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Chemistry World June 6, 2011 Andrew Turley	A textile bag for bomb blast protection An international team of scientists has incorporated a shear thickening fluid into a bag to protect planes from bombs in passenger luggage.
Chemistry World June 3, 2011 Emma Shiells	Ionic liquid advance over saline-based lenses Ionic liquids are the key to observing improved performance and wider temperature ranges for variable focus lenses over conventional saline alternatives, report scientists in China.
Chemistry World June 3, 2011 Jennifer Newton	Across the barrier for tumor imaging A probe that can cross the blood-brain barrier to allow high sensitivity brain tumor imaging has been made by Chinese scientists.
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 James Urquhart	Material changes properties at the flick of a switch Chinese and German scientists have designed a hybrid material that can be reversibly switched between being strong and rigid to soft and flexible by applying an electric charge.
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 Tamsin Phillips	Swimming with sensors Sensors printed onto the sleeves of wetsuits could alert the wearer to contaminated water. Navy divers could also use the sensors to locate underwater explosives, such as mines.
Chemistry World June 2, 2011 Simon Hadlington	An electric partnership Researchers in the US have uncovered an intriguing electrochemical partnership between two bacteria, which boosts their combined ability to generate an electric current when they are grown in a bioelectrochemical reactor.
Chemistry World May 26, 2011 Russell Johnson	Hunting elusive green fluorescent proteins After a 40 year hunt, scientists have tracked down the genes responsible for fluorescent proteins in Obelia medusa - a type of jellyfish. Knowledge of these genes could lead to new fluorescent protein tags for use in cell biology.
Chemistry World May 25, 2011 James Urquhart	Electron remains stubbornly spherical UK scientists have made the most accurate measurements to date of the shape of the electron and found - contrary to predictions that it would be aspherical - that it remains round.
Chemistry World May 22, 2011 Simon Hadlington	Materials 'sandwich' superconducts Scientists in Japan have made a 'superconducting sandwich' from two materials are not superconductors in isolation. The technique could be used to make electronic circuits with extremely low power consumption, the researchers suggest.
Chemistry World May 18, 2011 James Urquhart	Throwing light on molecular logic gates The multifunctional molecule, which can be reconfigured by light, could be used in data storage devices and biomedicine, including nanoparticle tracking and drug delivery.
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