All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 190
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13 June 2005: Scientists FRET over neurotransmitter measurement
Molecular biologists have developed a biological nanosensor that can accurately measure levels of the neurotransmitter glutamate in live nerve cells.
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10 June 2005: Chemicals firm won't play Russian roulette
State-of-the-art ammonia production safety training has arrived in Russia, where a chemicals company has opened an integrated computer training facility.
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9 June 2005: Causing a stir in microfluidics
The time it takes to analyse a blood sample could be slashed with a device that, in the words of its inventor, looks like a plastic coffee stirrer.
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9 June 2005: Fuel cells that don't feel the cold
US material scientists have developed a small, propane-powered solid oxide fuel cell that acts as its own heat source.
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8 June 2005:Kroto institute opens in Sheffield
RSC past-president Harry Kroto has officially opened a nanotechnology research institute in his name at his alma mater the University of Sheffield.
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7 June 2005: Non-scientists use their heads to make germ-free varnish
A group of high school pupils, a retired railroader and three second world war veterans have created a self-sanitising varnish.
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Future of nanotech on the high street unclear
It is far too early to herald the arrival of a nanotechnological revolution on the high street, cautions leading German nanotechnologist and textiles expert, Eckhard Schollmeyer.
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6 June 2005: A third strand for DNA
The DNA double helix can under certain conditions accommodate a third strand in its major groove.
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3 June 2005: Chemical engineers strive for fuel efficiency
Chemical engineers have developed a novel method for generating large alkanes from plant-derived carbohydrates.
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3 June 2005: Catalyst recycling on tape
Certain classes of catalyst can be efficiently and simply recovered from and released into reaction mixtures using commercially available Teflon tape.
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2 June 2005: UK U-turn on boycott of Israeli universities
An academics' union in the UK has voted to overturn its highly controversial, widely publicised boycott of two Israeli universities.
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2 June 2005: Molecular conductors gated by a single atom
A simple system of molecular conductors has been built on a silicon surface and can be controlled via the charge in a single silicon atom.
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1 June 2005: Gold glitters even at the nanoscale
Gold nanoparticles have been developed as fluorescent probes to image individual molecules.
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19 July 2005: Co-op cuts out artificial colours
Natural food colour suppliers are set to benefit from a decision by UK supermarket chain Co-op to ban 12 food colourings.
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31 May 2005: Manage your water and your profits
Efficient water management is imperative for chemical, pharmaceutical and petrochemical companies, report claims.
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27 May 2005: Inhibitors for specific protein kinases
US chemists have developed a bioinformatics-based approach to successfully design inhibitors that target only two protein kinases.
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Opinion
You cannot express everything in Croatian
Croatian chemical nomenclature is in no way singular or peculiar.