All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 241
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European postdocs struggle to find funding
New survey finds that in some European countries only half of doctoral students secure enough research funding
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Detecting diseases with DNA sensors
DNA sensors based on gold nanoparticles could improve sensitivity in disease detection
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Smoothing out zeolite nanosheet synthesis
A new technique overcomes a major problem with the production of zeolite nanosheets
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Half of young Australian academics ready to quit
Dissatisfaction with poor job security and low pay is rife in Australian universities
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Oxygen isotopes help scientists probe water's structure
Quantum effects in water are revealed by substituting its oxygen with isotopes
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Using eggshells to remove toxic water pollutants
Eggshell membranes can remove toxic hexavalent chromium from contaminated water
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Detecting plasticisers in drinks
A simple analytical test could prevent phthalates from entering the food chain
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Crystals that aren't quite crystalline win Nobel
The 2011 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Dan Shechtman for his discovery of quasicrystals
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One year on from Hungary's red mud disaster
On the first anniversary of the country's worst environmental accident the area has recovered surprisingly quickly
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Turning carbon dioxide into chemicals with an amine
The reduction and functionalisation of carbon dioxide in a single step yields chemically versatile molecules
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Mixed solvents exfoliate graphene analogues
Chemists in China open up more possibilities to produce single-layer inorganic nanomaterials
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US firm to 'mine' lithium from geothermal plant brines
Simbol Materials opens pilot facility to separate lithium from geothermal power plant wastewater
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October 2011
Chemistry World Podcast -October 2011 1:05 -Microscopy reveals why ketchup squirts 5:07- Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery 7:20-Paul Shearing explains why you might want to swap your home boiler for a fuel cell 14:30-Two for one - cleaning water and generating energy 17:52-Bacteria responsible for missing 'atmospheric brooms' that ...
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Messenger sheds light on Mercury's formation
Nasa probe may rewrite the books on the birth of the solar system's smallest planet
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Interview: Jeremy Smith
Jeremy Smith tells Ruth Doherty why choosing inorganic chemistry was a case of columns versus colour
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Solving a tangled polymer problem
A new model can predict flow behaviour of branched polymer melts like LDPE
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Changing planes
A new breed of aircraft built from lightweight carbon composites is taking flight. But are these materials all they're cracked up to be, asks Hayley Birch
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Hold your breath
Particulates from vehicles cause significant issues in urban environments. Emma Davies uncovers the chemistry that is causing and potentially solving the problems