All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 221
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News
Asia beats US R&D spend
A bloc of 10 Asian countries now accounts for 32% of global spending on science
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Careers
The apprentice
A university education isn’t the only way to get started in chemistry - there are advantages of learning on the job with an apprenticeship
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Podcast
March 2012
Chemistry World podcast - March 2012 0:37- Calculations find a quadruple carbon-carbon bond4:18- Graphene sheets are made irridescent and superhydrophobic7:10- Paul Kelly discusses an accidental discovery that led to a novel fingerprinting method14:20- Cooperative chemistry gives rotaxanes with multiple rings in surprisingly high yield ...
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News
Can arsenic bind to bacterial DNA?
Contrary to accepted wisdom, scientists claim that arsenic could replace phosphorus in the DNA backbone and remain stable in water
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Business
Nanocellulose has paper potential
Material would cut the carbon footprint of paper substantially - by 15% or more, the researchers say
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BusinessMapping the reactivity of single nanocatalysts
The catalytic behaviour of gold nanorods varies across their surface in unexpected ways
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Research
Simple sensitive TNT detection
Self assembled gel senses TNT at the attogram level, suggesting a cheap and easy method of TNT detection
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NewsObserving charge distribution in molecules
Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time
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Research
Japan merges science centres to cut costs
Austerity measures spark concern about research quality among academics
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NewsPowering up fuel cells
Attaching enzyme electrocatalysts to carbon nanotubes increases the power output of hydrogen fuel cells
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NewsGraphene slips deeper into lungs than predicted
Researchers discover that once graphene enters the lungs the immune system has trouble getting rid of it
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News
Observing charge distribution in molecules
Microscopists have mapped the distribution of charge across a single organic molecule for the first time
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News
Bending carbonyl reactivity rules
A method for reducing a ketone or ester in the presence of an aldehyde bypasses the standard carbonyl reactivity hierarchy
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News
In the sky with (nano)diamonds
Meteoric nanodiamonds were formed from 'carbon onion' collisions
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News
Botox 'bodyguard' gives protein protection
How does botulinum toxin - one of the most potent toxins known to man - survive the gut to wreak neurological havoc elsewhere?
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News
How to measure solar cell efficiency correctly
A UK researcher aims to level the playing field for solar cell efficiency claims with a set of simple guidelines