All articles by James Urquhart – Page 9
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ResearchChemical synthesis injects new life into old antibiotics
Approach can construct wide range of new antibiotic candidates from simple chemical building blocks
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Research‘Plastic antibodies’ in deodorant to fight body odour
Team working with L’Oréal create polymer that can capture specific compounds in sweat that bacteria turn into nasty niffs
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ResearchRibosome mimic assembles made to order molecules
DNA machine can be programmed to produce a wide range of polymers and even keeps a record of each one it makes
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ResearchSmallest ever genome gives life to minimal microbe
Stripped down bacterium has fewest genes of any replicating organism and will help scientists understand gene function
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ResearchIncredibly rare and unstable mineral shows catalytic clout
Georgeite shows promise as a catalyst precursor for the synthesis of methanol
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ResearchDrug labelling problems ironed out by new catalyst
Cost-effective method to tritiate compounds offers way to track drug metabolism while minimising radioactive waste
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ResearchElastic springs switch sound on and off
Acoustic metamaterial could inspire strategies useful for selectively tuning out unwanted noise
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ResearchInjectable foam repairs bones
Scientists say biomaterial could treat bone defects and diseases
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ResearchSuper-repellent coating ready in seconds
Non-stick polymer coating is simple to apply and repels oil, water and alcohol
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ResearchMaths model could help put organs on ice
Minimising damage from toxic levels of cryoprotectant could allow long-term storage of transplant tissues
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ResearchMicroporous copper silicate sucks up carbon dioxide
Humid flue gases from fossil fuel power stations are no problem for this new material
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ResearchAntibacterial soap has poor killing power
Soaps containing triclosan perform no better against bacteria than ordinary soap
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ResearchPurple bacteria signal zinc deficiency
Low-cost bacterial ‘litmus test’ could help identify nutrient-deficient populations
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ResearchSweetening imaging of sugars to study disease
Whole body labelling of zebrafish sugars will provide new insight into cancer, infection and inflammation
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ResearchZeolite packaging to fight durian fruit stench
Cheap odour-eating films can capture nasty smells and could soon find their way into clothing as well as food wrapping
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ResearchSolar hydrogen production on a roll with 2D films
Liquid ‘rolling pins’ could produce materials for solar to hydrogen conversion more cheaply
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ResearchPromising compound offers single dose knock-out for malaria
Candidate antimalarial drug halt parasite protein synthesis and will enter human trials in a year
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ResearchInjectable electronics unfold to monitor brain activity
Electronics a million times more flexible than the best currently available could transform patient monitoring
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ResearchComplex amines made easy (and cheap)
Iron-catalysed cross-coupling brings together nitroarenes and olefins in a single step in boon for drug makers
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ResearchAncient RNA enzymes formed from freeze-thaw cycles
Temperature cycles help small pieces of RNA assemble into complex ribozymes