All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 33

  • News

    Nanowire-tapping cells

    2010-08-12T15:35:00Z

    Nanoscale electronic probes that can enter cells without damaging them have been made by US scientists

  • Submerged nuclear reactor with blue glow
    Podcast

    UF6

    2010-08-11T00:00:00Z

     Phillip Broadwith investigates a compound that could fuel a nuclear reactor 

  • The moon
    News

    Dry Moon discovery

    2010-08-05T19:00:00Z

    Chlorine isotopes suggest that the Moon was water-free when it first formed

  • News

    Full steam ahead for Iter

    2010-08-04T15:50:00Z

    Iter, the international nuclear fusion project, has secured European funding, but its new director will be keeping tight hold of the purse strings

  • News

    Magnetic foam bends and stretches

    2010-08-01T18:00:00Z

    Researchers make magnetic foams and flexible magnetic gel sheets using a cellulose scaffold and magnetic nanoparticles

  • News

    Bubble powered microengines push forward

    2010-07-29T13:25:00Z

    Enzyme-powered engines pack in the power with peroxide munching microjets

  • News

    Predicting nanoparticle toxicity

    2010-07-26T14:15:00Z

    A theoretical model could predict which materials will make more or less harmful nanomaterials

  • News

    Designing porous patterns

    2010-07-19T15:40:00Z

    Understanding how molecules behave at the solid-liquid interface has allowed chemists to create useful porous patterns on surfaces

  • News

    Flattening carbon

    2010-07-08T14:15:00Z

    UK researchers have managed to synthesise a molecule with an almost planar four-coordinate carbon atom

  • News

    Too many chiefs, not enough indians?

    2010-07-05T16:10:00Z

    Researchers call for a more stable career path for those who want to stay at the bench

  • Opinion

    Oinking and squawking

    2010-06-25T12:25:00Z

    There's been lot of oinking and squawking over recent scares about swine flu and bird flu

  • Opinion

    Comment

    2010-06-25T11:16:00Z

    The Wellcome Trust is one of the largest science funding bodies in the world. Sir Mark Walport, the trust's director, tells Phillip Broadwith how it spends its money

  • News

    Molecular machines shift into gear

    2010-06-25T08:05:00Z

    Japanese scientists have created a set of molecular gears that can be chemically engaged and disengaged

  • News

    A green and salty chiral catalyst

    2010-06-10T19:00:00Z

    Ammonium salt based hypervalent iodine catalyst boosts efficiency and reduces waste

  • News

    Pain target enzyme's working made crystal clear

    2010-05-26T14:40:00Z

    X-ray structure of cannabinoid-regulating enzyme confirms computational predictions of drug binding and clarifies its mechanism of action

  • News

    Powerful pocket sized NMR magnets

    2010-05-14T14:20:00Z

    Arrays of mini magnet chunks can be manipulated to make strong and sensitive magnets for nuclear magnetic resonance

  • News

    Tying up spider silk's loose ends

    2010-05-12T18:00:00Z

    The way spider silk proteins can be stored as a fluid but spun instantly into fibres is all down to their end parts, research suggests

  • News

    Iron catalyst breaks the mould

    2010-05-09T18:00:00Z

    Iron carbenoids with a rigid chiral ligand promise a new breed of cheap, green catalysts

  • News

    Nanoholes promise solar power

    2010-05-05T15:55:00Z

    Silicon solar cells with arrays of nano-sized holes could outperform their nanowire-based rivals

  • News

    Catalyst challenges microbes' supremacy

    2010-04-29T19:00:00Z

    A zeolite that converts sugars into lactate esters could overcome problems of bacterial fermentation