Analytical chemistry – Page 25
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ResearchSmartphone setup could put a stop to norovirus outbreaks
US researchers have created a handheld detection system that is sensitive enough to catch just a few particles of norovirus
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ResearchTextbook skin cream structure all wrong, researchers discover in first molecular look at lotions
Neutron and x-ray experiments reveal the microstructure of lotions to be more complex than scientists had thought
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ResearchRetrosynthetic algorithm broadened to design similar, but different, molecules
Chematica can now design efficient syntheses for large compound libraries
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ResearchWood microfluidics carve out a niche
Teflon-coated wood devices perform as well as plastic equivalents but face some challenges before they can realise their clinical and sustainable potential
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ResearchStitched spectra distinguish over 240k elemental compositions in petroleum sample
Peak performance for mass spectrometry
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ResearchUranium isotopes in ancient grains indicate early Earth was less hellish than textbook descriptions
Mass spectrometry technique that works on tiny samples refines understanding of Earth’s first geologic eon
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ResearchNew form of pure carbon made by manipulating atoms
Elusive 18-carbon ring pinned down on surface
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OpinionHas x-ray had its day?
Will the giant of structure determination be toppled by blasts from electron beams?
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PodcastHydrogen sulfide
Mike Freemantle finds the connection between Land of Hope and Glory and the noxious, corrosive, flammable gas that stinks of rotten eggs
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OpinionTales from the NMR lab
Why your friendly magnet facility is the social heart of the chemistry department
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FeatureChemical clocks for archaeological artefacts
Radiocarbon dating is a standard technique, but what if your artefacts are inorganic? Rachel Brazil finds out how to accurately age pottery and even metals
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BusinessHexagonFab cracks nanomanufacturing for pocket diagnostics
HexagonFab’s founders say their graphene-based sensors are set to become the lab tests that don’t need a physical lab
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OpinionKathleen Lonsdale’s crystallography tables
No princes were needed on the quest for structure factors
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ResearchCorrections promise more accurate CO2 measurements from space
Improvements to cavity ring-down spectroscopy could also benefit quantum science
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ResearchFirst movie of tumbling molecule reveals its quantum nature
Rotating rod-shaped molecule’s wavefunction recorded in 651 images
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ResearchAlgorithm increases certainty of stereochemical assignments in flexible molecules
Computational fitting procedure set to reinvigorate vibrational circular dichroism spectroscopy
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PodcastPolypropylene
Microplastics, including polypropylene, are present in our oceans, on our beaches and even in bottled water. Ian Robertson investigates the scale and some solutions
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ResearchUncertainty metric builds confidence in machine learned-chemistry
Calculation will help users recognise when they need to retrain a neural network
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OpinionMachine-learning Mendeleevs have rediscovered the periodic table
Exposing new dimensions in the relationships between elements