All articles by Jennifer Newton – Page 11

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Moving the goalposts for MRI

2013-11-04T00:00:00Z

Shifting the spectral window away from background noise allows faster MRI scans
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Crystal within a crystal

2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

A nice example of the art and science of molecular tectonics
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Alcoholic drinks perfect solvents for polymerisation

2013-10-11T00:00:00Z

The demanding aqueous environments of beer, wine and spirits are excellent for living radical polymerisation
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Plants and microorganisms are the original synthetic chemists

2013-09-24T00:00:00Z

Greg Challis tells Jennifer Newton how having little formal training in biology hasn’t stopped him becoming a chemical biology pro
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Half-mustard gas blues

2013-09-17T00:00:00Z

Selective and easy-to-read detection system for mustard gas simulant that will hopefully translate to the real thing
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Handcuff catenanes

2013-09-09T00:00:00Z

Mechanically interlocked molecules that are incredibly difficult to make have been synthesised by scientists in the US
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Responsive gel stays strong

2013-08-30T00:00:00Z

Two different gels combine but retain their individual characteristics
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Keeping lipstick evidence in the bag

2013-08-06T00:00:00Z

Clues on tissues, drinking glasses or cigarette butts give vibrational fingerprints but can avoid contamination
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If everything is chemistry then I need to do chemistry

2013-08-02T00:00:00Z

Cafer Yavuz talks to Jennifer Newton about carbon dioxide capture and why he is frustrated with MOFs
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240 boron atoms in a single molecular species

2013-07-29T00:00:00Z

That’s a lot of boron!
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Mobile phone powered by urine

2013-07-19T00:00:00Z

Microbial fuel cells turn human waste into electricity
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Technicolour pKa indicator

2013-07-09T00:00:00Z

Single dye demonstrates a variety of colours across a range of acidities
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Students develop antivenom in high school lab

2013-06-20T00:00:00Z

Molecularly-imprinted nanoparticles pave the way for a new generation of antidotes
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What happens when I poke it?

2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

Eric Furst talks to Jennifer Newton about prodding things with laser tweezers and why he loves colloids
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Releasing reactive oxygen

2013-05-24T00:00:00Z

Light prompts nanoparticles to discharge singlet oxygen payloads
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Updating the textbook on intermolecular interactions

2013-05-02T00:00:00Z

Van der Waals radii established for 93 elements
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Reconstructing how the Romans made glass

2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

Antimony isotope analysis helps reveal glass heritage
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Flow electrodes may enable large-scale sea water desalination

2013-03-27T00:00:00Z

Capacitive deionisation could turn the oceans into a source of drinkable fresh water
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Removing toxic chemicals with POPs

2013-03-13T00:00:00Z

Porous organic polymers can be tailored to filter the air for toxic compounds, and don’t degrade in moist or corrosive environments
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Recognising coeliac disease

2013-02-28T00:00:00Z

An electrochemical immunosensor is a step towards point-of-care disease diagnosis