All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 121
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OpinionCan chemistry get a podium place?
The Olympic site in London has a deep chemical heritage, and it should be built upon
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Research
Faster removal of cigarette filters from the environment
A catalyst can be added to cigarette filters to speed up their degradation after the cigarette has been discarded
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NewsShake-up for Russian universities and research
The new education minister is set to bring about big changes in the country’s higher education and research establishment
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FeatureA chemical account of evolution
Bob Williams and Ros Rickaby examine the co-evolving chemistry of the environment and life
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Research
‘Atomic traffic jam’ sheds light on phase changes
Advances in the understanding of phase change materials opens up the way for the creation of super fast computer memory
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ResearchBuilding nanographene by organic synthesis
Japanese chemists are looking to direct cross-coupling of C–H bonds to build graphene from the bottom up
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News
Chemistry nobel laureate William Knowles dies
Renowned asymmetric synthesis chemist dies aged 95
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Research
Smart windows store sun’s energy
A flexible window that stores energy to power electrical devices within a building
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BusinessIndustrial nitroglycerin made fast and safe
Continuous production with microreactors is not only safer but also ten times quicker
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Research
First stable hydroxide-conducting membrane created
Steric crowding used to stabilise alkaline membrane that could find use in novel fuel cells
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ResearchRunning rings around molecular wires
Polyynes stabilised with chemical loops could be turned into wires for molecular electronics
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Research
Bloody solution to electrochemical DNA sensors
Sensitivity of DNA-based detectors improved 100-fold by the addition of haemoglobin
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Business
US GM labelling rule quashed
The rule would have authorised state governments to enforce GM labels on food products
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Business
Roche cuts 1000 jobs with US R&D site closure
Streamlining strategy will see oncology and virology research moved to Switzerland and Germany