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.
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Light intensity changes can switch photocatalyst between one- and two-photon mechanisms
Simple optical lens behind strategy for manipulating photochemical reactivity
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Uranium isotopes in ancient grains indicate early Earth was less hellish than textbook descriptions
Mass spectrometry technique that works on tiny samples refines understanding of Earth’s first geologic eon
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Ligand selector steers C–N cross-couplings down most sustainable path
Tool is step towards strategy that considers reagents and reactants above and below the arrow
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Deep tissue penetration allows fluorophore to guide tumour surgery
Bioimaging probe excited by longer wavelengths of light but doesn’t suffer from long-term retention in the immune system
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Bismuth drugs kill bacteria by disrupting metabolism
Scientists throw kitchen sink of omics techniques at understanding complicated response of prevalent human pathogen to bismuth drug
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Nicotine degrading enzyme could help smokers quit
Enzyme removes nicotine from blood before it can stimulate brain’s reward system
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Energy storage from the butt end
Used cigarettes converted into efficient hydrogen storage material
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Hagfish slime turned into ultra-stiff fibre
Scientists switch protein structure and add covalent crosslinks
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Molecular suit provides basic protection
A removable macrocyclic suit can protect a small cation from strong bases
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Simple polymer tongue can taste the difference
Sensor that can discriminate between 25 fruit juices could be used for quality control
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Temperature drop triggers chirality twist
Asymmetric reaction’s enantioselectivity turned on its head
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What's your nano poison?
Informatics tool helps researchers visualise complex toxicity datasets
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Colour-changing polymer adapts camouflage to vegetation and desert
Fabric flips from green to brown when a voltage is applied
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Cleaning solution test doesn’t move contact lens wearers to tears
Microfluidic device personalises contact lens care
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Antibiotics pit against bacterial biofilms
Simple electrochemical device to more realistically assess antibiotic performance
