Katie Gibb
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Extreme analysis
High pressures, cold temperatures and inaccessible samples all make analytical work challenging. Katie Gibb explores the techniques used by chemists working in hostile conditions
- Careers
A young ambassador for the chemical industry
Leanne Hart's passion for encouraging people into the chemical industry prompted her to apply to become its young ambassador. She tells Katie Gibb about her year
- Feature
Uncorking wine's characteristics
Chemicals are responsible for the flavour and bouquet of wine. Could understanding the chemistry help you pick the ideal tipple for your Christmas dinner? Katie Gibb investigates
- Careers
Sandwiching commercial experience in a chemistry degree
Matthew Moorcroft talks to Katie Gibb about the benefits of a chemical background
- News
Pore-forming peptides
A new class of peptides that insert themselves into the cell membrane and form an open pore has been created.
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Paradigm shift in theoretical chemistry
A radical new approach is proposed to address the electron correlation problem.
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Introducing silicon into heteroaromatics
Japanese chemists have developed a new transition metal catalysed reaction for the silicon substitution of C-H bonds by difluorosilanes in aromatic heterocycles.
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20 October 2005: A singular attraction
Scientists have prepared a new cobalt-based single molecule magnet that shows unusual magnetic behaviour at low temperature.
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New application of metathesis catalyst revealed
A new application of Grubbs' metathesis catalyst has been discovered by researchers at Oxford University.
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Molecular recognition with a twist
Japanese researchers have discovered that the chirality of one molecule can be sensed from a change in shape of another.
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Silk fibres from an ionic liquid solution
US researchers have produced designer silk fibres with tuneable properties using an ionic liquid solution.
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Accelerating non-enzymatic RNA replication
Acceleration of the spontaneous replication of RNA adds evidence to support the RNA-world theory of prebiotic evolution.
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Carbonates hold promise for bioreactors
Carbonates could hold the key to new, effective polyelectrolyte biosensors and bioreactors.
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Nanotechnology imitates gecko glue
Researchers in the US have attempted to surpass nature and create a synthetic material that sticks to surfaces at the nanometre level.