All articles by Philip Robinson – Page 4
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Research
Terahertz turns up fresco's hidden artwork
Concealed image in Louvre artifact revealed by terahertz spectroscopy, after other analytical techniques failed to do so
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Research
The truth about snake oil?
First analyses of elixirs, nostrums and other cures sold at the turn of the last century
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NewsRoy David ‘Gus’ Guthrie AM CChem FRSC (1934–2013)
Former Secretary General of the RSC and founding fellow of two Australian universities died on 12 January
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NMR with a light touch
Scientists in the US are developing a novel NMR method that uses light to pick up the spin of nuclei
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NewsShine on you crazy Diamond
The Diamond Light Source based at Harwell, UK, is celebrating its 10th anniversary and five years of operation
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FeatureGuided by the light of a neutron candle
It is 80 years since James Chadwick discovered the neutral sub-atomic particle and 40 years since the Laue-Langevin Institute opened its doors. To celebrate, Philip Robinson visits the most intense neutron source in the world
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Triazine boosts polymer energy storage
Lithium batteries could potentially store double the amount energy using a new porous framework electrode
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Research
Graphite super lube works at micron scale
Scientists show graphite surfaces can slide over each other with no interference from friction
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X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
Australian scientists use x-ray fluorescence to bring painted over artwork back to life again
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X-ray vision uncovers hidden self portrait
A collaboration between scientists and art historians in Australia has uncovered a lost work of art by one of the country's most famous artists
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News
In the sky with (nano)diamonds
Meteoric nanodiamonds were formed from 'carbon onion' collisions
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Ultrafast NMR Shows the Way
Scientists working in Israel and Spain have used two-dimensional NMR to monitor a reaction in real time
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Ultrafast NMR shows the way
Scientists working in Israel and Spain have used two-dimensional NMR to monitor a reaction in real time
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Nanoear listens in on cellular motoring
Scientists working in Germany have developed a tiny listening device to eavesdrop on the sounds of microscopic objects such as living cells
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Commission appoints first chief scientific adviser
Aberdeen microbiologist Anne Glover will provide the European commission with advice on science and technology
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