All articles by Andy Extance – Page 22
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Molecular interference reveals reactions
Scientists see atoms reacting on the femtosecond timescale in unprecedented detail using femtosecond laser spectroscopy
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Buckyballs give clue to space mystery
Fullerenes have been identified in space, raising the hopes of discoverer Harry Kroto that they hold the answer to a persistent astronomical problem
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Powering up organic solar cells
Nanofibre electronic films based on multi-part organic molecules could boost organic solar cells
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Prepare to lose metals, says UN group
Speciality metals like lithium, neodymium and indium could become restricted unless recycling rates improve, say reports
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Nanotube chip creates bioelectronic link
Wrapping a carbon nanotube in a lipid bilayer containing 'biological machines' integrates active proteins into a transistor for the first time
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Balloon model bursts battery charge gap
Energy loss caused by previously ignored lithium ion exchange between storage particles inside a battery
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Silver sputtered nano chips mimic brain synapse
New approach to embedding silver in silicon-based memristors set to help researchers imitate animal brains
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Bacterial mix sweetens biodrug synthesis
Putting modified bacterial genes into E. coli enables uniform glycoprotein production
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Reversing attraction shrinks car batteries
Using repulsive van der Waals forces could enable US scientists to halve the size of lithium-ion batteries
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Polymer nanofibres smash energy record
Direct-write piezoelectric 'nanogenerators' based on organic nanofibres could power miniature devices with their impressive energy conversion efficiency
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Boron cluster forms unique ring system
Concentric double pi-structure doesn't exist in organic compounds
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Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye
A basic quantum computer has successfully calculated hydrogen's molecular energy
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LED TVs spark trimethylgallium price rise
TVs backlit by LEDs have caused the first price rise for trimethylgallium in industry players' memories
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STFC funding axe bodes ill for UK science
UK Science and Technology Facilities Council reprioritises, slashing studentships and facility funding as budgets are cut
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'Climategate' resolution underlines concern over data falsification
US politicians raise pressure on scientists to ensure research legitimacy after email leak suggesting unethical practices at University of East Anglia
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Pharma supplier accused of multi-million pound fraud
South African pharmaceutical ingredient supplier accused of a £1.2 billion investment fraud
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Window opened on nanodot domain state formation
Scientists have directly observed how domain states form in nanometre-scale ferroelectric crystals for the first time
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Detailed crystal structure raises antibiotic hopes
High resolution snapshots reveal how bacteria become resistant to quinolone antibiotics
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Anyone who has a heart...
. is also the proud owner of a heartbeat working under the control of a number of membrane spanning proteins known as voltage dependent ion channels. Andy Extance gets to the heart of the matter.