Greener route to carboxylic acids | Chemistry World
Greener route to carboxylic acids | Chemistry World - Chemists in Israel have developed a new way to oxidise primary alcohols to carboxylic acids, using water as both the reaction solvent and the...
View ArticleDigging up ancient drug formulations | Chemistry World
Digging up ancient drug formulations | Chemistry World - An analysis of a medicine discovered on a second century BC shipwreck has revealed that the active ingredients are still in use today.[1]...
View ArticleRotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides | Chemistry World
Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides | Chemistry World - The field of molecular machines has taken a new bio-inspired turn to assemble another molecule, in this case linking up individual...
View ArticleSpectrometry to the rescue!
Spectrometry to the rescue! | Chemistry World - Ion mobility spectrometry could replace sniffer dogs hunting for survivors in the wake of natural disasters.[1] References W. Vautz, R. Slodzynski, C....
View ArticleCasting a shadow over green lightbulbs
Environmental concerns centred on limiting carbon emissions have led regulators to push consumers towards low-power CFLs (compact fluorescent light bulbs) and LEDs (light emitting diodes), rather than...
View ArticleAzo-cops nab CO2 but let N2 go free
Azo-cops nab CO2 but let N2 go free | Chemistry World - Scientists have developed a new class of porous polymer that can efficiently trap carbon dioxide while actively rejecting nitrogen. The new...
View ArticleCasting a shadow over green light bulbs | Chemistry World
Casting a shadow over green light bulbs | Chemistry World - An analysis of the toxic metals in LEDs and CFLs shows that while they save energy their environmental legacy must not be forgotten.[1]...
View ArticleShall I compare thee to a strand of DNA? | Chemistry World
Shall I compare thee to a strand of DNA? | Chemistry World - For billions of years DNA has been life’s data storage medium. Now, scientists have used DNA to code and store their media and information,...
View ArticleCopycat flags help aliens avoid mouse immune system
My latest news item for Chemistry World Synthetic peptide flags added to therapeutic and diagnostic agents can trick the immune system into ignoring them, according to US researchers. The peptides...
View ArticleFlow electrodes may enable large-scale sea water desalination | Chemistry World
Flow electrodes may enable large-scale sea water desalination | Chemistry World - scientists from South Korea have modified a water treatment method called capacitive deionisation, with the aim of...
View ArticleA new gold standard for nano
Characterising gold nanoparticles at atomic resolution might improve our understanding of the catalytic activity of these materials, according to an international team. These researchers (Kornberg et...
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