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Chemistry World January 8, 2014 Philip Ball |
We choose to go to the muon Chemists Mohammad Goli and Shant Shahbazian posit two new light elements. They are muonium (Mu), in which an electron orbits a positively charged muon ( +), and muonic helium (He ), in which an electron orbits a 'nucleus' consisting of an alpha particle and a negative muon. |
Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Cally Haynes |
Device runs on finger power Researchers in the US have demonstrated that mechanical energy from a human hand can power a microfluidic device. |
Chemistry World January 7, 2014 Philip Ball |
From strange simplicity to complex familiarity: a treatise on matter, information, life and thought Manfred Eigen's book attempts to place evolutionary theory on a rigorous basis, rooted in thermodynamics, self-organization and information theory. It claims that natural selection, rather than being something that just happens, is a physical law. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2014 Charlotte Still |
Stress-free sperm sexing A microbridge sensor developed by Marco Mauro and his team at Novaetech, Napoli, in collaboration with the Italian Experimental Institute, Lazarro Spallanzani in Cremona, is a non-invasive alternative for sorting live sperm cells. |
Chemistry World January 3, 2014 Harriet Brewerton |
Mid-air monitoring of migrating birds Scientists in the US have designed a biosensor that could be used to study the metabolism of free-flying birds in real time. |
Chemistry World January 2, 2014 Ian Randall |
Picosecond 'kettle' to probe chemical reactions A way to boil water in less than a trillionth of a second has been devised by researchers. The approach, which is still theoretical, uses a concentrated pulse of terahertz radiation to raise the temperature of a small sample of water by around 600 C. |
Chemistry World December 24, 2013 |
Season's greetings from Chemistry World Frosty, here, stands 30 micrometers tall and is made out of balls of tin etched using an ion beam. |
Chemistry World December 24, 2013 Charlie Quigg |
Toilet purification system doubles as hydrogen fuel cell An electrolysis cell that couples energy storage with water purification and reuse has been developed as part of a wider project to make a self-sustaining toilet. |
Chemistry World December 24, 2013 Amy Middleton-Gear |
Photography is the new spectrometry Many researchers use photographs of fluorescent solutions to illustrate their scientific papers but scientists in Germany have shown these photographs are more than just pictures and actually contain valuable information. |
Chemistry World December 23, 2013 Tim Wogan |
Vodka fuelled chemical texting A simple system for encoding messages in puffs of alcohol -- including vodka -- and transmitting them through the air has been used to send a simple text message. |
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