All articles by James Urquhart – Page 16
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Easier ester synthesis
Oxygen-coated gold nanoparticles can selectively oxidise a variety of alcohols and aldehydes
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Structural snapshots of complex molecules
New spectroscopy technique uncovers the sequence of atomic movements occurring during complex chemical transformations
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Gold nanoparticles give super sensitive cancer test
Technique uses gold nanoparticles and DNA in new test for prostate cancer 300 times more sensitive than commercial assays
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New route to amino acids
Scientists have found a new way of making a class of non-natural amino acids that are widely used in pharmaceuticals and chiral catalysts
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Hybrid nano material targets antibiotic resistant bacteria
Researchers develop a light activated nano material that can target, label and kill antibiotic resistant bacteria such as E. coli
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Separating isomers with electric fields
New technique uses electric fields at ultracold temperatures to isolate individual conformational isomers from a complex molecule
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New method for fluorinating compounds
Researchers develop an easy, cost-effective way to add fluorine atoms to a variety of compounds used in pharmaceuticals
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Stretching for reversible enzyme activation
Scientists have developed a new kind of nanomaterial that can be chemically turned on and off by mechanical stretching
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Martian methane breaks the rules
Variations in methane concentration across Mars defy our current understanding of methane photochemistry, say French scientists
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Water linked to mantle oxidation
Scientists have analysed minuscule samples of magma and found a direct link between water content and oxidation state
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Signs of water on Enceladus
Ammonia and organic compounds in icy plumes on one of Saturn's moons provide strong evidence for the existence of liquid water beneath the surface
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New DNA technique sheds light on ancient populations
Neanderthal genomes sequenced using new technique that is faster, cheaper and less wasteful
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Wider menu for methane-eating microbes
Marine microbes that oxidise methane for energy may use a wider variety of oxidants than previously thought
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Smallest acid droplet formed
Single molecules of HCl will fully dissociate in just four molecules of water
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Meteorite sheds light on birth of the solar system
High levels of a heavy nitrogen atom found in primitive meteorite, analysis offers insight into the solar system's formation 4.6 billion years ago
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Enzyme-free assembly of DNA-like molecules
Researchers have constructed DNA-like molecules that can self-assemble without the need for enzymes
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Enzyme employs unusual cleavage reaction
Unusual carbon bond cleavage reaction in a naturally occurring herbicide elucidated by US scientists
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Catalyst kinetics revealed
Researchers identify key step in reaction mechanism of a silver-alumina catalyst used in lean burn engines