All Chemistry World articles in Online extras 2020 – Page 3
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PodcastSay Why to Drugs by Suzi Gage – Book club
We discuss Suzi Gage’s comprehensive look at the science behind recreational drugs – from caffeine to ketamine
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ResearchRegiodivergent synthesis creates various medium-sized rings from same reagents
Temperature and solvent direct reaction output
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ResearchSnakes swap toxic toads for fireflies but retain unique chemical defence
Defensive toxins reveal evolutionary shift in snakes’ diet
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ResearchLaser-lit honeycomb polymer boosts bacterial bioelectricity
Technique delivers orders-of-magnitude increase in microbial fuel cell current
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ResearchA whole new world for barium, including first ever non-ionic barium fluoride
Ligand tames barium, making precursor to first barium–tin and first molecular barium–fluorine bond
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ResearchCheating bacterium becomes antibiotic-tolerant at expense of other species
Coexistence triggers counterintuitive antibiotics response in bacteria, which could be used to tackle hardy species
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ReviewFilm: Dark Waters
A film that charts lawyer Rob Billot’s two-decade battle to bring DuPont to account for illnesses of thousands of class action plaintiffs due to exposure to a toxic surfactant
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PodcastMinoxidil and Finasteride
Catherine Hodges explores the chemical solutions to thinning hair and patchy beards, examining the popularity of minoxidil and the cautionary tale of finasteride
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WebinarHow are regulations shaping innovation in the chemical industry?
Find out how regulations are shaping innovation in the chemical industry, in this webinar with Veeva Systems’ Andrew Douglass
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ResearchSunshine keeps lithium-air battery working in the extreme cold
Temperature limitations of solid-state electrolyte sidestepped with photothermal technology
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ResearchEarly warning signals in chemical system akin to those of stock markets and ecosystems
Prior to collapse, critical slowing down observed in oscillating chemical system
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ResearchPorous hydrogel cleans dirt and grime from Jackson Pollock masterpieces
Twin-chain polymer gel can safely removes grime from contemporary artworks
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ResearchTargeted nanoparticles swell-up to kill cancer cells
Nanoparticles covered with charged ligands can kill errant cancer cells but leave normal cells unharmed
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ReviewFilm: Radioactive
Based on a graphic novel, this film is both a profile of Marie Curie and a celebration of her discovery, the phenomenon of radioactivity
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ArticleNavigating everyday challenges with magnetism
From breaking down microplastics to rapid diagnosis of debilitating diseases, magnetism is finding new applications in everyday life
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ArticleMarrying personalised medicine with the mainstream
By eliminating waste and confronting supply chain issues, the Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre is bringing personalised medicine to healthcare
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ArticleBehind the revolution: mass spectrometry
Technological advances in mass spectrometry (MS) during the past century empower scientists to perform research applications in the life, chemical and material sciences
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ArticleBitrex turns bitterness into better chemistry
Children’s curious nature makes keeping them safe an onerous task, but intuitive chemical solutions can help to avoid accidental poisoning