Analytical chemistry – Page 49
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News
Chemists wage war on designer drugs
Analytical tools that could help stop the proliferation of new psychoactive substances are being discussed
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Research
Quasicrystal first as scientists watch them growing under the microscope
Experiments reveal frequent errors form during growth that are later repaired
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Sweetening imaging of sugars to study disease
Whole body labelling of zebrafish sugars will provide new insight into cancer, infection and inflammation
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AFM takes first step to unravel asphaltene make-up
Understanding complex crude oil molecules will help to model oil reservoirs and enhance recovery
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First isolation of stable solid-state bismuth radical
Elusive paramagnetic species has been characterised by both EPR and x-ray crystallography
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Stone 'blueprinting' to tackle heritage thefts
Technique could provide a means of tracing stolen, unmarked stones
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Philae poses comet chemistry conundrum
Historic mass spectra find 67P carries precursors to key biomolecules, but instruments detect different ones
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Refining Avogadro’s number on way to new kilo
Most precise value yet reduces uncertainty down to 20 atoms in a billion
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First snapshot of elusive intermediate supplies surprise
Atomic force microscopy images reveal aryne possesses three consecutive carbon–carbon double bonds, rather than a single triple bond
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Long range chirality transfer observed
Chirality transferred across a distance of 50 chemical bonds and phenomenon could be used in biomolecule detection
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X-rays capture super-fast nanoscale film
Chance finding underlines nanodiffraction technique’s power and potential
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Podcast
Chemistry World podcast – June 2015
What makes food sweet? How do we protect against food alteration? New e-paper, and possible treatment for ebola
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Research
Simple sensor can spot cancer markers in minutes
Test can rapidly detect mutant tumour nucleic acids in boost for personalised medicine
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News
Fallout from rogue US drug lab chemist could lead to thousands of retrials
Ruling by Massachusetts court means defendants in drug cases can pursue retrials without fear of harsher sentences
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Research
Crystalline sponge method strikes again
Innovative technique unveils structures of unique compounds with axial and planar chirality
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Getting closer to secrets on the seabed
Scientists in Spain are developing a technique to analyse minerals and artefacts underwater
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Cocaine users sweat over fingerprint analysis
Surface mass spectrometry quickly detects cocaine metabolites in fingerprints
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Research
Exploding batteries caught on camera
Imaging used to capture exactly what goes on in a lithium-ion battery when a runaway chemical reaction occurs
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Feature
Imaging the future
Doctors and pharmaceutical companies are beginning to open their eyes to the power of mass spectrometry imaging, finds Nina Notman