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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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Did life get a kick out of interstellar nitrogen?
Organic compounds consisting of hydrogen, carbon and nitrogen are probably widespread throughout interstellar space, according to a team of Nasa scientists.
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Two-directional and tandem synthesis
A one step self-desymmetrising reaction forms complex molecules from simple substrates.
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Chemical vapour deposition makes glass smarter
Smart glass that could slash the cost of keeping buildings cool in summer has come a step closer.
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A bright future for microspheres
New microspheres offer a more stable solid support for fluorescence detection in biomolecule screening.
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Analysing the bracing smell of the countryside
Techniques more usually applied in the food industry have been used to analyse odours given off by farmyard animals.
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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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Drugs on tap as the nights draw in
The concentrations of pharmaceuticals turning up in sewage plants and drinking water increase as the weather gets colder, report researchers in Finland.
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Lisbon vision in jeopardy
Europe has a 'daunting mountain' to climb if it is to deliver the Lisbon agenda, says UK trade and industry minister, Alun Michael.
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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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Applications stretch out for insect elastic
Scientists in Australia have synthesised a polymer based on the elastic protein resilin used to keep flies flying, fleas jumping and cicadas singing.
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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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Gold-plated bacteria bring nanodevices to life
Live bacteria coated with gold nanoparticles create a highly sensitive bio-electronic device that responds to changes in humidity.
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Spoonful of sugar helps the IgNobel prize go down
US researchers have won this year's IgNobel chemistry prize for demonstrating that swimming in syrup is no slower than swimming in water.
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The role of structure in banana mesophases
The relative orientations of carboxyl linkage groups in banana-shaped mesogens have a stronger than expected effect on the phase behaviour of the material.
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Sensing pollutants with iodinated polymers
Molecularly imprinted polymers containing iodine have been used to trap polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from river water for optical sensing.
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A long-term pollution affair
Scientists are now one step closer to answering one of the most vexing air pollution questions.
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BASF: shift to Asia won't overshadow growth in Europe
German chemicals giant BASF has announced plans to focus on expansion in Europe until 2015.
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NewsBacteria ruled the world billions of years ago in purple oceans
Evidence backing a controversial sulfur-rich model of the Earth's oceans 1.8 billion years ago has been uncovered in molecular fossils.