Analytical chemistry – Page 55
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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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CareersAthletic analysis
Manisha Lalloo finds out how chemistry helps sports people listen to their bodies and perform at their best
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ReviewSanros: strategic applications of named reactions in organic synthesis
Chemistry on your iPhone
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OpinionProtecting the spirit of competition
Keeping sport clean requires a constant, concerted effort that carries on long after the race is run, says Michael Stow
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FeatureChemistry and the Olympics
Emma Davies looks into the vital role chemistry will play during the Olympic and Paralympic games
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NewsPhoto-finish for Olympicene
UK chemists have synthesised and imaged a molecule that closely resembles the Olympic rings
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NewsPlutonium in a spin
Japanese and US researchers have solved the decades-old problem of plutonium-239’s NMR spectrum
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Sniffing out explosives
Can science compete with the sensitivity of a sniffer dog’s nose? Emma Davies finds out
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Watching the double-slit experiment in real time
Researchers have repeated the double slit experiment at the heart of quantum mechanics with the largest molecules ever used
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ResearchMystery of green bacon solved
Scientists have used x-ray diffraction to determine the structure of the nitrite burn on bacon
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Genetic testing? We've got an app for that
A smartphone could be used as a wireless interface and data receiver for a genetic testing device
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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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FeatureQuasicrystals scoop prize
The 2011 Nobel laureate in chemistry, Daniel Shechtman, fought hard to win acceptance of his discovery: quasicrystals. Laura Howes tells how perseverance led to the ultimate recognition
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OpinionThe Evans balance
Easy to use and robust, the Evans or JM balance has been on the market in various forms since 1974
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FeatureThe terahertz gap: into the dead zone
New materials are opening up applications for terahertz radiation in the physical, biological and medical sciences. Joe McEntee reports