All articles by Laura Howes – Page 9
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Temporary tattoo to give you the sporting edge
This Saturday, Nascar racer Paulie Harraka will be using a device based on John Rogers work at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign to monitor his hydration levels as he races
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Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles
Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines
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Children's lungs are more susceptible to nanoparticles
Infant lungs are particularly prone to nanoparticle deposition, be it from pollution or inhaled medicines
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Investment in nanoscience for health
Over £65 million has been awarded to seven business-led projects aimed at developing therapeutic and diagnostic technologies that use nanotechnology
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Asia beats US R&D spend
A bloc of 10 Asian countries now accounts for 32% of global spending on science
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Research
Simple sensitive TNT detection
Self assembled gel senses TNT at the attogram level, suggesting a cheap and easy method of TNT detection
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Simple sensitive TNT detection
Self assembled gel senses TNT at the attogram level, suggesting a cheap and easy method of TNT detection
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Thermal imaging on the wing
Butterfly wings have been turned into infrared detectors by covering them in carbon nanotubes
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Polyrotaxanes zip themselves up
The power of pi stacking overcomes entropy and links up polyrotaxanes with high yields
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A simple separation solution for carbon nanotubes
Metallic and semiconducting carbon nanotubes can be easily separated using their electronic characteristics
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Sense-act-treat, the nanopharmacy on a patch
A biofuel-based device controlled by molecular logic could one day detect and treat injuries wherever you are
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Surfing the plasmonic wave
New technique reveals the electric field created by optical excitation of plasmonic modes
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Artificial hips glide on graphite
Artificial hips lubricate themselves by grinding up proteins, but are graphite fragments something we want in our bodies?
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Cutting edge chemistry in 2011
Chemistry World reviews the ground breaking research and important trends in this year's crop of chemical science papers
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Soot inspires a self-cleaning glass
Using candle soot as a template leads to a transparent coating that is both water and oil repellent
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Zap and the aromaticity is gone
Laser pulses can be used to 'switch off' aromaticity in benzene molecules
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Covalent self-healing materials
Japanese researchers have created a gel that harnesses free radicals to heal without any outside help
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EPSRC sticks to its shaping capability guns
Frustration persists in the UK chemistry community over council decisions on the funding future for the field
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Predicting the perfect MOF
Computer program takes the guesswork out of making MOFs and produces world's best methane-holding structure