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Chemistry World January 15, 2015 Andrea Sella |
Le Blanc's electrode Max Le Blanc, German chemist (1865 -- 1943), investigated the chemistry of electrolysis and invented the hydrogen electrode |
Chemistry World January 14, 2015 Melanie White |
Super-dipoles linked to chloroform's outstanding solvent properties Super-dipoles uncovered in chloroform by chemists in the UK could explain the solvent's powerful ability to dissolve a large range of substances at high concentrations. |
Chemistry World January 13, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Infrared offers odds on skin cancer spreading Scientists in Belgium have shown that infrared spectrometry can help predict how likely it is that a melanoma tumor, the deadliest form of skin cancer, has spread to other organs. |
Chemistry World January 13, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Taj Mahal browning due to light-absorbing particles The pollutants responsible for discoloring the Taj Mahal have been identified by scientists in India and the US, who found that the deposition of particulate matter is responsible for the browning effect on its iconic white marble domes. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2015 Emma Stoye |
DNA origami makes moving machines Carlos Castro's group at Ohio State University, US has engineered DNA 'machines' that can open and close like hinges, as well as perform more complicated movements in three dimensions |
Chemistry World January 8, 2015 Patrick Walter |
EPSRC head pledges greater dialogue with researchers The new head of the UK's physical sciences research council plans to make engagement his watchword. |
Chemistry World January 7, 2015 Andy Extance |
New ion continues perovskite solar's flat-out progress A perovskite solar cell using methylammonium lead bromide and formamidinium lead iodide sets a new efficiency record. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2015 Jon Cartwright |
Mystery of why 'structural red' colors are not found in nature is solved Purple, green, blue -- photonic glasses can produce a wide variety of colors. But not red, which is mysteriously absent from both man made and natural microstructures. |
Chemistry World January 6, 2015 Jennifer Newton |
Light drives unusual rotaxane-to-catenane transformation Researchers in Europe have reported a mechanically-interlocked molecular system that can reversibly switch between being a rotaxane and a catenane. |
Chemistry World January 2, 2015 Thadchajini Retneswaran |
Smart nanoparticles take aim at cancer cells Scientists in China have developed an intelligent nanoparticle system that delivers a chemotherapeutic and radiosensitizer drug directly to the nucleus of cancer cells. |
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