News – Page 72
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ResearchBiocompatible battery starves cancer cells of oxygen
Implantable self-charging battery creates hypoxic conditions to help kill tumour cells
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ResearchRapid alternating polarity brings new life to 189-year-old electrochemical reaction
A more sustainable approach to the Kolbe reaction could reduce chemists’ reliance on oil-derived materials
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NewsExplainer: what is green chemistry and why does it matter?
25 years after the field’s 12 principles were first laid down, green chemistry has moved into the mainstream
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News‘Will we have the will to invest, the will to change?’: green chemistry 25 years on
Father of green chemistry says we’ve shown we can change, but can we transform the chemical sciences?
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NewsComposite achieves the virtually impossible – it’s electrically conducting, while thermally insulating
Material shows exceptional heat resistance while still conducting electricity and could find uses in aerospace
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ResearchBoron-doped olympicenes are surprisingly stable
By possessing useful electronic properties, boraolympicenes could have potential applications in organic electronics
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NewsMicroplastic pollution purged from contaminated water using ultrasound
Prototype device concentrates plastic particles in flowing water with sound waves, removing over 70% of small plastic particles and 82% of larger ones
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NewsGene-edited crops and animals get the green light in England
Legislation holds out hope for agri-biotech industry that has found itself stifled by EU rules
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ResearchMoon still holds surprises as vast amounts of water found in glass beads in lunar soil
Lunar water formed by the solar wind could one day aid exploration of the moon
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NewsEstimates of mercury used in gold mining are so bad it’s hard to know if its use is falling
New research into the amount of mercury used to extract gold from slurry shows the national estimates are rarely any good
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NewsItalian government considers banning lab-grown meat
Proposed law would prohibit the production or sale of cultivated meat in Italy, and other synthetic foods grown from cells
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ResearchUnexplained increases in five atmospheric CFCs raise concerns
Emissions increased 2.6-fold between 2010 and 2020
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ResearchMelodies make molecules manipulable with musical machine models
Software represents molecules with sounds, rather than text and pictures
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NewsNitrous oxide ban in UK ‘not based on scientific evidence’
Government action on of N2O goes against recommendations of drug advisory committee
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NewsAfrica plans a network of genomics centres of excellence to tackle disease
Proposed $200 million programme to improve continent’s health would begin with two pilot centres
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NewsPartnership aims to integrate green chemistry into university courses around the world
Merck KGaA’s life science business and Beyond Benign want to reach 1 million university students a year
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ResearchExtraordinary crystal structure displays abiotic foldamer with unprecedented complexity
Four aromatic oligoamide helix-turn-helix units assemble in organic solvent into an abiotic architecture with quaternary-like structure
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ResearchWired-up symbiotic multi-organism can turn sunlight and air into valuable proteins
Symbiont could enable microfactories to produce biochemicals for food, farming and drugs
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ResearchSoapbark tree’s biosynthetic pathway for vaccine adjuvant saponins
Researchers use genome mining and bioengineering techniques to map out route
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NewsAir jet gun delivers needle-free vaccines in MOFs without any need for refrigeration
Release rate of injector system can be fine-tuned by changing the carrier gas