All articles by Simon Hadlington – Page 20
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Large-scale gene scanning for common diseases
'Genome-wide association' throws up new genetic markers - but drug development remains some way off
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New technique to finger suspects
Functionalised antibodies can detect drug metabolites in fingerprints
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New electrode material for high-capacity lithium batteries
'Layered-layered' nanocomposite could lead to more efficient batteries
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The many faces of platinum
Novel electrochemical synthesis produces multi-faceted, catalytically efficient platinum nanocrystals
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Look, no wires!
Wireless power-transmission sheets use printed organic transistors and plastic microelectromechanical system switches
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Battery assault
As our everyday gadgets become more advanced, the battery technology used to power them lags further behind. But help is at hand, as Simon Hadlington discovers
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Researchers 'see' catalyst molecules at work
Scanning tunneling microscope reveals how a porphyrin molecule catalyses oxidation of alkenes
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Bioethanol fuel 'as big a health risk as gasoline'
Computer model suggests that 'clean' bioethanol has significant health and pollution risks.
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Chemical test foils organic food fraud
Nitrogen isotope ratios can distinguish some organic crops from conventionally-grown equivalents.
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Nucleic acid aids clotting
RNA proposed as mystery 'foreign surface' that mediates blood clotting in damaged tissue
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Researchers claim antibiotic Holy Grail
Canadian scientists reveal structure of key bacterial cell-wall enzyme
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Organic electricity generator is hot stuff
US researchers show thermoelectricity in a carbon-based molecule
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Foreign postgrad vetting proposals 'absolutely unnecessary'
US educationists urge 'Don't do it the way we did'.
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Life's cartographer
The metabolic pathways chart is one of the most enduring icons of the biochemical sciences, illustrating how all the biochemical cycles relate to each other. The chart was created by Donald Nicholson, who continues to work on it at the age of 90. Here, he