All articles by Nina Notman – Page 9
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UK carbon capture and storage gets government boost
All new coal-fired power plants to be fitted with carbon capture and storage technology under new government rules
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Metal toughens up spider silk
Scientists further strengthen a biomaterial already tougher than most man-made fibres
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UK launches materials chemistry brokering service
New centre will be one-stop-stop for firms looking to take advantage of research expertise
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Torn catalysts help polymers heal themselves
Catalysts activated by ripping their ligands off may lead to a new type of self-healing material
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Wibbly wobbly diagnostics for lung disease
A jelly-like substrate is being used to detect nitric oxide in exhaled breath, a telltale sign of diseases like tuberculosis and lung cancer
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Polymer crossroads act as tiny reactors
Ultrasmall chemical reactors have been created at junctions between crossed polymer nanofibres
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Inorganic crystals tuned into tubes
Polyoxometalate crystals grown into microtubes of controlled size and shape
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Analysis hints at solar energy alternatives
Revisiting old research may hold the key to creating a portfolio of affordable solar energy materials
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Resistant breast cancers re-sensitised to Tamoxifen
Breast cancer cells will take a double whammy from a new combination therapy
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Nanoparticles give cancer drug a boost
Efficiency of Taxol improved by encapsulating it in a polymer nanoparticle
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Single nanocatalyst behaviour revealed
Single molecule spectroscopy uncovers gold nanoparticles' catalytic secrets
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Marine sponges show their age
Scientists have found chemical proof that sponge life existed 40 million years earlier than previously shown
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Iron helps oceans capture more carbon
Study muddies the waters over plans to add iron to oceans to combat climate change
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Tethered nanocubes seek out analytes
Giving biosensors the ability to scout around may led to improved disease detection