All articles by Lewis Brindley – Page 2
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Nanomachinery lights up
Japanese researchers design light-activated 'on-off' switch for DNA nanomachines
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Fullerenes break the rules
Unusual egg-shaped fullerenes containing triple sequentially-fused pentagons have been made by Chinese chemists
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Cancer risk from 'third-hand smoke'
Nicotine residues on indoor surfaces can react with ambient gases to generate cancer-causing compounds, researchers in the US have found
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DNA origami goes large
US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using DNA 'tiles' to pin them in place
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Better batteries with nano-cables
Bright future for high-capacity Li-ion batteries from titanium dioxide coated carbon nanotubes
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Gel turns clear for cocaine detection
Aptamer-based hydrogel can simply and quickly detect minute amounts of drug
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Nanoscale 3D imaging in a single shot
A quick and easy way to take 3D images at the nanoscale with a single measurement has been developed by US researchers
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Breaking the strongest bonds
Chemists have severed one of the strongest bonds in chemistry - in dinitrogen - and reacted it with carbon monoxide to make useful organic compounds
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Potent two-pronged antibiotic provides hope for future drugs
Two-headed compound found to shut down crucial bacterial enzymes
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Chemical barcodes made from MOFs
Metal-organic frameworks incorporate 'rainbow barcodes' into their structure
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Colour change test for arsenic
New colorimetric gold nanoparticle-based test quickly measures arsenic levels in contaminated groundwater to very low concentrations
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One pot synthesis for nylon precursor
Chinese chemists optimise process to make useful cyclohexanone from phenol in a single step
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Bonding under pressure
Unusual compound of xenon and hydrogen made under high pressure by researchers in the US
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Ironing graphene sheets flat
Researchers use mica to form ultra-flat graphene sheets and show the material does not naturally ripple
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Bacteria turn carbon dioxide into fuel
US researchers engineer bacteria to photosynthetically convert carbon dioxide to useful biofuel
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Nanotubes to soak up oil spills
Low density 'nanotube aerogel' sponge can selectively absorb 180 times its own weight in oil from water surface
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Microscopic springs made from nanotube composite
Researchers make millimetre-sized springs from carbon nanotube-enriched polymers, using UV light to set the shapes in place
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Playing with 'Russian-doll' fullerenes
Chinese chemists make 'Russian-doll'-style fullerenes, containing three distinct molecules trapped within one another