All articles by Jamie Durrani – Page 12
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News
Old mattresses and a little chemistry help Syrian refugees grow food in the desert
University of Sheffield scientists provide the spark to get displaced victims of Syria’s civil war growing their own
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Research
Catalyst rapidly turns carbon dioxide into simple chemicals breaking activity record
Ionomer coating improves gas transport to electrode surface
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Research
Mouldable gold can be shaped just like clay
2D gold nanosheets self-assemble into pliable material
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Research
High-purity cubic phase offers new insight into ice physics
Cubic ice without stacking defects could help improve understanding of ice polymorphism
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Cobalt makes a comeback in hydroformylation catalysis
Cationic cobalt catalyst could drive down costs in widely-used process
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Yo-yo crystals are a new, rare kind of chiral porous material
Highly unusual structures possess chirality on molecular and macroscopic scales
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Research
CFCs responsible for half of Arctic sea-ice loss
Halogenated compounds responsible for one third of global warming in the late 20th century
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Grinding out single-atom catalysts made simple by ball mill
No compromise on quality of heterogeneous catalysts made on kilogram scale
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News
Chemists recognised in 2020 New Year’s Honours list
Researchers investigating materials, analytical techniques and pharmaceuticals among those named on list
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Study reveals which countries’ researchers work through their holidays
‘Culture of overwork’ a problem in many countries, researchers claim
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Research
Uranium-reducing electrode cleans up groundwater
Electrochemical technique could limit spread of uranium at contaminated sites
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Research
Smart contact lens can be charged up wirelessly while it’s worn
LED, antenna and printable supercapacitor built into lens without obscuring wearer’s vision
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News
Dispute over pensions and pay leads to strikes at 60 UK universities
Lecturers and support staff have been on strike for eight days and further action may be on the way
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News
Open access Atlas maps out microbial natural products
Project aims to accelerate research on microbial metabolites
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Research
American football helmets could be given protective boost by elastomer
Pads made from new material outperform state-of-the-art foams in multiple impact tests
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News
China overtakes UK in list of highly cited researchers
More than 6000 influential scientists identified across 21 different fields
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European commission gives green light to first Ebola vaccine
Drug shown to be effective and safe following clinical trials involving 16,000 people
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Research
Flexible glass paves the way for virtually unbreakable smartphone screens
Aluminium oxide films could find use in flexible electronics and durable batteries if manufacturing problems can be overcome
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Podcast
Book Club – Language Unlimited by David Adger
We discuss linguist David Adger’s book that delves into the origins of human language and tries to uncover the hidden structure behind what we say (or sign)
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Research
Supramolecular mask simplifies fullerene modification
Porphyrin structure makes it easier to perform selective reactions on fullerene substrates