All articles by Simon Hadlington – Page 23
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1 August 2005: Hydrophobic aromatics recovered with record efficiency
Researchers have developed a new polymer membrane for recovering valuable aromatics from waste streams.
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29 June 2005: Novel ion-exchange technique for zeolites
UK chemists have demonstrated a novel electrochemical method for exchanging ions in zeolites.
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28 June 2005: Block co-polymers dictate pattern of 2D cell growth
The unusual properties of a block co-polymer make living cells grow in a precisely defined two-dimensional pattern.
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20 June 2005: Films of functionalised nanotubes display a wide range of resistivity
UK researchers have measured electrical resistance of films of single-walled carbon nanotubes whose sidewalls have been functionalised with different chemical groups.
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13 June 2005: Chemistry of space dust
Assumptions about how certain key molecules behave on the surface of dust grains in deepest space might be wrong, report UK chemists.
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3 June 2005: Catalyst recycling on tape
Certain classes of catalyst can be efficiently and simply recovered from and released into reaction mixtures using commercially available Teflon tape.
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Charge of the light brigade
Photovoltaic cells are not widely used because of their high cost. Simon Hadlington explores some of the work under way to produce cheaper, more efficient cells
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Forensics: The twilight world of the clandestine chemist
In a laboratory somewhere in the north of England a distinguished analytical chemist is synthesising illegal drugs using recipes and protocols downloaded from clandestine websites on the internet.
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Nano-engineering crystal arrays
Materials chemists in the UK have made important advances in understanding how to control the growth of films of zinc oxide crystals on a range of substrates.
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It's a fungi old world
Fungi do more than rot fruit and veg: they have a profound role in geochemistry. Simon Hadlington explains.
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Special delivery
Molecular 'combs' with a soluble polymer backbone and hydrophobic pendant molecules as the teeth promise to improve drug delivery.