All articles by James Urquhart – Page 5
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ResearchLaser-lit honeycomb polymer boosts bacterial bioelectricity
Technique delivers orders-of-magnitude increase in microbial fuel cell current
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ResearchStretchy ionic polymers pave the way for ion-based tech
Elastomers deliver ionic analogues of diodes, transistors and transducers without using a liquid electrolyte
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ResearchWarning that 3D printing pills can stop drugs working
Photoreactive monomers need close scrutiny for production of polypills
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ResearchCar exhaust fumes could be used to clean up the recovery of metals
Process could make carbon capture cheaper by providing a use for trapped CO2
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ResearchE-liquids linked to US deaths form deadly compound when vaped
Pyrolysis of vitamin E acetate creates organic molecule with effects comparable to first world war chemical weapon
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ResearchSimulated chiral light identifies and controls mirror-image molecules
Theoretical ‘photonic reagent’ could highlight enantiomers for simple separation
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ResearchSynthetic hormone stops water loss in crops
Virtual screening and scaffold merging behind compound that closes plant stomata
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ResearchUnified synthesis shows how genetic alphabet could have been put together on early Earth
Cycles of wet and then dry conditions provide the right conditions to make all the nucleobases from basic chemicals
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ResearchElectrochemistry can cut cement’s carbon footprint to virtually zero
Cement’s carbon emissions are a big problem for the industry but renewable energy could see the process go green
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ResearchCan organic solar cells stand the test of time?
Devices road-tested in blistering conditions equivalent to that of 37 suns
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ResearchSolid-state electrochemical cells convert carbon dioxide into valuable liquid fuels
Process dodges product separation challenges
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ResearchCarbon dioxide serves as carbonyl source in frugal process for making aromatic esters
Nanoscale confinement triggers strong base reactivity in process that shuns stoichiometric consumption of resource intensive reagents
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ResearchBubbly beginnings for life's first molecules
Gas bubble simulations support the idea that life began in hydrothermal vents
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ResearchSemi-synthetic bacteria make designer proteins
E. coli with synthetic DNA bases produce unnatural proteins that could be used as drugs
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ResearchSolubility simulations solve mystery of why PEG dissolves in water but Keck clips don’t
Answer to puzzle of why such similar polyethers behave so differently could lead to better predictions of a molecule’s solubility
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ResearchColourful antibiotics isolated from scorpion venom
Isolated benzoquinone has excellent activity against TB along with low toxicity in mice
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ResearchNew compounds make dissolving gold simpler and safer
Polypseudohalogen-based ionic liquid offers innovative way to recycle electronics
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ResearchFood colouring paves the way for 3D-printed organs
Tatrazine could overcome biocompatibility problems of printed tissues
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ResearchRadical route produces non-natural polymers inside cells
Strategy could enable scientists to manipulate, track and control cellular behaviour by generating macromolecules within cells
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ResearchSimulations solve mystery of why silver tarnishes
Discovery could create corrosion-proof circuits