All articles by Emma Davies – Page 5
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Catalytic dreams
Being able to break selected C-H bonds empowers the synthetic chemist and could revolutionise the petrochemical industry, as Emma Davies discovers
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FeatureThe sweet scent of success
Emma Davies pokes her nose into some of the world's most celebrated perfume molecules
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Company profile: Chemists riding the storm
Big pharma's outsourcing is key to predicted success for a growing UK contract research organisation, reports Emma Davies
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Who's who: Santa's scientific helpers
Toys aren't safe to distribute until specially trained scientists have destroyed them, reports Emma Davies
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The Educated Chemist: Preparing students for industry
At £250 million, the EPSRC's largest ever call will champion a new breed of doctoral training centre
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Profile: Serial entrepreneur in the making
An enthusiasm for 'creating stuff in the lab' coupled with early entrepreneurial promise make these interesting times for recent PhD graduate David Rabuka, writes Emma Davies
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Engineering sweetens biofuel prospects
A new strain of heat-loving bacteria promises cheaper production of second generation biofuels
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The Educated Chemist: Organic chemistry breaks the mould
Industry has joined forces with the EPSRC to improve the UK's research funding formula. Emma Davies finds out more
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Delving the depths
The field of water analysis is entering a new area, with much talk of data sharing, new testing devices and water quality forecasting, as Emma Davies discovers
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Biofuels coming to a town near you?
A new Fischer-Tropsch microreactor could convert agricultural waste into biofuel at small local plants
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Gold's magic number
Gold nanocluster catalysts split oxygen molecules - but cluster size is crucial
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A healthy dose
Is it really worth supplementing your diet with health-boosting pills? Emma Davies reports
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Who's Who: Probably the best job in the world?
Emma Davies looks at the career opportunities for chemists in the brewing industry
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Creating a second genetic code
Scientists have created artificial DNA strands that could form a new biological data storage system
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Polarising the debate?
Fluorochemicals are still causing concern. Emma Davies finds out how polar bears and microwaved popcorn reignited the contamination debate
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Fries to go
Five years after acrylamide's discovery in foods, industry is still hard at work trying to cut levels of the potential carcinogen in convenience products. Emma Davies investigates
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Sulfate solution to acrylamide problem
Simple changes in farming methods could reduce levels of acrylamide in wheat-based foods
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Science in the sky
Compounds emitted by plants during West Africa's monsoon are thought to have a profound impact on global atmospheric chemistry.
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A Smart move for holograms
Smart Holograms' novel sensors can monitor almost anything, from glucose to bacteria, as Emma Davies finds out.
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FeatureColloids in the cold
A form of microscopy is shaking up nanoscience research and forcing scientists to reconsider many established theories. Emma Davies investigates cryoTEM