All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 18
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Review
Warming to Gaia
James Lovelock, born in 1919, was a frustrated physicist who graduated in chemistry and published in journals from astronomy to zoology
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Opinion
Darwin's chemistry
This year marks the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the sesquicentenary of his On the Origin of Species, one of the most important and influential books ever published.
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News
Separating isomers with electric fields
New technique uses electric fields at ultracold temperatures to isolate individual conformational isomers from a complex molecule
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News
Indian court dismisses Bayer's patent law case
Bayer has failed in its attempt to stop Indian regulators approving a copy-cat version of one of its patented drugs
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News
'Chemical nose' sensor sniffs blood protein profile
New sensor system uses gold nanoparticles to detect proteins indicative of disease in human blood serum
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News
Gold plating improves nanotube imaging
Gold-plated nanotubes are effective non-toxic contrast agents for photothermal and photoacoustic imaging
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News
Aluminium helps date solar system
Aluminium isotope provides new insights into the solar system's formation
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News
China's emissions to peak early
New report suggests carbon emissions from China could peak in 2030, decades earlier than previously estimated
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News
New nanoboxes take shape
Tiny cubes fold themselves up in a new way to make patterned 3D structures on the nanoscale
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News
Testing times: prediction of hepatitis C response
A new genetic test could predict which patients will benefit from treatment, and which will suffer side effects
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News
Antioxidants could promote cancer
US researchers have shown antioxidants can help tumour cells survive and multiply in the body
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News
China drug scheme funds out of reach
Funding through China's multi-billion yuan drug development scheme could become harder to come by says programme representative
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News
Gold nanoparticles detect cancer
Ultrasensitive detection platform uses nanoparticles to measure levels of cancer biomarkers
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News
Ozone reaction with skin causes irritants
Ozone can react with human skin forming chemicals that irritate the lungs and skin
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News
DNA shapes up for nanoelectronic devices
DNA origami forms pre-defined shapes with new lithography technique, potential uses in next generation computer chips
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News
New method for fluorinating compounds
Researchers develop an easy, cost-effective way to add fluorine atoms to a variety of compounds used in pharmaceuticals
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News
Nanotubes promise ultra-small wearable oxygen sensors
Tiny personal oxygen sensors could make working in submarines and space shuttles safer
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News
Catalyst free carbon-carbon bond formation
Researchers develop a simple, one-pot reaction to create carbon-carbon bonds at a carbonyl group without a metal catalyst