More features – Page 30
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FeatureMaking pain history
From ancient folk remedy to the wonder drug of the early industrial age and beyond. Mike Sutton traces the remarkable history of aspirin
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FeatureBuilding better chemistry
Do lab buildings affect the work of the scientists inside them? James Mitchell Crow surveys some grand designs
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FeatureOvercoming small obstacles
Fabrication methods combining printing and lithography have proven fertile. Andy Extance now asks how successful will they be outside the lab
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FeatureMagical mass spec
The increasing sophistication of detection techniques means mass spectrometry can now escape the laboratory. Emma Davies sets sail to new horizons
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FeatureClosing the loop
Chemical-looping combustion methods aim to help power plants produce separate carbon dioxide to aid its sequestration. James Mitchell Crow keeps us in the loop
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FeatureUp in the air
Lithium–air batteries hold the promise of great enough power density to fuel cars – but has their progress stalled in recent years? Philip Ball finds out
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FeatureBPA: friend or foe?
With media-fuelled anxiety over bisphenol A continuing to rise, Nina Notman looks beyond the headlines at this incredibly widely used polycarbonate monomer
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FeatureStationary phases move ahead
What’s in those columns? Jon Evans looks at the increasingly sophisticated materials being used to separate compounds in chromatography
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FeaturePolymer, heal thyself
Materials that can mend themselves sound like science fiction, but they are part of an active area of polymer chemistry. Nina Notman stitches together the different strands of research
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FeatureA signal honour
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Phillip Broadwith looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signalling
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FeatureThe golden helix
The discovery of the importance and structure DNA was more than just Crick and Watson’s eureka moment. Mike Sutton untangles the tale of life’s molecular mysteries
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FeatureThe science of skincare
Skin care is a huge global industry, but how many of the claims made in the adverts are really true? Laura Howes investigates
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FeatureA sensitive subject
Some of the chemicals in everyday use cause people to suffer allergic reactions. Emma Davies scratches the surface of their mechanisms
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FeatureLeather looks to greener tanning
Despite a history going back thousands of years, the leather tanning industry is still using chemistry to improve its processes. James Mitchell Crow examines the latest environmentally friendly advances
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FeatureClothing gets smart
The clothing of the future may be able to do much more than preserve one’s dignity. Nina Notman reports on what you can expect from the 21st century t-shirt
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FeatureFood with a function
Compounds normally thought of as medicines are being added to food. Elinor Hughes looks at the scientific and regulatory challenges facing these nutraceuticals.
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FeatureFast, flexible and flourishing
Paul Workman’s experiences in big pharma, academia and biotech gave him the tools to develop new drugs and spin out successful companies. Sarah Houlton profiles the 2012 Chemistry World entrepreneur of the year
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FeatureThe latent threat of tuberculosis
Although TB was close to being eradicated in the developed world, it is a major problem in developing countries. With drug-resistant strains on the increase, Clare Sansom outlines the latest in the fight against this killer disease
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FeatureBig troubles over tiny bubbles
Conventional wisdom suggests that nanosized bubbles should barely exist at all, so their stability for hours or days has surprised many. Philip Ball takes a close look at these minute miracles
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FeaturePlasmons with a purpose
Exploited unknowingly by craftsmen for hundreds of years, the plasmonic effects of metal surfaces have rapidly gone from curiosity to treating cancer. Andy Extance trips the light fantastic