All articles by Phillip Broadwith – Page 27
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PodcastEthylene glycol
From polyester fibres to antifreeze, this little molecule makes it all possible
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Polymer thermometer picks out cells hotspots
A fluorescent polymer can be used to take the temperature of organelles within a cell
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Magnetic levitation to measure protein binding
Diseases could be diagnosed cheaply in the developing world using a simple device that measures density with magnets
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NewsGraphene slips deeper into lungs than predicted
Researchers discover that once graphene enters the lungs the immune system has trouble getting rid of it
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Bending carbonyl reactivity rules
A method for reducing a ketone or ester in the presence of an aldehyde bypasses the standard carbonyl reactivity hierarchy
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How to measure solar cell efficiency correctly
A UK researcher aims to level the playing field for solar cell efficiency claims with a set of simple guidelines
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NewsNanopore sequencing bags its first genome
Oxford Nanopore sequences a viral genome and aims to launch its sequencing platforms within the year
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Ionic polymers open door to greener, safer explosives
Metal hydrazine chains could replace toxic lead and mercury salts
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Amino acid residues give away bloodstain's age
Scene of crime scientists might one day be able to use protein fluorescence to determine how old bloodstains are
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NewsWhat does it take to improve laboratory safety?
With criminal charges brought over the death of a UCLA student, US labs are looking at ways to improve safety
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Rewriting the rules for polar molecules
A molecule containing two atoms of the same element can have a permanent electric dipole, say US scientists, contradicting the traditional view of molecular polarity.
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Creating a toolbox for nanoparticle synthesis
US nanotechnologists seek to copy organic chemists and build a total synthesis framework for hybrid nanoparticles
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World's smallest remote control car debuts
A single molecule nanocar powered by electrical impulses has been put together by Dutch scientists
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Reaching out
The explosion is the doyenne of chemical demonstrations, but is the web taking over as a tool for researchers to enthuse the public about chemistry? Phillip Broadwith investigates
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Chemists put finger on the trigger to attack cancer
Prodrug uses a boronate to spot cancer cells' oxidative environment and then gases them with nitrogen mustard
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NewsDo carbyne radicals really exist in aqueous solution?
Chemists in Israel have proposed that super-reactive carbon radicals with three unpaired electrons can survive in water