All Chemistry World articles in Archive 2010-2015 – Page 66
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Polymers nanobrushes 'paint' the Mona Lisa in 3D
Masterpiece recreated using 3D polymer lithography technique that could improve advanced fabrication technologies
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PodcastNitrogen dioxide
In this week's episode, Simon Cotton explains why nitrogen dioxide is no joke
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Forming the first sugars with formose reactions
Self-condensation of formaldehyde under hydrothermal conditions could have produced the world's first sugars
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Nanomaterial dust no worse than the rest
An industry study on mice suggests that dust from working nanomaterials is not more toxic than dust from regular materials
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Plasmon rulers measure in 3D
Researchers in the US and Germany have used gold nano-rods to measure exact positions at the nano-scale
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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
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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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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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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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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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PodcastNitrogen triiodide
Brian Clegg introduces a compound that detonates at the touch of a feather
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Nanogenerators for environmental sensors
A wireless senor to detect mercury, powered by energy from the environment
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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