All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 249
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Toyota create first magnesium-sulfur rechargeable battery
An electrolyte that pairs magnesium with sulfur is a crucial step on the road to new efficient rechargeable batteries
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US debt deal is a mixed bag for researchers
The US debt ceiling agreement offers good news for science in the short-term, but could spell trouble longer-term
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DuPont halts sale of wayward herbicide
Complaints of damage to trees have led the US chemical major to suspend sales of Imprelis, approved in the US in August last year
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Ligand could capture actinides from spent nuclear fuel
A new ligand may solve the biggest problem of high-level nuclear waste - separating lanthanides from actinides
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A torch to fit in your back pocket
Scientists have developed a solar powered torch that looks like a credit card
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Possible origin of chirality in the RNA world
Chemistry and physics join forces to make single-handed RNA precursors from nearly racemic starting materials
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EPA in political tug of war over environment
House Republicans face criticism for attaching rider to US EPA's funding bill that appear to dismantle environmental protections
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Filming the roundabout production of cells' chemical fuel
Japanese researchers have used atomic force microscopy to film the enzyme that synthesises ATP
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Calcium ion is the key to plant's water splitting secret
A model of the heart of the photosynthetic complex plants use to split water has provided new insights
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MOFs ready to gulp down radioactive iodine gas
A metal-organic framework has been created that could trap radioactive isotopes of iodine produced by nuclear power plants
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Targeting DNA packaging to treat leukaemia
A drug that can attack leukaemia by interfering with DNA organisation is set to start clinical trials soon
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Diagnosing tumours in the nasopharynx without surgery
Early disease diagnosis and favourable prognosis go hand-in-hand with a new tumour detection technique
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Merck continues restructuring and cuts 13,000 jobs
The US drug giant plans to make savings of $4.6 billion by the end of 2015
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Liquid crystals rearrange to glow in three different colours
Scientists describe the first liquid crystal system that can luminesce in three colours from a single light-emitting centre
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PodcastNeuraminic acid
Josh Howgego explains how this sugary compound is implicated in some of the most significant processes in the human body
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Hacking into cells' chemical phone calls
Researchers have listened to a cell's chemical whispers using a nano-engineered device
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Protein synthesis hijacked to turn out cyclic peptides
A new technique that can make libraries of cyclic peptides will enable researchers to probe their therapeutic benefits
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August 2011
Chemistry World Podcast -August 20111:33 - Rollerball writes electronics straight to paper 3:30- Dinosaur smile reveals secret to staying cool 6:05- Julie Forman-Kay reveals that disordered, unfolded proteins are much more functional and much more common than previously thought 13:00- Cells turned into living lasers with fluorescent protein 15:27- A ...
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More IP disputes for Chinese chemical firms
Two major suppliers to China's tyre industry are involved in mutual espionage accusations