All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 256
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Rollerball writes electronics straight to paper
Pen-on-paper electronics approach developed by US researchers could make for cheap, flexible and disposable devices
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Mystery of how plutonium enters cells solved
Plutonium enters cells by hitching a ride on a protein which could lead to ways to block uptake
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A step forward for space power
Modifying the interface in polymer solar cells means that these lightweight materials could be used to power space shuttles
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EU looks to expand ban on phosphates in detergents
An EU push to ban phosphates in dishwasher detergents is facing opposition from industry
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Pfizer to keep 350 jobs at Sandwich
Pfizer has said it will retain some activity at its site at Sandwich, UK, to encourage fresh commercial interest in the site and its assets
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An NMR machine in a fume hood
A portable NMR spectrometer allows scientists to follow the progress of a reaction in situ
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Nanogenerators for environmental sensors
A wireless senor to detect mercury, powered by energy from the environment
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Pharma pollution is out of control in China
Pollution from the pharmaceutical sector in China is increasing as the industry booms, and it's getting harder to control
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Dinosaur smile reveals secret to staying cool
A novel technique based on rare isotopes in fossilised teeth sheds light on dinosaur body temperatures
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Breaking the carbon-fluorine bond
The bonds between alkyl carbon and fluorine atoms are notoriously tough to break - could an iridium complex be the answer?
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One in the eye for diabetes
A drug to treat retinal damage caused by diabetes could be delivered from a device implanted behind the eyes
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US approves cancer drugs twice as fast as Europe
The US approves cancer drugs faster than Europe but future collaboration is likely to iron out differences
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Synthesising red wine's overlooked chemical secrets
Chemists have synthesised resveratrol oligomers, polyphenols found in grapes, which might have medicinal properties
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PodcastNitrogen triiodide
Brian Clegg introduces a compound that detonates at the touch of a feather
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Nanotubes inject stroke therapy into rats' brains
Damage caused by a stroke could be minimised by nanotubes that deliver small pieces of RNA directly into the brain
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Making smell-o-vision a reality using a polymer matrix
A polymer matrix that can release odours on command could enhance the cinematic or virtual reality experience
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Controversy over academy membership in China
Criticism has arisen over the candidates short-listed for membership of the Chinese Academy of Engineering
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Chatty nanoparticles signal to each other to attack tumours
Nanoparticles that communicate with one another can work together to deliver large doses of drugs to tumour cells
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Nanoboxes given optoelectronic function
The boundaries of nano-engineering have been stretched a little further thanks to a 100nm hollow cube with gold patterning