microscopy to create intricate surface patterns. |
Chemistry World
May 31, 2013
Laura Howes |
Indium cluster conundrum lingers on The debate over whether blue LEDs are dependent on indium clusters for their luminescence just won't go away |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Laura Howes |
Catching a reaction in the act A Berkeley team used an atomic force microscopy needle with a carbon monoxide molecule adsorbed onto the tip to actually watch a reaction taking place and capture these snapshots of it. |
Chemistry World
May 30, 2013
Helen Bache |
Microfluidic sugar paper Researchers in the US have demonstrated that the speed of fluid in a paper microfluidic device can be controlled by sugar solutions dried onto the paper. |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2013
Andy Extance |
Templates ring up uniform nanotubes Nanoring templates can set carbon nanotube diameters, an ability whose previous absence has held back nanotube use in electronic applications. |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2013
Jennifer Newton |
Releasing reactive oxygen Scientists in Canada have made nanoparticles that release singlet oxygen when a laser beam is shone on them. The nanoparticles could improve the effectiveness of photodynamic therapy, a treatment for some cancers. |
Chemistry World
May 24, 2013
David Bradley |
Microwaves show their hand The chirality of a gas phase molecule held in an electric field can be revealed using microwave spectroscopy. Hooking the technique to a separation step might even be exploited to isolate a specific enantiomer from a racemic mixture of both forms. |
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