All articles by Laura Howes – Page 11
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New carbon material boosts supercapacitors
Porous carbon produced by a scalable method can improve the energy storage of supercapacitors to compete with batteries
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Small molecule hope for muscular dystrophy
A compound that enables protein production to 'skip' mutations found in muscular dystrophy patients has been discovered
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Polymer collapses in a flash
Researchers have engineered a polymer that folds up like a protein when exposed to UV light
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DNA origami yields tiny flask
A tiny round bottomed flask has been made by stacking rings of DNA on top of each other
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Pocket sized fuel cell, a step closer
Clean catalytic conversion of formic acid to hydrogen paves the way for pocket sized fuel cells
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Long chains give new life to RNA world hypothesis
Molecular evolution of a new enzyme made of RNA has revitalised a 'dead end' in RNA chemistry
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The explosive potential of nitrogen compounds
Two research groups looking at the explosive potential of nitrogen compounds have used their findings in very different ways
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Sensitive TB diagnosis using sugar
A simple sugar can be used to label and monitor tuberculosis in the body and could form the basis of a whole body imaging agent in the future
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Capsules for safer and more reliable lithium ion batteries
Self-healing coatings inspire improvements to the electrodes
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International Year of Chemistry launches across the world
Luminaries from the world of chemistry highlight the project goals at the Paris launch event
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Space ice goes against the grain
A solid mixture of methanol and water expands under pressure and shrinks when heated
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Neurotoxin detection using brain nanotubes
Nanotubes from the brain could be used to detect organophosphate neurotoxins
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Cells as test tubes
Chemists have used living cells as test tubes to carry out chemical reactions never before seen within living cells.
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Muons take kinetic isotope effects to extremes
Scientists have used elementary particles to investigate the effect of isotope identity on one of the most fundamental reactions in chemistry
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Nanoparticle divides to conquer
Nanoparticle breaks up into smaller units once it reaches a tumour, allowing it to penetrate deeper and deliver treatment more effectively
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Size matters in piezoelectric materials
Piezoelectric generation two-fold better in nanowires than bulk material
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Using HIV against itself
'Trojan horse' molecule uses HIV to trigger the release of the very drug that could destroy the virus
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Nanotube material retains bounce at extreme temperatures
Carbon nanotubes can make a rubber like material that remains usable in a temperature range of over one thousand degrees
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Cancers imaged and monitored using firefly glow
New probe uses a glowing pigment found in fireflies to signal the presence of hydrogen peroxide in the body, an indicator of tumours or disease