Harriet Brewerton
I graduated from the University of Nottingham in 2007 and joined the Royal Society of Chemistry in the same year. Since then I have worked on a range of databases and journals, and I am currently a publishing editor in the Analytical team. My role involves handling the peer review of submissions right through to editing accepted articles, and writing regularly for Chemistry World.
ResearchMolecular suit provides basic protection
A removable macrocyclic suit can protect a small cation from strong bases
ResearchWhat's your nano poison?
Informatics tool helps researchers visualise complex toxicity datasets
ResearchTemperature drop triggers chirality twist
Asymmetric reaction’s enantioselectivity turned on its head
ResearchSimple polymer tongue can taste the difference
Sensor that can discriminate between 25 fruit juices could be used for quality control
ResearchHigher levels of some metals in e-cigarette smoke
Scientists call for regulators to help clear smoke and mirrors surrounding vaping safety
ResearchDisrupting graphene
Scientists hope their comprehensive roadmap will help tease out graphene’s potential
ResearchPaper device tracks fracking pollution
Cheap and simple bromide sensor warns if water has been contaminated with fracking fluid
ResearchAntibiotics pit against bacterial biofilms
Simple electrochemical device to more realistically assess antibiotic performance
ResearchCleaning solution test doesn’t move contact lens wearers to tears
Microfluidic device personalises contact lens care
ResearchColour-changing polymer adapts camouflage to vegetation and desert
Fabric flips from green to brown when a voltage is applied
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Pinning down cancer
Nanopins with better Raman scattering and photothermal properties than current gold nanorods for medical imaging
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Colourful metal detection
A sensor that can indicate the presence of heavy metal ion pollutants with a simple colour change
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Prescription nanoreactors
A nanoreactor that synthesises and releases an antibiotic that is commonly used to treat bacterial infections
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Is organic food more nutritious than non-organic food?
Organic foods do not seem to be better than conventional foods with regard to intake and absorption of selected minerals, say scientists
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Diagnosing bacterial growth
Scientists have designed a device for the rapid determination of the effect antibiotics on bacteria
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Co-factoring on a chip makes biocatalysis easy
A microfluidic device could reduce the cost of using co-factors in enzyme-catalysed redox reactions
