All articles by James Urquhart – Page 14
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Unusual kinetics of catalyst revealed
Understanding the unexpected role of ligands in metal catalysed C-H activation shows that synthetic chemist may need to think quite differently
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Branched organic nanowire heterojunctions
Chinese researchers have combined two organic materials to create a tree-like structure that emits various wavelengths
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Treating hospital wastewater
Bioreactors could be part of the solution to the problem of drugs entering the water supply
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Iron accumulation linked to neurogenerative disease
New discovery suggests iron chelation could treat diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
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Simple one stop shop for difluoromethylation
Drugs and agrichemicals can be easily improved using the new process and pharma is already making use of it
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For clean carbon dioxide conversion just add water
A photocatalytic system has been created that can turn carbon dioxide into basic chemical building blocks
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Silk delivers drugs without the pain
Microneedle system made from silk protein can be formulated with drugs with no need to refrigerate them
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New spin on spider silk
An insect repellent discovered in spiders' webs that wards off natural predators could keep ants out of houses
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A thermoset plastic that bends like a thermoplastic
Thermoset plastic can be reworked like its thermoplastic cousin thanks to its reversible crosslinks
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Simpler enzymatic route to synthetic heparin
Researchers hope new synthetic pathway could lead to cheaper treatment for deep vein thrombosis
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Materials and Polymers
Researchers have created a material that can flip from flexible to rigid on application of an electric charge
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Methane activation by organometallic reagent
A metal-carbon bond can activate methane to produce useful hydrocarbons
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NewsElectron confounds predictions and remains stubbornly spherical
A new study finds the electron is spherical, which has deep implications for the standard model of physics
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Engineered bacterium to take on petrochemicals producers
A US company has created E. coli that can cheaply synthesise large amounts of a chemical feedstock from sugars
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Throwing light on molecular logic gates
Scientists have synthesised a molecule that can be controlled by light and perform 13 different logic functions
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Synthetic cannabis drug test
A simple urine test for metabolites from Spice and other former 'legal high' mixtures
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Turning heat into electricity with polymers
Controlling the oxidation state of a conducting polymer could provide a cheap way to turn heat into electricity
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Titanate cigarette filter
A nanomaterial in cigarette filters could reduce the amount of harmful materials inhaled by smokers
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Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst
A nickel-based catalyst has been created that can depolymerise lignin, opening the way to green chemicals from biomass
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Seeing clearly with silicone
Cheap, adjustable glasses, with lenses that contain silicone fluid, could help millions of children see more clearly