All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 27
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ResearchLaser guided maglev graphite air hockey
Levitating graphite discs that spin when exposed to light could be a new way to harness solar energy
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RSC to launch new Chemical Database Service
Society says that the main databases will be accessible in January after protracted negotiations on the future of the service
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Seeing the helix of DNA
Transmission electron microscope image shows direct visualisation of DNA bundle
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Platinum plating at the flick of a switch
A quick and simple way to create catalytic atom thick layers of platinum has been developed by US scientists
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Chemical reactions in hot water
Growing body of research reveals that to hurry reactions along in water and replace reagents all that's needed is some heat
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NewsEnd of the road for h-index rankings
Criticism leads US group to stop collating ranked list of living chemists
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Calculations correct natural product structure
NMR predictions solve the structure of a chemical isolated from a member of the daisy family
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Finding a substitute for methyl isocyanate
Replacement for the chemical behind the Bhopal disaster developed – at least for in the lab
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FeatureA signal honour
The 2012 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded to Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka for studies of G-protein-coupled receptors. Phillip Broadwith looks at the molecular machinery underpinning cell signalling
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Taming erythropoietin through synthesis
Chemists create protein drug from scratch to try to understand how different sugars change its potency
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PodcastBeta carotene
Phillip Broadwith explores the chemistry behind this bright and colourful compound
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NewsChemistry Nobel awarded for protein receptors
US scientists Robert Lefkowitz and Brian Kobilka take prestigious gong for pharmacologically important breakthroughs
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Business
Bayer and Evotec team up on endometriosis
German collaboration aims to develop three drug candidates in five years
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Business
Teva pulls generic antidepressant
FDA rules that Budeprion XL is not equivalent to Wellbutrin XL
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Polystyrene depolymerisation: new recycling option
Continuous conversion of polystyrene back to styrene could make recycling of the plastic more viable