All articles by Laura Howes – Page 8
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Research
Sensor sniffs out ripening
A new carbon nanotube-based sensor can sniff out sub-ppb concentrations of ethylene, the plant hormone involved in the ripening of fruit
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News
Research priorities
The heads of the national science academies of 15 countries have urged governments to focus on three ‘global dilemmas’
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Feature
Chemists in the House
Laura Howes talks to politicians who have made the move from the lab to the benches of power
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Fertiliser use increases atmospheric N2O levels
Over the past 50 years fertiliser use has contributed to the rise in atmospheric nitrous oxide levels
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Canada's triclosan concern
Government is urging companies to remove the antibacterial compound triclosan from products
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News
Ink wells to solar cells
Scientists in China have found a cheaper and more efficient alternative to commercial electrodes in fountain pen ink.
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Controlling vibrating droplets
Texture ratchets can direct droplet motion and could simplify labs-on-a-chip
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Watching the double-slit experiment in real time
Researchers have repeated the double slit experiment at the heart of quantum mechanics with the largest molecules ever used
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Smarter fabric for soldier uniforms
UK soldiers could soon be wearing uniforms with e-textiles woven into them
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Old reactions to help the new
US chemists have delved into the history of organic chemistry to better predict the effect that functional groups will have on one another within a molecule
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Sherry Rowland dies at 84
Atmospheric chemist Frank Sherwood Rowland died on Saturday 10 March, aged 84
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Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication
Vaccines could be made cheaper and more effective using nanoparticle manufacturing techniques
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Research
Printing vaccines for the masses with nano-fabrication
Applying nanoparticle fabrication techniques to vaccine production could dramatically cut their cost per dose
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News
tattoo to give you the sporting edge
Nascar racer Paulie Harraka's hydration has been monitored using an epidermal electronic device