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Nanocrystal probes mimic viruses to gain entry into cells
Polymers deliver nanocrystal probes for non-invasive imaging directly into cells within an hour
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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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Polymers perform non-DNA evolution
Successful transcription of DNA to xeno-nucleic acids (XNA) and back again shows that life's chemistry could have very different
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Controlling an organocatalyst with pH
A catalytic group situated on a rotaxane can be switched on or off by altering where the macrocycle sits
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Painting the mountains blue
Vera Thoss talks about her bluebell business and research, using her car in her experiments and analysing whale vomit
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An invisible menace for solar cells
Even minute impurities can affect bulk heterojunction solar cell efficiency by over 50%
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Catalyst delivery and recovery using MOFs
A new catalyst delivery system using a metal-organic framework
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NewsSilicene grown for (probably) the first time
Scientists present the most compelling evidence yet for a one atom-thick sheet of silicon
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Homogeneous catalyst recovery made easier
A solvent system that switches from one phase to two phases aids in catalyst recovery
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NewsVoluntary controls on antibiotics on US farms criticised
The US Food and Drug Administration has introduced guidelines to try to cut antibiotic use in livestock
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Ionic liquid drugs hit the spot
Immobilising pharmaceutically active ionic liquids onto solid supports for better handling, stability and dosing
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Giving drug dropouts a new lease of life
Cucurbiturils improve drug's solubility by almost 3000 times offering ditched molecules another spin of the wheel
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Synthetic chemists print labware to order
Chemists threaten to put glassblowers out of work using a 3D printer to produce dynamic reaction vessels
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NewsConfusion reigns over EPA green chemistry stance
US Environmental Protection Agency suddenly cancels then reinstates two major green chemistry research programmes
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Plant spores mop up oil
Microcapsules made of plant spores have been used to recover oil from an oil in water emulsion
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Nanoscale engineering of wound beds
A peptide that binds to the frayed collagen in wounds to anchor drug molecules to improve wound healing
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Croatian scientists call for chemical reagent regulation
Government purchasing strictures means lab chemicals can cost up to 70% more than in other European countries
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Microfluidic fuel cell powers forward
Laminar flow eliminates expensive membranes, allowing higher power density and otherwise incompatible fuels and oxidants to be used
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NewsUkrainian scientists battle chronic underfunding
Leading scientists call on the government to fulfil promises to keep Ukrainian science competitive on the world stage