Analytical chemistry – Page 44
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ResearchFinding a synthetic nanoparticle in a haystack
New analytical approach can detect engineered nanoparticles in the environment
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ResearchFirst observation of unusual hemi bond
Experimental evidence for two-centre three-electron bond described as ‘a triumph of spectroscopy’
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ResearchCrystal structure lifts lid on LSD’s secrets
Structure of hallucinogen bound to a human serotonin receptor could explain LSD’s potent and long-lasting effects
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ResearchSolid 3D NMR evidence reaches the surface
200-fold signal boost means silica spectroscopy could communicate catalyst configurations
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ResearchAFM no longer falls flat
Functionalised AFM tip helps researchers see crude oil in a new dimension
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ResearchSpectroscopy allows in-egg chicken sexing
Identifying male chicks before they hatch could end the practice of culling cockerels in their millions
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ResearchDrug binding simulations promise to get personal
Fast, reliable new molecular dynamic simulation methods set to speed up research are under investigation by GSK
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ResearchElectron beam exposes crystal details down to hydrogen atoms
Technique overcomes limitations of conventional crystallography and offers new insight into drugs and catalysts
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ResearchExotic antimatter used to probe molecule's reactivity
Muonium spectroscopy can reveal photochemical reactivity and dynamics of specific carbons within an organic molecule
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ResearchSuper-resolution imaging hits nanometre limit
2014 chemistry Nobel prize winner’s refinement of microscopy technique may bring new fundamental cell biology insights
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NewsDNA fingerprinting accuracy to be overhauled in US
Labs to use 20 markers rather than 13 in improvement that should help in cases involving DNA from multiple sources
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NewsAnti-doping scientists expose cheating Russian athletes
State-sponsored doping that benefited more than a 1000 athletes at Sochi and London Olympic games revealed by analytical investigation
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ResearchChemists pore over zeolites and watch holes open up
Scientists observe the development of mesoporous structures in real-time
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ResearchImages of van der Waals forces prompt controversy
STM pictures show ridges between xenon atoms, but are they linked to increased electron density?
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2016
We take a look back at some highlights from last year’s chemical science research
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ResearchProtein’s wobbles after electric shocks reveal inner workings
New twist on x-ray crystallography could simply reveal functional regions of proteins
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ResearchChemists find mummified legs may belong to Queen Nefertari
Gas chromatography reveals legs belong to one of Egypt’s lost queens
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ResearchMiddle Eastern bitumen at Sutton Hoo rewrites trade history
The black lumps provide the first evidence for a bitumen trade network between the British Isles and the Middle East
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ResearchDiamonds to track down origins of diseases of ageing
Fluorescent nanodiamonds reveal the inner workings of neurons
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ResearchMolecular glue senses water
Compound can detect trace amounts of water by forming fluorescent aggregates