All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 19
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Nanomotors detect trace silver
Synthetic nanomotors could be used as detectors for trace levels of contaminants as researchers find they accelerate near silver ions
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Picky MOF crystals show promise
Metal-organic frameworks selective for specific organic molecules have been made by US researchers
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US officials probe hydrogen fluoride incidents
A spate of toxic gas leaks from US refineries is causing concern the recession may be putting lives at risk
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Forcing enzyme activity
Enzyme activity triggered by stretching with an atomic force microscope
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Exposing nano-objects' molecular make up
Bombarding with single clusters of gold atoms helps identify nano-objects through molecular structure
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Urban materials trigger air pollution
Walls and self-cleaning windows could act as reaction sites for pollutant gases in the atmosphere, creating harmful by-products
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NewsYushchenko poisoning study calls for dioxin tests
Metabolism of potent TCDD dioxin was unexpected and should be the focus of further study, say researchers
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New catalyst for methane to methanol
Solid catalyst could overcome some of the recovery problems associated with homogeneous systems for methanol production from methane
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Stretching for reversible enzyme activation
Scientists have developed a new kind of nanomaterial that can be chemically turned on and off by mechanical stretching
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Malaria 'disaster' risk
Studies question insect repellent safety and suggest the malaria parasite is gaining resistance to a first-line drug
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HP under fire for failing to phase out harmful chemicals
Greenpeace launches worldwide protest as HP backpedals on commitment to eliminate PVC plastic and BFRs from its products
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Stimulus funds flow into US science, R&D
US administration to spend $2.5 billion on next generation batteries and electric vehicles; over $700 million on science
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Nanoscale tools from DNA origami
Gaining fine control over DNA structure could lead the way to tiny tools and devices
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Organic aerosol mystery solved
Oxidation of volatile plant-derived molecule in the atmosphere leads to influential aerosol formation
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Zipping photovoltaics up straight
Straightening the backbone of supramolecular self-assembling photovoltaic devices leads to dramatic improvements in device performance
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Bhopal returns to haunt former Union Carbide chief
There have been fresh calls for the former Union Carbide head to face charges in India 25 years after the Bhopal disaster
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Martian methane breaks the rules
Variations in methane concentration across Mars defy our current understanding of methane photochemistry, say French scientists
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Cell-sized vesicle assembly line
Scientists have created a production line that pumps out microspheres that are all the same size and surrounded by a single lipid bilayer