All articles by Harriet Brewerton – Page 3

  • Research

    Pinning down cancer

    2012-07-17T00:00:00Z

    Nanopins with better Raman scattering and photothermal properties than current gold nanorods for medical imaging

  • Research

    Back to carbon black

    2012-06-17T00:00:00Z

    Amorphous carbon could be a cheap replacement for expensive graphene in applications such as sensing and energy applications

  • Research

    Chiral confusion

    2012-05-13T00:00:00Z

    There are a vast number of chiral crystals just waiting to be discovered, say scientists

  • Research

    Speeding up wound healing

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    Using the combined benefits of chitosan and graphene to make a wound-healing membrane

  • News

    Picturing bacteria on your phone

    2012-03-05T11:19:00Z

    A mobile phone could be used to detect Escherichia coli

  • News

    Pressurising red blood cells for information

    2012-02-09T10:01:00Z

    A microfluidic device that can distinguish between stages of malarial infection

  • News

    Colourful toxin detection

    2011-09-08T12:00:00Z

    A visible detector to reveal neurotoxic chemical warfare agents

  • News

    DNA toxic gas detector

    2011-07-25T13:16:00Z

    Four sensing molecules that replace base pairs on a DNA backbone can be used to differentiate between a mixture of toxic gases

  • News

    Sensitive sugar sensor

    2011-06-09T11:10:00Z

    A heat detecting point-of-care sensor for glucose level monitoring

  • News

    Multiple emulsion droplet design

    2011-04-27T09:30:00Z

    A multiple emulsion system could be used to encapsulate incompatible drug ingredients and to design multi-compartment materials

  • News

    Drawing batteries

    2011-03-11T12:00:00Z

    An electrode drawn onto a battery's surface with a pencil could improve lithium-air battery performance

  • News

    Remote powered lab on a chip

    2011-02-16T11:36:00Z

    A wireless device to manipulate nanoparticles that's as simple to use as a microscope slide

  • News

    Transplant tracking

    2011-02-04T10:50:00Z

    Scientists could now follow the progress of neural stem cells after transplanting them in the spinal cord

  • News

    Butterfly effect

    2010-12-03T10:01:00Z

    Rare and precious butterfly samples could be analysed in a non-destructive way