All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 138
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Q&A: Polonium 210
Polonium-210 is reported to have caused the fatal poisoning of former Russian spy, Alexander Litvinenko.
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24 November 2006:
Year-long discussions between the European parliament and EU states have broken down.
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Washing machine triggers nanoparticle regulation
Anti-microbial silver nanoparticles labelled 'pesticides'
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Unfolding peptide watched in real time
Infrared spectroscopy captures processes taking mere millionths of a millionth of a second
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Bacteria that help fight cancer
Bacterial protein treats cancer by releasing drugs from liposome carriers.
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Side effect free chemotherapy
US researchers have developed an enzyme could eliminate the damage that chemotherapy does to healthy tissue.
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Microscopy enters the fourth dimension
Ultrafast electron microscope records atomic movies in real time.
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Uniting to preserve Germany's heritage
Two of Germany's largest scientific organizations have created an alliance to better preserve and restore items of cultural significance
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Gene-reading enzyme catapulted by scrunch power
RNA polymerase is spring-loaded by scrunched DNA to help it on its way along each gene
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Nanoribbons put electrons in a spin
Calculations predict that some graphene nanoribbons behave as half-metals, making them a useful material for spin-based electronics (spintronics).
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Carbon nanotubes: Saladin's secret weapon
Carbon nanotubes are no longer the proud boast of 21st century materials scientists - mediaeval sword-smiths got there first.
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Mercury legislation rises then falls
Plans for European Union restrictions on mercury have been thrown into confusion
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The new world of cosmetovigilance
Authorities on both sides of the Atlantic have taken steps to identify health risks from chemicals in cosmetics
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New natural painkiller discovered
A short peptide isolated from human saliva has potentially powerful painkilling properties
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Healing threads spun from living cells
Biological threads made from polymers containing living cells could make wound-repairing scaffolds
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Feeling ill? Just breathe here
New mass spectrometry method could diagnose patient's health from breath