Analytical chemistry – Page 52
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BusinessChinese-made DNA sequencer aims to challenge foreign dominance
Domestic instrument pitching for a slice of the world’s fastest growing genome sequencing market
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ResearchUnusual H-bond patterns revealed in single molecule image
Hydrogen atoms in a molecule of cobalt phthalocyanine appear to be ‘shared’ between multiple centres
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ResearchMechanism study seeks to clear ‘crystalline flask’ cloud
Could x-ray crystallography tracking of palladium-mediated aromatic bromination herald a flood of similar research?
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ResearchHair elements distinguish ethnicity and gender
Paint analysis technique adapted to help find criminals
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ResearchFingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals
Unique pore patterns captured by water responsive polymer identifies fingerprints that are impossible to scrutinise using conventional technologies
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ResearchElemental discoveries at the cellular level
The concentrations of vital chemical elements in cancer cells has been mapped using a dual technique
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OpinionStrength in numbers
For all the value it provides, analytical chemistry doesn’t get the recognition it deserves, say Mark Powell and Steven Lancaster
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - April 2014
Why are researchers boycotting a conference? How can Raman spectroscopy reveal the true colours of paintings? And how can shrimp shells help clean the ocean?
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ReviewSuper separators
HPLC is used in many labs across the world to separate mixtures – but how do you separate different instruments? Elisabeth Jeffries reports
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ResearchPopcorn-like explosion of single crystals explained
Light-activation reaction and phase transformation make crystals jump, roll and pop
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FeatureChemistry on the front line
Philip Robinson reports from the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory in Porton Down
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NewsConvicted chemist was ‘sole bad actor’ at US drug lab
Report concludes Annie Dookhan was only bad apple at lab but 40,000 drug cases may need revisiting
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OpinionTools of the trade
Derek Lowe wonders what the most life-changing instrument for organic chemists is, and what might be missing from the toolbox
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NewsGenome study to pursue Richard III's medical history
Scientists hope sequencing of last Plantagenet king’s genome will reveal more about his appearance and health
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NewsUnesco launches International Year of Crystallography
The worldwide celebration kicked off with a two-day opening ceremony in Paris
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FeatureThe art of alternatives
Recent years have seen great advances in alternatives to animal tests, yet we still need a giant leap to full replacement, as Emma Davies reports
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ReviewSpinning into focus
Big and powerful or small and portable? NMR spectrometers now come in a range of sizes, as Elisabeth Jeffries discovers