All articles by Chemistry World – Page 53
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News
Controllable molecular shuttles
A molecular shuttle whose speed can be precisely controlled has been developed by researchers in Germany.
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7 September 2005: Irish children's science magazine wins international award
A magazine that explains science news for primary school children in Ireland has won international acclaim.
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6 September 2005: Historic works of art are their own worst enemy
The inks favoured by manuscript writers and old masters for centuries have been destroying the works of art they created, claim Slovenian researchers.
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6 September 2005: Driving fuel cells in portable applications
Engineers have developed a way to produce hydrogen for fuel cells to recharge batteries in portable electronics, such as laptops.
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2 September 2005: ACS outlines vision for 2015
The American Chemical Society has outlined its members' vision for the chemistry enterprise in 2015 at its national meeting in Washington DC.
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31 August 2005: Desert beetle provides model for fog-free nanocoating
Scientists in the US have developed a coating made of silica nanoparticles that will prevent fogging and could be used to harvest water in desert conditions.
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30 August 2005: Antioxidant rating hints at coffee's health benefits
Coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in the US diet, claim analysts.
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16 August 2005: Nitric oxide to guard medical implants
Medical implants for measuring glucose levels will only work effectively if they release nitric oxide (NO) at the same time, claim US researchers.
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Switching off neurodegenerative diseases
Proof that peptide secondary structures can be switched by metal ions has been provided by a model based on a well known protein motif
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Opinion
Letters: August 2005
From Derrick Stevens There has been a lot of publicity recently concerning the use of hydrogen as a ’clean’ fuel. Three hydrogen-fuelled London buses which cost £1 million each are covered in slogans proclaiming the fact that they emit only water in their exhaust, and no less a ...
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26 July 2005: 'Pen' detects peroxide-based explosives
Researchers have developed a pocket-sized device for detecting sub-milligram quantities of peroxide-based explosives such as those reportedly used in the recent bomb attacks in London.
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12 July 2005: Opportunities for chemists worldwide
Tremendous opportunity awaits chemists over the next 10 years, predicts Bill Carroll, president of the American Chemistry Society (ACS).
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Opinion
Letters: July 2005
I am in complete agreement with the views expressed by Huw Pritchard in his letter (Chemistry World, June 2005, p31). In my first chemistry lesson in 1961 the master was talking about the action of metals on water. He illustrated his talk by dropping pieces of sodium ...
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Review
Probing electronic structure
Electronic and photoelectron spectroscopy: fundamentals and case studies