All articles by James Urquhart – Page 14
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Silk delivers drugs without the pain
Microneedle system made from silk protein can be formulated with drugs with no need to refrigerate them
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New spin on spider silk
An insect repellent discovered in spiders' webs that wards off natural predators could keep ants out of houses
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A thermoset plastic that bends like a thermoplastic
Thermoset plastic can be reworked like its thermoplastic cousin thanks to its reversible crosslinks
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Simpler enzymatic route to synthetic heparin
Researchers hope new synthetic pathway could lead to cheaper treatment for deep vein thrombosis
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Materials and Polymers
Researchers have created a material that can flip from flexible to rigid on application of an electric charge
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Methane activation by organometallic reagent
A metal-carbon bond can activate methane to produce useful hydrocarbons
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NewsElectron confounds predictions and remains stubbornly spherical
A new study finds the electron is spherical, which has deep implications for the standard model of physics
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Engineered bacterium to take on petrochemicals producers
A US company has created E. coli that can cheaply synthesise large amounts of a chemical feedstock from sugars
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Throwing light on molecular logic gates
Scientists have synthesised a molecule that can be controlled by light and perform 13 different logic functions
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Synthetic cannabis drug test
A simple urine test for metabolites from Spice and other former 'legal high' mixtures
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Turning heat into electricity with polymers
Controlling the oxidation state of a conducting polymer could provide a cheap way to turn heat into electricity
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Titanate cigarette filter
A nanomaterial in cigarette filters could reduce the amount of harmful materials inhaled by smokers
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Lignin cut down to size by nickel catalyst
A nickel-based catalyst has been created that can depolymerise lignin, opening the way to green chemicals from biomass
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Seeing clearly with silicone
Cheap, adjustable glasses, with lenses that contain silicone fluid, could help millions of children see more clearly
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Monitoring oil sand toxicity
Researchers have identified for the first time some of the individual components of toxic naphthenic acid mixtures present in waste water from bituminous oil sands
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Elusive form of iron captured
Structural and spectroscopic evidence of a highly reactive iron(V) nitride compound
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To thicken up runny liquids, add fluid
Adding a small amount of fluid to a runny liquid can thicken it, say researchers in Germany
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Guiding electrons through graphene
New device does for electrons what fibre optic cables do for light
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Molecular motor controls chirality
Controlling the chirality of a molecule can be achieved using a light-driven molecular motor, say scientists in the Netherlands
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Novel nanoparticle filter
Researchers create a recyclable membrane based on non-covalent bonds to filter nanoparticles