All articles by Anthony King – Page 17
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Prehistoric humans liked to spice up their lives
Chemical analysis of 6000 year old cooking pots reveals traces of garlic mustard used to flavour meat and fish dishes
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Diamond encrusted nano-saw to slash silicon waste
Ultra-thin carbon nanotube wire could cut the cost of solar cells by slicing thinner silicon wafers
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Microwave quarrel heats up
Academics publicly exchange sharp words in journal pages over microwave chemistry
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Green graphene band-aid
Graphene could become a new type of antimicrobial material for everyday use
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Titanium takes on Haber–Bosch process
Metal complex can split dinitrogen bond in discovery that could cut huge energy costs of fertiliser production
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Polymer tied in celtic knots
Slow polymerisation process can create distinctive structures that can suture wounds
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ReviewNotebooks go digital
Electronic lab notebooks are growing in popularity across chemistry. Anthony King looks at what’s on the market
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Business
GSK partners Save the Children for Africa project
Company and charity will work together to provide medicines for the developing world
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FeatureLean green microbe machines
For its proponents, algae hold the promise of a clean source of fuel, food or drugs. Anthony King wades in
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Lead paint still on sale in Africa
Multinationals are producing coatings that are up to 50% by weight of the toxic metal
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Googling for new drug side effects
An analysis of people's web searches has discovered unknown adverse effects from taking several drugs at once
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NewsPharmaSea to scour ocean depths for new drugs
Bioprospecting project will investigate marine organisms in the search for new antibiotics and central nervous system therapies
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LED triggers microfluidic mixing
Light-switching surfactant creates aqueous droplets that mix up oily liquid streams
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Pesticides can kill frogs in hours
Typical spraying of fields with commonly used pesticides is enough to cause the death of frogs
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NewsSweetener in the clear once more
European food safety body finds no evidence linking aspartame to cancer or any other disease
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Non-stick coating gives biofilms the slip
Drawing inspiration from big pharma a high throughput screen has thrown up some interesting materials to protect patients from hospital infections
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BusinessIrish pharma exports tumble
Seven of the top 10 drugs going off patent between 2011 and 2014 are produced in Ireland
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FeatureDrawing on drugs to kick the habit
While pharma companies stand accused of giving up on drugs to help people stop smoking, tobacco firms are looking at controversial nicotine replacement products. Anthony King surveys an area that is problematic on all sides.
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Coolant to put electric cars in the fast lane
A mixture of paraffin, water and surfactants could cool car batteries three times better than conventional technologies
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Nanoparticles linked to rheumatoid arthritis
Enzyme activation results in altered proteins, bringing them to the attention of the immune system