All articles by Simon Hadlington – Page 2
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NewsOpiate-producing yeast raises spectre of 'home-brewed heroin'
Warnings that completion of final steps in opiate biosynthesis could be a double-edged sword
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Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework
Hybrid metal–organic frameworks could be engineered with a whole set of new properties
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Single-face fluorinated carbon ring takes the strain
Hexafluorocyclohexane created with all fluorines pointing ‘up’ could lead to new supramolecular strategies
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ResearchSuperatom mimics for rare earth elements
Clusters of boron-doped metals have identical properties to other rare earth elements
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ResearchFlexible polymer threads set to light up clothing
Multi-colour light-emitting wires can be woven or knitted into fabrics for haute couture or monitoring patients’ vital signs
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ResearchDiamond sensor atom scale imaging proposed
Technique could, in theory, be used to build up a detailed picture of protein binding sites and other complex structures using NMR
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Nanostripe controversy in new twist
Creator of striped nanoparticles insists questions over structures have already been answered and accuses critics of a ‘personal war’
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ResearchMagnetic resonance taken to the limit
Technique can read the spin of a single nucleus opening up a new way to investigate proteins and complex molecules
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ResearchA new way to convert light to electricity
Discovery could lead to novel photovoltaics made from just metals
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ResearchMolecular magnet goes ultracool
Magnetic refrigeration taken to below 1K for the first time
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ResearchNew light microscope creates 3D movies inside living cells
Researchers have built a microscope that can examine the inner workings of living cells in 3D
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ResearchIsotope effect produces new type of chemical bond
Evidence emerges for vibrational bond first proposed 30 years ago
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ResearchHelium happily shares electrons to create dianions
Fullerene dianions created in nanodroplets of helium opening up new ways of creating exotic molecular species
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ResearchNanoscale microphone based on a single molecule
World’s smallest ‘nanomicrophone’ could one day be used to eavesdrop on the mysterious transition between classical and quantum mechanics
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ResearchFirst interstellar sighting of a branched alkyl molecule
Discovery shows that stellar nurseries could hold amino acids too that might have been the spark for life on Earth
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ResearchComputer simulations point to formamide as prebiotic intermediate in ‘Miller’ mixtures
Electric field may have provided more than just energy for primordial chemistry
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Research‘Unifying theory’ proposed for carbon monoxide oxidation on supported gold nanoparticles
Water vapour may explain differing catalytic activities found at labs around the world
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ResearchRigid molecular wires make electrons fly
Organic wires conduct electrons 800 times faster than other molecular counterparts by letting them hitch a ride on a vibrational wave
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ResearchKnock-out theory puts new spin on general anaesthesia
Anaesthetics effect on proteins’ electronic structure could explain mystery of how diverse molecules can cause unconsciousness
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Research3D printed reactionware hots up
New materials created in printed plastic vessels that can withstand high temperatures