All articles by Andy Extance – Page 14
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FeatureLiving colour
Fluorescent protein probes can illuminate cells’ inner workings, but making them takes effort – and luck, as Andy Extance discovers
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ResearchLifting molecular brake may have kept primeval cells running
Removing RNA restriction can steady biochemical function, with relevance for life’s emergence
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ResearchElectrostatic field powers up reaction rate
Applying electrical potential to Diels-Alder system confirms prediction of catalytic effect that defies received chemical wisdom
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ResearchBoat conformer launches new carbon bond-forming reaction
Palladium catalyst exploits usually hard-to-access configuration to achieve C–H activation
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Research‘Forbidden chemistry’ drives carbon bond forming sequence
Flow process harnesses unstable diazo compounds in room temperature reactions
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FeatureRaiders of the lost steel
The skills behind the legendary sharpness of wootz steel were once forgotten, but Andy Extance talks to the researchers unsheathing its secrets
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ResearchCarbon dioxide-to-methanol catalyst ignites ‘fuel from air’ debate
Nobel winner’s team hopes ‘air capture’ of greenhouse gas can store renewable energy – but others see problems
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BusinessNew vinyl catalyst will reduce mercury emissions
Johnson Matthey strikes gold as China’s PVC industry looks for cleaner processes
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NewsPfizer’s response to compound fraud spotlights quality issues
‘Bosutinib isomer’ typifies threat posed by evolution of chemical supply chain
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ResearchTrampolining droplets raise hopes for ice-shedding surfaces
Mystery of bouncing droplets that apparently defy the laws of physics unravelled
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NewsGamblers judge research quality cheaply and well
‘Prediction market’ trial in chemistry departments suggest less arduous way to prepare for research assessment
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ResearchCrystals allow peek at picosecond DNA damage
Combined x-ray and laser technique explores reaction with light lasting trillionths of a second
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Research‘Chemical search engine’ backs alternative route to life
Spontaneous peptide formation conditions found using automated system
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ResearchChemists harness impermanent ‘star’ molecule
Iron complex overcomes [5]radialene’s enthusiasm for reacting with itself, filling decades-old gap in series
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ResearchMegasupramolecules promise to quell fuel explosions
‘Sticky-ended’ molecules that self-assemble into long chains may have made 9/11 less deadly
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BusinessCosmetics deals push skin 3D bioprinting
Interest for testing from L’Oréal, BASF and Procter & Gamble could be a stepping stone towards bespoke organs
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FeatureOligonucleotide drugs step up
Structural innovations are overcoming oligonucleotide drugs’ historical flaws, discovers Andy Extance
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ResearchFirming COFs up takes Michael reaction catalysis forward
Chemists stabilise hexagonal layers that form nanochannels, which help speed up conversions
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ResearchVitamin makes tricky E/Z flipping easy
Thanks to riboflavin, chemists see route to Z-isomers of α,β-unsaturated carbonyl intermediates
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Research‘Fire fountain’ data illuminate lunar history
Volatile element details promise to ignite research into Moon’s origin and evolution