All articles by Tim Wogan – Page 15
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ResearchYeast turned into morphine and opioid biofactories
Scientists hope that biotech route could protect the drug supply chain from harvest failures and problems with illicit use
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ResearchBetter batteries with pure lithium anodes
Protective carbon nanosphere coating overcomes lithium problems, pointing the way to improved capacity
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ResearchFirst experimental evidence of a boron fullerene
Distorted 40-boron atom fullerene detected mixed with quasiplanar isomer
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ResearchMiller’s forgotten experiments point to primitive protein genesis
50-year-old test tubes hold clues to formation of peptide bonds – and life – on early Earth
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ResearchUnusual 2D silica allotrope predicted
Simulations say graphene-like silica would become thicker when stretched
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Squid skin conductor for bioelectronics
Transistors made from reflectin protein could bridge the gap between electronic and biological systems
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ResearchNew thermoset plastics simple to recycle
IBM researchers create polymers that breakdown in acidic conditions
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ResearchFingertip sweat pore maps to catch criminals
Unique pore patterns captured by water responsive polymer identifies fingerprints that are impossible to scrutinise using conventional technologies
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ResearchChemistry calculations reveal Earth's inner core
Higher levels of oxygen suggest early Earth may have been hotter than some model predict
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ResearchPolymer sets new self-healing record
Material mimics animal healing forming a scaffold to support repair of holes over 3cm wide
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High efficiency solar cells stack up
Solar panel that can harness the power of all the Sun's rays simply and cheaply manufactured
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New solution to missing xenon paradox
The exceptional heat and pressure at the Earth's centre may have locked xenon up in iron and nickel compounds
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Graphene made in a kitchen blender
High quality flakes of two-dimensional material exfoliated from graphite points way to bulk production
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Nanocrystalline copper turns CO into fuel
New electrode converts carbon monoxide into alcohols and may be a route to storing renewable energy
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ResearchGrowing great graphene on germanium
New technique allows large scale production of defect free graphene suitable for electronics
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A window into oysters' armour
Deformation twins dissipate energy and redirect cracks so shells can take more hits
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Carbenes beat thiols for robust monolayers
Stronger bonding to gold surfaces will create platforms for more durable sensors and molecular electronics
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ResearchDinosaur mass extinction may have been triggered by acid rain
Asteroid impact could have produced enough sulfur trioxide to dramatically lower ocean pH
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Fuel cells put in the frame with catalysts that need far less platinum
Nanoframe structures increase activity 22-fold and are simple to produce
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Greener route to esters dodges toxic reactant
Ester production could use carbon dioxide in place of poisonous monoxide, thanks to ruthenium catalyst