All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2004-2009 – Page 229
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One thing leads to another
At the hands of Ernst Beckmann, two major chemical developments came from isolating some very simple compounds.
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Carbon nanotubes sorted
New methods allowing researchers to sort metallic from semiconducting carbon nanotubes and to connect them to nanowires bring us a step closer to nanotube computers.
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Naturally blonde, brunette...
Designer 'therapies' could one day be helping to restore our hair to its former colour and texture.
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Making history - RSC journals archive goes live
The complete publishing history of the Royal Society of Chemistry will soon be available electronically.
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All wrapped up
Food packaging, and the chemistry behind it, is getting ever smarter, say David Birkett and Alan Crampton.
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Sequence specific
Detecting specific sequences of DNA quickly and cheaply is a prerequisite for developing widely usable gene sensors.
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Depending on their size, quantum dots come in many different colours, says Jonathan Cox.
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Mapping migration
Isotopic ratios in the feathers of birds hold evidence of their comings and goings, and may explain some of the mysteries of migration.
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Enterprise and electrolysis...
William Nicholson, born 250 years ago this year, founded a new journal and discovered electrolysis. Colin Russell elaborates.
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Disease detectives
A disposable polymer microchip promises to make medical diagnostics easier and more convenient.
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Encapsulating chemistry
Self-assembling molecular capsules can serve as containers, separation tools and even as reaction vessels and catalysts.
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Ball games
Orderly arrays of microscopic balls can make light behave in unusual - and often useful - ways, Philip Ball reports.
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Sensory science
Sensory and consumer scientists ensure that our food tastes as it should and is good to eat, says David Kilcast.
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A policy worth waiting for?
The European Commission has finally published the draft legislation for its proposed new chemical policy.
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Fishing for new materials
If you want to develop high performance materials with nanometre-scale designs and environmentally friendly production processes, you should look to nature for inspiration.
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Spin doctors
Lionel Milgrom describes his personal experience of two years in the life of a biotech spin-out company.
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From log cabin to high society
Sir Henry Wellcome, founder of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, was born 150 years ago this year.
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Surfactants: the ubiquitous amphiphiles
The surfactant industry is a huge and dynamic business, and soap is just the start, says Tony Hargreaves.
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Rainbow makers
Tony Campbell's fascination with 'living light' - the bioluminescence responsible for the glowing colours of fireflies, glow-worms and jelly fish - has led him to develop a range of colourful proteins.