All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 178
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A long-term pollution affair
Scientists are now one step closer to answering one of the most vexing air pollution questions.
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BASF: shift to Asia won't overshadow growth in Europe
German chemicals giant BASF has announced plans to focus on expansion in Europe until 2015.
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Evidence backing a controversial sulfur-rich model of the Earth's oceans 1.8 billion years ago has been uncovered in molecular fossils.
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EU chemicals legislation fails industry
The European chemical industry is disappointed with the outcome of the EU parliament environment committee vote on Reach.
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Cartography of catalysts
UK researchers are creating a definitive road map of the internal structure of porous supports for catalysts.
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Straightforward route to anthrax protection
Anthrax toxins can be disabled with small, simple molecules, scientists in the US claim.
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Volcanic gas activates amino acids
The volcanic gas carbonyl sulfide (COS) might have triggered a key step in the origin of life by chemically activating amino acids.
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Volcanic gas activates amino acids
The volcanic gas carbonyl sulfide (COS) might have triggered a key step in the origin of life by chemically activating amino acids.
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Chemists sniff out parasitic fish pheromone
US chemists and biologists have identified the main chemical constituents of a key signalling pheromone used by sea lampreys.
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Chemists sniff out parasitic fish pheromone
US chemists and biologists have identified the main chemical constituents of a key signalling pheromone used by sea lampreys.
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Smart nanospheres recognise dying cells
A team of Chinese and US chemists has developed a set of tri-functional nanospheres that can monitor cell death.
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Copper complexes recognise DNA bases
Researchers are using copper complexes to look into the fine detail of the structure and folding pattern of nucleic acids.
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Golden protein detectors developed
Taiwanese researchers have developed a new sensor for protein-protein interactions based on gold nanoparticles.
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Sniffer polymers hunt out explosives
A team of US researchers has found a way to sniff out plastic explosives using polymer-based devices.
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Solving the greenhouse gas riddle
A team of UK researchers has helped uncover the mystery of exactly how soil bacteria catalyse the reduction of nitrous oxide.
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Getting wired up for nanotubes
Researchers have made conducting polymer nanorods and nanotube Y-shaped junctions.
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Carbonates hold promise for bioreactors
Carbonates could hold the key to new, effective polyelectrolyte biosensors and bioreactors.
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Too many sperm spoil the egg
US scientists claim to have developed a lab on a chip that mimics egg cell fertilisation in live pigs.
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Liquid crystals give chiral surprise
A team of Japanese and Korean researchers has mixed together banana- and rod-shaped molecules to give surprising results.